DANCE 2303/ Dance Appreciation/Sawyer   Tags: appreciation, dance  

Utilize these guidelines for creating an essay that communicates your ideas with clarity and purpose.

Utilize these standards for critically analyzing and assessing thinking for effective communication and problem solving abilities.

Use the CARB formula to determine if a source is appropriate for your topic and assignment.
Consider:

Currency
Authority
Relevance
Bias

Remember, websites require additional evaluation.  Learn more about evaluating websites at 
Evaluating Websites guide.

Reading about your topic in a book will further expand your knowledge of the topic. 

Search the library catalog for books, videos, CDs, DVDs, journals.

Using Boolean to Search Library Catalogs    

To begin your research go to the Richland College Library homepage.  On the web page you will see a green button for databases near the top half of the page.  Click on that link and if you are are using a computer off campus you will be taken to a page which asks for your name and student id number.  Fill in the form and you will then gain access to the databases/electronic resources and the library catalog. Resources for all of the Dallas County Community College District Libraries are in the catalog and can be limited by campus (RL is Richland).

Contact a librarian if you need assistance.

This dance appreciation course is reading and writing intensive so if you need assistance with your assignment, please visit the Richland College Writing Center.  The Writing Center is part of the Center for Tutoring and Learning Connections and it provides free one-on-one tutoring to students currently enrolled at Richland College who want assistance with their writing.

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Modern Language Association In-Text Citations

Modern Language Association Works Cited

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Modern Language Association Sample Works Cited Page

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Is it Plagiarism?

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/02/

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/589/05/

Video Viewed on YouTube.Com

 Unlike printed sources which provide the reader with publication information your Web source may contain only sound and images with little documentation.  So you may need to improvise in citing your material.  It is important to be consistent in your formatting.  Also Web sites and resources may not always be available so you should consider downloading or printing the material you use when doing your research so that you can verify it if it is inaccessible later. 

Refer to Section 5.6.1  "Citing Web Publications".   MLA handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 7th ed.  New York : Modern Language Association of America, 2009. Print. 

 In the example below from YouTube there is no author. 

 In Works Cited:

The Best of Dance in America.  Perf.  James Ferguson. HB Publishing, 2009. YouTube.Com. Web. 6 Oct. 2010.

In-Text Citation:

 Because there is no author in the example above, the title for the in-text citation is shortened to the first word in the title. There are no page numbers to refer to in a web video. As in print citations you do not include articles like "The" and "A"  as a first word.

 (Best).

Discussion Board

Citing Your Peers in Discussion Board

Do give credit to your peers’ ideas when writing in the online Discussion Board.

In-Text Citation:

Gina Sawyer states, "Diverse images in the media will interest the growing number of digital natives" ( Name of discussion forum, 8 Oct. 2010).

In Works Cited:

Sawyer, Gina. "Name of Discussion Forum."  Online posting. 8 Oct. 2010.  Richland College Discussion Board for DANC 2303-8400. 

Contact Information:

Cynthia Clements, Richland College Library

Dallas, TX

Email: cynthiaclements@dcccd.edu

Phone: 972 238-6153

Fax:  972 238-6963

Subject:  Library Liaison to the School of Humanities, Visual and Performing Arts Division

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