ARELLANO UNIVERSITY
ANDRES BONIFACIO HIGH SCHOOL
Pag-asa St., Brgy. Caniogan, Pasig
City SY: 2023- 2024
FIRST QUARTER
ENGLISH 8
Date: OCTOBER4 –OCTOBER 6,
2023
DLP NO. 6
Activity Title: Using convention in Citing Sources
Learning Objectives:
a) Defining citations.
b) Interpret the importance of citing sources
c) Note the important sources needed in researching sources.
Type of Activity: Concept Notes/Practice Exercise
Reference: Galvez, N.M., et al., Language Literature, Afro-Asian Literature, Vibal Group, Inc.
https://puspapendini.blogspot.com/2018/12/descriptive-text-definition-structure.html
I.
Defining Citation
 A citation is a reference to the source of information used in one’s written work.
 In academic writing source, is important skill one must learn this does not only prove one’s honesty, but also
gives glimpse of how piece of a written work was constructed.
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Importance of citing sources.
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III.
Avoid plagiarism and maintain credibility.
Acknowledge the work of other.
Provide credibility to your work and place your work in context.
Helps future research easily locate sources.
Different types of citation
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APA- American Psychological Association
- This citation is used for Humanities, like English, History or dram
Example:
(Field, 2005)
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MLA- Modern Language Association.
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MLA in-text citations include only the author name and page number (Taylor 23).
This is used for social Science, like psychology, education and sociology.
Example.
Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous
over flow of feelings” (Wordsworth 263).
Print Media
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Newspapers- Authors last name, First Name, “Title of the News Article” Name of
the Newspaper, day month year, page.
Example: Steinhauer, Jennifer. “California Water Law Curtailing New Development.” New
York Times, 7 June 2008, p. C14.
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Bibliography- Authors last name, First name, Title of the book (edition): Subtitle.
Place of publication. Name of publisher. Year of Publication.
Example: Pollan, Michael,The Omnivore’s Dilemma 2006 : A Natural History of Four Meals.
New York: 2006.
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Websites
Blog post
YouTube video
Tweet
Facebook post
Email
Author, A. A. (Year, Month Day of publication). Title of webpage:
Capitalize the first letter of the first word and any subtitles. Website name.
URL
IV.
Exercise
A. Direction: Bibliography; Arrange the following information with the proper statement if citation. Write your
answer inside the box.
1.
Name: Elizabette Curid
Year of publication: 2007
Tittle of the book: The warhol economy
Subtitle: How fasion, Music Art drive to New York.
Place of publication: Princeton University
Page: 23
2.
Name: Blake Stimson
Year of Publication: 2001
Title of the book: The Art Bulletin.
Subtitle: The Red Beard.
Place of Publication: Oxford University
Page: 28
3.
Name: Julian Bell
Year of publication: 1999
Title of the book: A New History of Art.
Subtitle: Architect and the Painter.
Place of publication: University of Chicago
Page: 16
B. Direction: Determine whether the following is using APA, MLA,
Write your answers in the space provided.
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The earth is (Robinson, 2011)
Song et al. (2012) stated that
"The Philippines (2009) defined
It is stated that (White 2005, 357)
According to (DepEd, 2005)
C.
Assignment: Bring A Newspaper and look for the information that needed by a researcher using LPA or MLA.
Write in a short bond paper the cited information and pass together with the Newspaper.
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Approved by:
MS. Divine A. Rumbaoa
English 8
Teacher AU ABC JHS
Mr. Ralph Benedict F. Cruz
English
Coordinator AU ABC JHS
Mr. James Harold A. Geroleo
Academic
Coordinator AU ABC JHS