MLA INTRODUCTIONHOMEWORK

1. NOODLETOOLS

NoodleTools is an online resource for citing sources, creating

works cited pages, creating notecards, outlines, and more

1. NOODLE TOOLSSIGN IN OR REGISTER

1. Go to NoodleTools (use this link, it’s our district access point)

Have an account?

Sign in to NoodleTools and update your profile

Don’t have an account? Register for one…

1. Choose “Register”

2. Complete the registration.

Suggestion: use the same login info for NoodleToolsas you use for the school computer.

Personal ID (username): four letters of last name, three of first, two-digit grad year

Password: the same password you use for the school computer or an ASB#

If by chance you get a this login screen as opposed to our district specific one, use this login information: Username: IssaquahSchools Password: Issaquah

2. CREATE NEW PROJECT IN NOODLETOOLS

2. NOODLETOOLS NEW PROJECT

1. After you register or login to NoodleTools, choose “new project.”

2. When the Create a New Project screen

that pops up, enter a name for your

project, your choice.

3. Then select “MLA” for the citation style

4. And “Junior” for the citation level

5. Click Submit.

3, 4, & 5. SKYLINE LIBRARY > DATABASES & EBOOKS

3, 4, & 5. SKYLINE LIBRARY > DATABASES & EBOOKS

3. From the Skyline Library homepage , choose “Databases & eBooks”

4. Go to a “KCLS” database- any that say (via KCLS):

5. Log in to the database how-to is on the bookmark yougot in class, or right here:

• your ‘Library Card Number’ is 411 followed by your ASB#

• your ‘Pin’ is the last four digits of your ASB#

6. SEARCH DATABASE FOR A TOPIC

6. SEARCH FOR A TOPIC IN DATABASE

• Search for any topic that interests you…- for this example, I used this KCLS database:

• From the results list, open any article.- click on the article title- in most databases, the article is the blue link on the results list

• Then find the citation…- for this example, the “cite” is at thetop of the page, most citations are, but some are on the sidebar or at the bottom.

7. COPY CITATION AND ADD TO YOUR NEW PROJECT IN NOODLETOOLS

7. COPY CITATION

• From the pop-up citation box, copy the citation

- the default citation style is usually MLA 8

like this example, but always check to

make sure

• Go back to your NoodleTools tab…

• After you created your new project, the pagelooks like this

• This is the “Dashboard” - there is a lot going on here- you just want to choose the “Sources” tab.

This will be where you add your database source…

7… AND ADD TO NOODLETOOLS PROJECT

7... ADDING DATABASE CITATION TO NOODLETOOLS PROJECT

• Choose “New Source”

• Select “Database” for citation type

• Then, choose the first option “Original Content…”

• Click on the “Quick cite: Copy & paste” link at top

• Paste your copied

database citation

and “save”

Here’s an online how-to

DONE

That’s it! You have created/updated a NoodleTools account,

logged into a KCLS database, found a citation, and copied the

citation into a new NoodeltTools project. Nice work!

THESE LAST FEW SLIDES ARE WHAT WE WENT OVER IN CLASS.

THERE IS NOTHING MORE TO WORK ON HERE, JUST FOR YOUR

INFORMATION.

MLA FORMATTING AND STYLE

• Research

• Analyze a perspective or argue a point

• Finding and citing sources is the key to good research…

• In-Text Citation

• brief note, tells reader: □ fact/idea came from another source and □where to find exact location of the idea/fact (via Works Cited)

• Works Cited

• the last page of a research paper, includes full citation information for all sources cited in your paper and no other sources

FORMATTING YOUR PAPER IN MLA

• Margins

• One Inch

• Font

• Times New Roman, 12 pt

• Line Spacing

• Double-spaced

• Left Aligned

▪ Heading (four things)▪ Your first & last name

▪ Teacher’s name

▪ Class name , period

▪ Date – the DUE DATE with month written out

▪ Header (above the margins, upper RIGHT corner)▪ Last name & page number

▪ Even if not asked, add a…▪ title

NOTE: ACCESSING DATABASES FROM HOME

Passwords and other

access info, including KCLS

access, can be found if you

click on the black star on

the library home page:

& the password for the password page is:

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