How to Write a Bibliography By Elizabeth Stucker

What is a Bibliography? 4 A bibliography is a list of resources used in research. 4 A Latin word meaning a list of books 4 Biblio = Books Graphy = List Bibliography = List of books

When Do You Have to Write a Bibliography? 4 All Research Reports 4 Anytime you use someone else’s ideas in a report or project

Why Do We Have to Write A Bibliography? 4 Ideas come from many sources such as books, websites, magazines, etc. 4 You must give credit to your sources for their ideas 4 If you claim another person’s ideas as your own, it is called plagerism

Book Citations 4 You need: 4 Author. Title of Book (underlined or in italics). City of publication: Publisher, date of publication. 4 Example: 4 Cole, Joanna. Magic School Bus Plants Seeds. New York: Scholastic, 1995.

Book Citations 4 Author________________________Last name, first name 4 Title___________________________________________ 4 City where book was published______________________ 4 Publisher_______________________________________ 4 Copyright Year__________________________________ 4 Author (last name first). Title of the book. City: Publisher, Copyright year. 4 EXAMPLE: Dahl, Roald. The BFG. New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1982.

1. grade, we are introducing the students to the idea that they 2. You must give credit to the books, websites, etc. where they you get your information. 3. For each activity, #6-9, you will need to fill out and turn in a bibliography worksheet showing the books, websites, etc. where you got their information. 4. Activities cannot be turned in without the accompanying bibliography worksheet.

World Wide Web Citations 4 You need: 4 Author. (if known) WWW page title (underlined or in italics).[Online] Available, (enclosed in brackets) date of visit in parentheses. 4 Example: 4 Lee, Brian. About the Middle Ages. [Online] Available, June 29, 1998.

A Sample Bibliography 4 Aroldi, Susan. Fifth and Sixth Grade Bibliography. [Online] Available, July 31, Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 4th Ed. New York : MLA, Marchant, Billy. Alien Cartoons. Marchant Productions, 1998.

Brain Pop 4 Please click on “Brain Pop” to view a video and work on some activities pertaining to writing a bibliography. 4 If you require additional help, please see your classroom teacher, Ms. Godfrey, or Ms. Stucker.