2. Citing Sources
Allows your audience to know that your evidence is
credible…can I trust you?
Allows you audience to know where you got your
evidence from…are you making it up?
Allows you to give credit to those deserve the
credit…are the ideas in your research your own?
3. Citation Style
During this unit, you will be using APA style citations.
Different types of evidence (Documentaries, Online
Articles, Books, etc.), require different forms of
citations.
Use the following link to access a guide on how to cite
different types of information.
APA Style Guide
4. Website Citation Basics
Author/Creator (Who)
Date (When)
Title (What)
Source (Where, When, Link)
Example:
Bonica, A. (2014, May 3). Citing Sources.
Bonicaworldhistory.weebly.com. Retrieved May 3, 2014
from http://bonicaworldhistory.weebly.com/current-events-
project.html.
