English 10

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English – Grade 10
Quarter 4 – Module 10: Acknowledging Sources by Preparing the
Bibliography/Reference List
First Edition, 2020

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 English 10
Quarter 4
Self-Learning Module 10
Acknowledging Sources by Preparing the
Bibliography/Reference List

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Introductory Message

For the Facilitator:

Welcome to the English 10 Self-Learning Module on Acknowledging Sources

by Preparing the Bibliography/Reference List!

This Self-Learning Module was collaboratively designed, developed and

reviewed by educators from the Schools Division Office of Pasig City headed
by its Officer-in-Charge Schools Division Superintendent, Ma. Evalou
Concepcion A. Agustin, in partnership with the City Government of Pasig
through its mayor, Honorable Victor Ma. Regis N. Sotto. The writers utilized
the standards set by the K to 12 Curriculum using the Most Essential
Learning Competencies (MELC) in developing this instructional resource.

This learning material hopes to engage the learners in guided and

independent learning activities at their own pace and time. Further, this also
aims to help learners acquire the needed 21st century skills especially the 5
Cs, namely: Communication, Collaboration, Creativity, Critical Thinking, and
Character while taking into consideration their needs and circumstances.

In addition to the material in the main text, you will also see this box
in the body of the module:

Notes to the Teacher

This contains helpful tips or strategies that
will help you in guiding the learners.

As a facilitator you are expected to orient the learners on how to use

this module. You also need to keep track of the learners' progress while
allowing them to manage their own learning. Moreover, you are expected to
encourage and assist the learners as they do the tasks included in the module.

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For the Learner:

Welcome to the English 10 Self-Learning Module on Acknowledging

Sources by Preparing the Bibliography/Reference List!

This module was designed to provide you with fun and meaningful
opportunities for guided and independent learning at your own pace and time.
You will be enabled to process the contents of the learning material while being
an active learner.

This module has the following parts and corresponding icons:

Expectations - This points to the set of knowledge and

skills that you will learn after completing the module.

Pretest - This measures your prior knowledge about the

lesson at hand.

Recap - This part of the module provides a review of

concepts and skills that you already know about a
previous lesson.

Lesson - This section discusses the topic in the module.

Activities - This is a set of activities that you need to

perform.

Wrap-Up - This section summarizes the concepts and

application of the lesson.

Valuing - This part integrates a desirable moral value in

the lesson.

Posttest - This measures how much you have learned

from the entire module.

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 EXPECTATIONS

This is your self-instructional learner module in English 10. All

the activities provided in this lesson will help you learn and understand
how to acknowledge sources by preparing the bibliography/reference
list.

Specifically, after going through this self-learning module, you

are expected to:

1. Define a bibliography/reference list;

2. Differentiate MLA from the APA bibliography format; and
3. Write bibliography/reference list entries.

PRETEST

Identify which of the following entries are written correctly. Put a check
(√) mark on the blank that corresponds to a correct entry, and an X
mark for the incorrect ones.

_____1. Pugliese, C. (2010). Being creative: The challenge of change in

the classroom. United Kingdom: Delta Publishing.

_____2. Kleon, Austin. Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good

Times and Bad. Workman Publishing. 2019.

_____3. Gilbert, Elizabeth. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.

Riverhead Books. 2015.

_____4. Stanton, Philippa. Conscious Creativity: Look, Connect, Create.

Leaping Hare Press. 2018.

_____5. Bain, B. (2015). The book of doing and being: Rediscovering

creativity in life, love and work. New York:

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 RECAP

In the previous lesson, you have learned that it is important to

acknowledge sources in research writing. In doing this, the researcher
values the works of other researchers and also gives respect to the
writers and their works, as well.

Acknowledging sources also prevents the researcher to commit

plagiarism which is considered a mortal sin in research. If you
plagiarize one’s work, you use his work or his words without
acknowledging him as the writer. This is also the same with stealing
his work and disrespecting him as a writer.

LESSON

Learning how to acknowledge sources is a must for researchers.

But how do you do this? First, you need to know how to prepare a
bibliography/reference list.

What is a bibliography?

A bibliography is a complete or selective list of works compiled

upon some common principle, as authorship, subject, place of
publication, or printer. It is a list of source materials that are used or
consulted in the preparation of a work or that are referred to in the text.
It is also a branch of library science dealing with the history, physical
description, comparison, and classification of books and other works.
(https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bibliography)

What about a reference list?

A reference list also contains details of all sources cited in text.

It is arranged alphabetically by author. If an item has no author, it is
cited by title, and included in the alphabetical list using the first
significant word of the title. It is generally placed at the end of a work.

A bibliography includes all sources consulted for background

reading, even if they are not cited in the document. The same method

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of presentation is used for both a reference list and a bibliography.
(https://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/uqharvard/reference-list)

Details needed in writing a bibliography/reference list:

1. Author/s complete name/s

2. Complete title of the book/website/article
3. Date of publication
4. Place of publication
5. Name of publisher

Citation Styles:

There are three major citation styles that you can use in
acknowledging sources. These are the American Psychological
Association (APA), Modern Language Association (MLA), and the
Chicago Style. For this lesson, we will discuss APA and MLA.

The American Psychological Association (APA) style is,

originally, a set of rules that authors use when submitting papers for
publications in the journals of the APA. Established in 1929, the style
has since been used to guide research writers and help them achieve –
through the use of established standards for language, the construction
of correct reference citations, the avoidance of plagiarism, the proper
use of headers, among many others – "minimum distraction and
maximum precision." As a complete style and guideline for writing, the
APA is a valuable tool for writing scientific papers, laboratory reports,
and papers covering topics in the field of psychology, education, and
other social sciences.

The Modern Language Association (MLA) style is the leading

style of documentation for literary research, as well as academic papers
in the humanities field. It follows a specific set of rules for formatting
manuscripts, and is considered, along with the APA style, a
standardized reference format in college. Compared to the APA style,
however, the MLA style focuses on the citation of books, anthologies,
literary works, audio-visual material, multimedia, and similar works
with much more detail.
(https://www.gradesaver.com/writing-help/apa-vs-mla-what-style-guide-do-i-use)

Differences between APA and MLA:

In both APA and MLA, the full details of all cited sources on a
separate page at the end of the research paper. The MLA uses the title
Bibliography or Works Cited for this page, while the APA uses the
References List.

It is easier to note the differences between APA and MLA by

looking closely at the example entries for the two citation styles.

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APA:

Robinson, K. (2017). Out of our minds: The power of being creative.

United Kingdom: John Wiley and Sons, Ltd.

MLA:

Robinson, Ken. Out of Our Minds: The Power of Being Creative. John
Wiley and Sons, Ltd. 2017.

In the given examples, the differences between APA and MLA are
enumerated as follows:

1. Author’s name. For APA style, only the first letter of the first
name is written. Unlike in MLA, the full name is completely
written.

2. Title of the book. APA style uses the sentence style of writing
where the first letters are capitalized. MLA, on the other hand,
capitalizes the first letter of important words. Both styles
italicized the title of the books.

3. Date of Publication. The date of publication is written

automatically after the name of the author in the APA style. It is
also enclosed in parentheses. However, in MLA style, the date is
written last.

4. Place of Publication. In the APA style, the place of publication

is written after the title of the book. A colon is placed after this.
In the MLA style, the place of publication is omitted.

Here are some more examples of entries following the APA and
MLA styles:

APA MLA
One Wilt, J. (1980). You can do it. Wilt, Joy. You can do it.
author USA: Educational Educational Products
Products Division. Division. 1980.

Two Claxton, G. and Lucas, B. Claxton, Guy and Lucas,

authors (2004). Be creative: Bill. Be Creative:
Essential steps to Essential Steps to
revitalize your work and Revitalize your Work
life. Indiana: BBC Books. and Life. BBC Books.
2004.

Online DesMarais, C. (2013, DesMarais, Christina. “25

sources September 05). 25 Ways Ways to Be More
to Be More Creative. Creative.” Inc.com,

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 Retrieved August 7, Inc., 5 Sept. 2013,
2020, from www.inc.com/christi
https://www.inc.com/ch na-desmarais/25-
ristina-desmarais/25- ways-to-be-more-
ways-to-be-more- creative.html.
creative.html

Guided Practice

Which detail is missing in the following bibliography/reference list

entries? Identify also the citation style used in each entry.

1. Malecha, Marvin. Being Creative: Being a Creative. 2019.

The entry is missing the publisher of the book. It is using the MLA
format.

2. Griffey, H. I want to be creative: Thinking, living and working more

creatively. United States: Hardie Grant.

The entry does not have the date of publication. It is in APA style.

3. Tharp, T. (2009). London: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks.

The third entry misses the title of the book. It is also in APA style.

4. McRobbie, Be Creative: Making a Living in the New Culture Industries.

Wiley Publishers. 2016

The entry did not give the first name of author. It is using the
MLA format.

5.Cameron, J. (2020). The artist’s way: A spiritual path to higher

creativity. : Profile.

The last entry has no place of publication. It is in APA format.

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 ACTIVITIES

A. Arrange the following details to form a bibliography/reference list in

APA format. Write numbers 1-5, with number 1 as the first detail to
place in the entry.

The creative doer: A brave woman’s

guide from dreaming to doing

Lovind, A.

Happy Arty Publishing

(2019)

Germany:

B. Identify whether the following entries use the MLA or APA format.
Write your answer on the blank provided before each number.

_____1. Pugliese, C. (2010). Being creative: The challenge of change in

the classroom. United Kingdom: Delta Publishing.

_____2. Kleon, Austin. Keep Going: 10 Ways to Stay Creative in Good

Times and Bad. Workman Publishing. 2019.

_____3. Gilbert, Elizabeth. Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear.

Riverhead Books. 2015.

_____4. Stanton, Philippa. Conscious Creativity: Look, Connect, Create.

Leaping Hare Press. 2018.

_____5. Bain, B. (2015). The book of doing and being: Rediscovering

creativity in life, love and work. New York: Atria Paperback.

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C. Below are references. There are only 5 entries that are correct. Which
of the following entries are correctly written in APA style? Encircle
the letters of the correct answers.

A Pittman, Dontavious. (2019). I didn’t ask to be creative.

Cardboard Clouds.
B Triston, J. and Lombard, R. (2013). How to be creative in
textile art. USA: Pavilion Books.
C Starbuck, D. (2006). Creative teaching: Learning with
style. New York: Continuum International
Publishing Group.
D Pavitt, N. How to be Creative: Demystifying the Creative
Process. USA: Createspace Independent Pub. 2014.
E Saltz, J. (2020). How to be an artist. New York: Riverhead
Books.
F Skinner, Stella. (2007). Creative Activities for the Early
Years. London: Paul Chapman Publishing.
G Bloomston, C. (2014). The little spark: 30 ways to ignite
creativity.
H Lehrer, J. (2012). Imagine: How creativity works. United
Kingdom: Canongate Books.

WRAP-UP

Complete the Venn diagram below by comparing MLA and APA

reference styles.

MLA APA

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 VALUING

Write 3 ways to achieve creativeness. Write these ways on the

boxes below. Then, write an APA reference entry for a book that can
help you with achieving creativeness.

Second Way

Third Way
First Way

Reference Entry:

POSTTEST

Which of the following entries are correctly written? Write the letter of
the correct answer on the space before the number.

1.
A. Malecha, Marvin. 2019. Being Creative: Being a Creative. Kendall
Publishing Company.

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B. Malecha, M. (2019). Being Creative: Being a Creative. United States:
Kendall Publishing Company.

2.
A. Griffey, H. I want to be creative: Thinking, living and working more
creatively. United States: Hardie Grant. (2018).
B. Griffey, H. (2018). I want to be creative: Thinking, living and working
more creatively. United States: Hardie Grant.

3.
A. Gilbert, E. (2015). Big magic: Creative living beyond fear. New York:
Riverhead Books.
B. Gilbert, E. (2015). Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear. Riverhead
Books.

4.
A. Tharp, T. (2009). London: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks. The
Creative Habit: Learn it and use it for life.
B. Tharp, T. (2009). The creative habit: Learn it and use it for life.
London: Simon and Schuster Paperbacks.

5.
A. Bain, B. (2015). The book of doing and being: Rediscovering creativity
in life, love and work. New York: Atria Paperback.
B. Bain, Barnet. (2015). The book of doing and being: Rediscovering
creativity in life, love and work. New York: Atria Paperback.

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 KEY TO CORRECTION

X 5. 4 5. APA 5.
√ 4. 2 4. MLA 4.
√ 3. 5 3. MLA 3.
X 2. 1 2. MLA 2.
√ 1. 3 1. APA 1.
PRETEST ACTIVITY A ACTIVITY B
H 5. A 5.
G 4. B 4.
E 3. A 3.
C 2. B 2.
B 1. B 1.
ACTIVITY C POSTTEST

References

Dictionary.com. August 6, 2020.

https://www.dictionary.com/browse/bibliography

“How to Create a Reference List/Bibliography.” The University of

Queensland Library. August 6, 2020.
https://guides.library.uq.edu.au/referencing/uqharvard/refere
nce-list

“APA vs MLA: What Style Guide Do I Use.” GradeSaver. August 6,

2020. https://www.gradesaver.com/writing-help/apa-vs-mla-
what-style-guide-do-i-use

Google Books.com. August 6, 2020. https://books.google.com.ph/

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