District 181 Information Literacy Standards
K - 3.3 List the title of a source as a group with prompting and support
1st - 3.3 List title and author for source used with prompting and support
2nd - 3.3 Record sources using a template with support (e.g., title and author)
3rd - 3.5 Recognize the need for citing sources and record citation information (e.g., author, title,
place of publication, publisher, copyright date) with prompting and support
4th - 3.5 Recognize the need for citing sources and record citation information with support
5th - 3.5 Cite sources used with guidance
6th - 3.5 Cite print and non-print sources in a properly formatted bibliography with guidance
7th - 3.5 Cite print and non-print sources in a properly formatted bibliography with support
8th - 3.5 Cite print and non-print sources in a properly formatted bibliography
Classroom teachers and MRC Directors have flexibility in how to teach the importance and
mechanics of citing sources and how to avoid plagiarism. The following guidelines and
templates are provided as one resource to help students meet the standards. District 181 bases
our bibliography guidelines on MLA 7.
Bibliography Guidelines
Primary Bibliography Guidelines
Intermediate Bibliography Guidelines
Middle School Bibliography Guidelines, Print
Middle School Bibliography Guidelines, Online
Citation Templates
Primary Bibliography Worksheet (all citations on one page)
Intermediate Bibliography Worksheet (all citations on one page)
Primary Book Notetaking Sheet (citation information with room for notes)
Primary Encyclopedia Notetaking Sheet (citation information with room for notes)
Primary Online Source Notetaking Sheet (citation information with room for notes)
Primary Magazines Notetaking Sheet (citation information with room for notes)
Intermediate Book Notetaking Sheet (citation information with room for notes)
Intermediate Encyclopedia Notetaking Sheet (citation information with room for notes)
Intermediate Online Source Notetaking Sheet (citation information with room for notes)
Intermediate Magazines Notetaking Sheet (citation information with room for notes)
There are several online resources for recording sources:
Citation Maker for Elementary students
Citation Maker for Middle School students
EasyBib
NoodleTools
Visit the Oak MRC