Consult the official MLA Handbook, available without login using school WIFI.
You are required to use NoodleTools to create your in-text citations and Work Cited.
Recommended tutorials:
Watch the video to learn how to set up the required Project Folder settings in NoodleTools.
Your teacher may ask you to label your project folder Last name, First name or First name, Last name. Please follow your teachers isntructions on how the NoodleTools Project Folders should be titled.
Below are the settings discussed in the video that are required for Y8 NoodleTool Project Folders.
Understand MLA formatting requirements for a piece of writing
Practice creating in-text citations with page numbers and timestamps/time ranges in NoodleTools
Understand "What is the Pineapple Bun Structure?"
Understand "What is paraphrasing?"
Understand the difference between quoting and paraphrasing
Practice using Turnitin to receive feedback on citations
Times New Roman or Arial font
Text font and size remains the same throughout with no variation
Titles may be centered
Pages numbers start on Page 1 and end on the final page
12 point font size
1 inch margins
Double spaced text
Use the Tab key indent for the first line of every new paragraph
Do not use footnotes
Footnotes
Not advised for any year level in preparation for IB requirements. IB discourages the use of footnotes. Footnotes, if used, are calculated as part of the word count.
The basics of an in-text citation:
1. Do I have an author name? If you say yes, place within ().
(Authors last name) → (Smith)
3. If you do not have an author, use the title in ().
(“Title”)
Long titles can be shortened to the first 1-3 words. For example, To the Lighthouse would be shortened to Lighthouse.
Need a reminder of "What is an in-text citation?" Click here.
Need a reminder of "How to generate in-text citations using NoodleTools"
What about eBooks, PDFs, websites, or print books with page numbers?
1. Do I have page numbers? Add the page numbers after the author name
(Authors last name page number) → (Smith 59)
2. Do you have a title AND page numbers? Add the page numbers after the title.
(“Title” page number)
Watch the video below to see how NoodleTools can help generate an in-text citation with page numbers.
What about an in-text citation for a video, film, podcast, recorded interview, or other type of moving image/audio?
For a screenshot or still image taken from a video or film:
(last name 00:00:00)
OR
(“title” 00:00:00) / (title 00:00:00)
For a scene you are discussing in a video or film - give the time range so others can find the section of the video you are discussing.
(last name 00:00:00-00:00:00)
OR
(“title” 00:00:00-00:00:00) / (title 00:00:00-00:00:00)
Watch the video below to see how NoodleTools can help generate an in-text citation with timestamps for film/video.
What is one way you can use a source effectively in your writing and give credit?
"I can use a signal phrase?"
YES! You can use a signal phrase as part of the Pineapple Bun Structure.
To revise "What is a signal phrase?", click here.
You can use the Pineapple Bun Structure
Top bun: Your signal phrase
The Butter: Your writing with a "quote" or paraphrase from the source
Bottom bun: In-text citation
What is paraphrasing?
Paraphrasing is:
-putting someone else's ideas into your own words
-to express what someone has said or written using different words
You can use paraphrasing when you don't want to direct "quotes". "To directly quote means to use the exact words and phrases of an author or creator."
"Paraphrasing well shows that you understand the meaning of the original words and can express others ideas in your own voice."
"Paraphrased material is usually shorter than the original passage, taking a somewhat broader segment of the source and condensing it slightly."
Watch these two videos to learn more about the differences between quoting and paraphrasing and when to use them in your work.
You can use the 4Rs to help take someone else's words and put them into your own voice.
Turnitin is a "Plagiarism Detector" that "Prevent[s] Academic Misconduct"
Your teacher may ask you to submit a PDF via Schoology by pressing this symbol at the bottom of Schoology assignment:
You can review Turnitin feedback to improve your citations and academic integrity.
Click here for the document "Using Turnitin to improve your work" which gives you a checklist you can use.
Y8
The student can format a piece of writing in MLA style.
The student can create in-text citations with page numbers and timestamps/time ranges in NoodleTools.
The student can use the Pineapple Bun Structure for a paragraph with evidence (quote or paraphrase).
The student can paraphrase using a variety of techniques including the 4Rs.
The student can use Turnitin to receive feedback on citations
Student should continue to demonstrate the skills expected by end of Year 7
The student can create a full citation and in-text citation in NoodleTools.
The student can create a Works Cited in NoodleTools.
The student can create a full citation and in-text citation for an AI tool they may have used.
The student can use in-text citations within their writing or presentation and have provided a Work Cited for relevant assessments.
The student can effectively use signal phrases to introduce sources they are using within a piece of work.