Citing Sources

District 181 Information Literacy Standards — Citing Sources:

K-2: Standard 3.5 - Cite sources (e.g., author, title, publisher, copyright date, URL) with prompting and support

3-5: Standard 3.5 - Cite sources (e.g., author, title, publisher, copyright date, URL) with guidance

6-8: Standard 3.5 - Cite print and digital sources in a properly formatted bibliography

Classroom teachers and Teacher-Librarians 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.