English lesson for Grade 8 Students

1. USE
CONVENTIONS IN
CITING SOURCES

3. Stealing ideas is more
criminal than stealing money.
- Voltaire, French writer

4. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY (IP)
refers to creations of the mind such as
inventions, literary and artistic works,
designs and symbols, names and images
used in commerce which are PROTECTED
BY LAW.
Whenever you write specific facts, ideas or
quotations from the book,
magazine, newspaper or other sources you
need to write or list them.

5. Reasons why we need to cite or list
sources:
It gives credit to the authors.
It shows the writer’s credibility referring
to whether his or her sources are
reliable.
It prevents plagiarism.
Plagiarism is an act of stealing someone
else’s ideas and presenting
them as your own.
It provides you and the reader
information about the sources.

6. Balante, Christopher, Expressing One’s Self
Through
Literature. Bihyan: Bughaw Publishing, Inc., 2017.
Conrado, Jasmine. “Overcoming Challenges.”
Self- Discovery Magazine. May 2018.
Durante, May. “Effects of Collaborative Activities in
Improving Overall
Performance. “Child Learning. December 22,
2018.
https://childlearning/articles/ effects-of-
collaborative-activities-inimproving-
overall-performance

7. BIBLIOGRAPHY
• Greek word “Biblion”
which means book.
• “Graphia” which means to write.
• Bibliography contains an alphabetical
lists of sources like books, periodicals
and websites used by the writer or
researcher.

8. WAYS IN CITING SOURCES
1. The American Psychological Association
(APA)
Style - Used in social behavioral sciences.
2. Modern Language Association (MLA) –
used for writing literature and related subjects
like theater or film.
3. Chicago Manual of Style (CMOS) – used in
many academic fields, especially in the
humanities and social sciences.

9. BIBLIOGRAPHY
ANNOTATION
STANDARDS

10. TYPES AND FORMATS OF
SOURCES OF INFORMATION
PRINTSOURCES
ONLINESOURCES

12. PRINT SOURCES
- Sources that have been
published in printed format
such as books and
periodicals.

13. BOOKS
FORMAT IN WRITING BOOK
BIBLIOGRAPHY
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of
Book (Edition):
Subtitle. Place of Publication: Name of
Publisher. Year of Publication.
Most common and reliable sources

14. Cruz, Lourdes. Language & Literature:
Grade 8 Learner’s Textbook.
Quezon City: Cruz Publishing House,
Inc., 2015
Example: Book with One Author
Cruz, Lourses, Dy, Armando, Perez, Jose
and Rubio, Nancy.
Language & Literature: Grade 8
Learner’s Textbook. Quezon City:
Cruz Publishing House, Inc., 2015
Example: Book with two to 10 Authors

15. PERIODICALS
Publication dates are essential when
citing periodical sources
Kinds of Periodicals:
Journals, Magazine and Newspaper
These are magazines, scholarly
journals, newspapers,
newsletters published at regular
intervals.

16. JOURNALS
Journals are scholarly
published periodicals
containing articles
written by researches,
professors and other
experts.

17. Author’s LastName, FirstName. “Title of
the Article.” Journal Title,
Issue Information (Volume Number (Year)
: Page)
Format in Citing Sources from Journals
Example :
Martinez, Juana. “Distance Learning
Admist COVID-19.” Journal of
Studies in Philippines Edition 10, No.2
(2019) : 23-25

18. MAGAZINE
Magazine are a periodical
publication that contains
stories, essays, and pictures that
are usually published every week
or monthly.

19. Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of
Article.” Magazine Title,
Issue date Format in Citing Sources from
Magazine
Example:
Alisbo, Thea. “Finding New Hobbies in
Time of Quarantine.“ Young
Mind Creatives, June 2020.

20. NEWSPAPER
It is a periodical that is printed and
distributed usually daily or weekly
containing news, opinions, features
and advertisements.

21. Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of
Article.” Newspaper
Name, Month Day, Year
Format in Citing Sources from
Newspapers
Example:
Paran, Leonardo. “Filipino Student bags
trophy in International
Quiz Bee.” Caraga Sinag Press, July 17,

22. ONLINE SOURCES
- These refer to any materials
or information taken from the
internet. Other terms for online
sources are Electronic Sources,
Web Sources, and Internet
Sources.

23. KINDS OF ONLINE SOURCES
Online Journals
Website
E-Book

24. WEBSITE
Refers to the collection of
files and related
resources accessible
through the World Wide
Web and organized under
a domain name.

25. Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Page
Title.” Website Title,
Published Date or Access Date. URL
Format in Citing Online Sources (WEB)
Example:
Orcello, Ramon Jr. “Solid Faith.”
Department of Education Caraga
Region, June 2, 2020.
https://caraga.deped.gov.ph/solid-faith/

26. E-Book
These are books that are
read on a computer or
electronic devices. They
are cited exactly as a
printed book with the
addition of a format at the
end of the citation.

27. Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of
E-Book Place of
Publication: Name of Publisher Year of
Publication Format/URL
Format in Citing Online Sources (E-Book)
Example:
Solis, Anna May, Dela Cruz, Christopher
and Dizon, Jane. How to
Improve Your Reading Skills. Manila: TIM’s
Publishing Company,
2018.epub

28. ONLINE JOURNALS
These are journals
read from the digital
libraries and online
databases.

29. Online Journal
Author’s Surname, First
Name. Article title. “Journal Title
Volume, no Issue (Year): Page
range article. URL of journal
article webpage OR Name of
database.

30. Online Magazine and Online
Newspaper
These are online versions of
magazines and newspaper. Both
sources use the same format for their
bibliography.

31. Online Magazine

32. Online Newspaper