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Manuscript and Citation Guides

• Moscow Secondary Research Model, Grades 9-12 (MSRM)
  This six-step research approach is recommended for Moscow High School students.
• How to Format a Paper in MLA 8: A Visual Guide
  This EasyBib blog post from March 2017 points out important details for producing quality MLA 8 style papers.
• MLA Document Template Tutorial
  Learn to create a template you can use for all research projects which require MLA formatting. Thanks to Mrs. Schiweck, Moscow Middle School Librarian, for sharing this tutorial with Bear Library!
• MLA 8 Fill-in Template
  Easy to fill-in template to use for formatting your own MLA 8 citations. Pleas print and use to prepare your Works Cited page.
• OWL Purdue Online MLA and Writing Guide
  The Online Writing Lab's comprehensive coverage of MLA information will facilitate all steps of research projects. Links to APA resources are included.
• Purdue Online Writing Lab: APA Style
  Use the links from the page that opens to access the APA Formatting and Style Guide, APA PowerPoint presentations, and lots of tips for making the APA style work for you.

How to Cite Resources

• EasyBib How to Cite Anything in MLA 8th Edition Format
  This is EasyBib's main page for MLA 8th Edition Handbook Guide.
• EasyBib MLA Citation Series
  This is EasyBib's main page for MLA Style Guides for citations using the MLA Format (7th ed.) Some teachers may request that you use this version.
• EasyBib Citation Guides
  This page provides quick links to EasyBib's popular MLA 8, APA, and Chicago citation guides for books, journals, newspapers, magazines, and websites.

Citation Tools

• EasyBib
  This FREE online citation generator will help you correctly format any of 59 specific types of resources! Try it out!
• Citation Machine
  Its primary goal is to make it so easy for student researchers to cite their information sources, that there is virtually no reason not to!
• Bibme
  This fully automatic bibliography maker auto-fills to make creating citations easy.

PLAGIARISM

Plagiarism.org provides information on plagiarism and best practices for ensuring originality in written work.

COPYRIGHT AND FAIR USE GUIDELINES

• Copyright Website
• Educator's Guide to Copyright and Fair Use

DICTIONARY/THESAURUS/MORE

Merriam-Webster Online provides a variety of research tools including an online dictionary, a thesaurus, a Spanish-English dictionary, a medical dictionary, and a concise encyclopedia. Their online dictionary includes most sections of the print version of Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, Eleventh Edition. Fun quizzes and information appear on the home page.