Citation Guidelines for Elementary Students
Even in elementary school it is important to give credit to the source where you retrieved your information. This is called "citing your work", giving credit to the source. Here are some guidelines for elementary school students.
For Kindergarten, 1st & 2nd grade
Book
1. Name of author.
2. Title of the book (Italicized).
example:
Patricia M. Stockland. Red eyes or blue feathers : a book about animal colors.
Print Encyclopedia Article
1. Name of the article.
2. Name of the encyclopedia (Italicized).
3. Edition year.
example:
Cougar. The World Book Encyclopedia. 2014
Online Encyclopedia Article
1. Name of the article.
2. Name of the encyclopedia (Italicized).
3. Online.
example:
Lion. The New Book of Knowledge. Online.
For 3rd & 4th grade
Book
1. Author’s name—last name first.
2. Title of book (Italicized)
3. Copyright date.
example:
Laskey, Elizabeth. Seahorses. 2003.
Print Encyclopedia
1. The article in quotation marks.
2. Title of the encyclopedia (Italicized).
3. Copyright date.
example:
“Jobs, Steve.” The World Book Encyclopedia. 2005.
Online Encyclopedia
1. The article in quotation marks.
2. Title of the encyclopedia
3. Date you visited the website.
4. Online.
example:
“Jobs, Steve.” The New Book of Knowledge. 12 Dec. 2015. Online.
Internet Article
1. Name of the author, if you can find it—last name first.
2. Title of article in quotation marks.
3. Title of home page, if you can find it (Italicized).
4. Date you visited.
5. First part of the http address in brackets ([ ]).
examples:
Arnett, Bill. “The Moon.” The Nine Planets. 5 May 2001. [http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/].
“Cheetah.” Cheetah Spot. 8 Aug. 2005. [http://www.cheetahspot.com/].
Internet photo
1. Name of photo
2. "Digital Image"
3. Date retrieved
4. URL
examples
Small Chocolate Cakes. Digital image. Web. 13 May 2016. <http://www.copyrightfreephotos.com/photo/2518070543>.
Clock Tower. Digital image. Web. 13 May 2016. <http://www.copyrightfreephotos.com/photo/81706748>.
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