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Y7-13 Citation Expectations

Required Citation Styles

You are required to format your Work Cited and in-text citations using MLA (Modern Language Association) citation style

 

EXCEPTION: If you are writing an EE in Psychology, you must use APA style. Please click here to visit the APA style guide for citation expectations. 

Required Tools

You are required to use one of two citation tools to create your in-text citations and Work Cited.

 

Option 1. NoodleTools

Recommended tutorials:

 

Option 2. MyBib

Recommended:

Use the Chrome browser extension for MyBib

 

Support for citations will be provided through these two citation tools. Use of an outside citation tool is not allowed and no citation support will be given if you use a citation tool that is not listed above. 

Y13 NoodleTools Settings

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 Y9 NoodleTool Project Folders.

Y13 MyBib Settings

1. Create an account - link to your Google account and use Google Single Sign-on

2. Update the citation style for your folder to MLA 9.

3. Update the citation style for the extension to MLA 9. 

Practice expected in Year 13 for citations

The student should seek clarity on any citation expectations for CIS or IB from a Librarian or a teacher. 

The student should book time with a Librarian or teacher if they have particular questions about citations. 

Ms Smith's Google booking calendar

Expected Skills in Year 13 for citations

Y13

The student sought clarity on any citation expectations for CIS or IB from a Librarian or a teacher. 

The student booked time with a Librarian or teacher if they had particular questions about citations. 

 

Student should continue to demonstrate the skills expected by end of Year 7-11

Y7

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.

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 Turnitin to receive feedback on citations

The student can use the Pineapple Bun Structure for a paragraph with evidence (quote or paraphrase).

Y9

The student can format and cite Figures and Tables using MLA style

The student can cite sources in world languages.

Y10

The student can cite scholarly journal articles in NoodleTools.

The student understands the Footnotes Guideline at CIS.

The student can use a complex in-text citation: sources with more than one author.

The student can use a complex in-text citation: multiple sources with the same author's last name.

The student can cite multiple sources in a sentence.

Y11

The student has selected NoodleTools or MyBib for all citation work based on best fit. 

The student can cite scholarly journal articles in NoodleTools.

The student understands the Footnotes Guideline at CIS.

The student can use a complex in-text citation: sources with more than one author.

The student can use a complex in-text citation: multiple sources with the same author's last name.

The student can cite multiple sources in a sentence.

The student can cite their own work (especially relevant for TOK).

Y12

The student sought clarity on any citation expectations for CIS or IB from a Librarian or a teacher. 

The student booked time with a Librarian or teacher if they had particular questions about citations.