Citations 101

This weekend our 5th graders will be busily writing up their solar energy papers for Ms. Stivers's science class after doing research during library classes. One of the less exciting aspects of the research paper process comes next: creating the bibliography!

Fortunately things have come a long way since I was a student flipping through my Turabian guide. You can take some of the pain out of this process by using the following sites:

• KnightCite Citation Service


• Son of Citation Machine


• World Book Online (choose World Book Advanced, click on Citation Builder and follow the instructions; login information available from your teacher or Ms. Simeon)

Simply fill in the boxes, click on "submit" and voila! Remember, we use the MLA format at Open Window & Vista Academy.