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Online Activity 1 (Grade 8)
Online Activity 1 (Grade 8)
Online Activity 1 (Grade 8)
Online Activity #1
Title: The Importance of Citing Sources
I. Instruction: Practice citing sources using MLA style. Complete the table below. (30 pts)
Year of
Publication Page
Information Author Title of Work Publisher
and Date Numbers
Accessed
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4. Ella Griswold
November 17, 2011
http://www.nytimes.com/2011/11/20/magazine/fracking-
amwell-township.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
2015 The New York Times Company
The Fracturing of Pennsylvania
Website: The New York Times Magazine
5. Federal Emergency Management Agency
http://ready.gov/hurricanes
02/12/2013
Hurricanes
Once done with the table, formulate the citations per number. (30 pts)
Type here the correct order of MLA citations above (Author’s Name, Title of Work, Publisher, Year of Publication, Page Number):
1–
2–
3–
4–
5–
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II. Instruction: Explain each guide question. Before you begin writing, read the guide questions carefully and plan what you will say.
1. According to Voltaire, a French philosopher, stealing ideas is more criminal than stealing money. Do you agree or not? and why? (20 pts)
2. In your own way as a student, how can you promote academic honesty at school and outside? (20 pts)
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