Information

1) My e-mail address is waldvogelhistory@gmail.com
2) To post your work to GoogleDocs share with my GMail account and I will be able to see your work and print or modify it
3) For great research sites on the internet see the list at http://historyteacher.net/AHAP/AHAP-ResearchPage.htm
4) STUDY FOR 8th GRADE STATE TEST!
Website with practice 8th Grade exam and old tests
http://www.edusolution.com/intermediate/socialstudies/socialstudiesindex.htm

Grading Policy
HW - 10%
Classwork and written assignments - 30%
Projects - 30%
Tests and quizzes - 30%


Friday, May 2, 2008

7th AND 8th Due Monday


1) Project Timelines and bibliographies due Monday! Timelines should have all ready been completed in computer class! Bibliography (see below for format instructions)

2) HW Notebooks (see blog for assignments)



Formatting your Bibliography
MLA Works Cited Format - Based on MLA Handbook, 6th ed., 2003
Entries in a bibliography list should be alphabetized by the author's last name. If the author's last name is unknown, alphabetize by title, ignoring any initial A, An or The.

Book...basic format

Author last, first name. Book Title. Publisher location: Publisher, Publication year.

One author or editor:
Kamerman, Sylvia E., ed. Children's Plays from Favorite Stories. Boston, MA: Plays, Inc., 1959.

Two or more authors or editors:
Highsmith, Richard M., and Jon Kimerling, eds. Atlas of the Pacific Northwest. Corvallis, OR: Oregon State UP, 1979.

No author or editor stated:
Drug Facts and Comparisons: 1985 Edition. St. Louis, MO: J. B. Lippincott, 1984.


Website …basic format
Author last, first name. “Article Title.” Database (Website) title. Date of Article. Date of Access . (Start with article title if author is not available. Give the URL of the specific document rather than the database, unless they are the same)

Online Encyclopedia:
Parker, George R. “Forestry.” World Book Online Reference Center. 3 Nov. 2003. 9 May, 2006

Websites:
Cabrera, Bob. “FAQ about Vets!” Talk to the Vet.com. 3 June 2003. 14 October 2005
“Job Opportunities at SAF.” Society of American Foresters. 29 Oct. 2003. 29 June 2005


Article in Print...basic format
Author last, first name. "Article Title." Magazine/Newspaper Date: page number(s). (Date format-- 22 Jan. 1998 --abbreviate months except May, June & July)

Magazine Article:
Prince, Dinah. "Marriage in the '80's." Newsweek 1 June 1987: 30-38.

Newspaper Article:
"Actress Loretta Young Dies at 87." Buffalo News 13 Aug. 2000: A23.
Tucker, Cynthia. "Education Stays on Top of Southerners' Agenda." Atlanta Constitution 21 Mar. 1987: A19.

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