Content Curation for ID Unit

This resource from Purdue OWL provides a simple flowchart for citations in order to avoid plagiarism. A flowchart like this will easily help you understand what should and should not be cited, and exactly how to cite if it is required. Be sure to check out the urls for citation guides!

Not sure how to effectively use Wikipedia? This keynote speech from the 2014 International Integrity and Plagiarism Conference explains how to effectively use Wikipedia as a research tool. The speech discusses the reliability of sources, how the site works, and a great discussion on points of view.

Need a more visual explanation of when to cite your source? This video walks you through a flowchart of when to cite and how to cite information if you need to. This is a great resource if you're still a little confused after viewing the Purdue OWL flowchart, and need links to additional resources. This also a great refresher if it's been a minute since you've last seriously thought about plagiarism.

Having a hard time thinking critically about the writing of others? Watch this short, engaging video about the Socratic Method and learn how to ask deeper questions to better comprehend information, motivations, and points of view.

This resource from the Purdue OWL explains quotations, paraphrasing, and summarizing. You will use each of these in your own writing in academic classes, so it's important that you fully understand the differences and appropriate use. Learn the purpose of each, and how to use them effectively in your own writing.

Want to see how good you are at finding reliable information on the Internet? Take this quiz! Learning how to successfully find reliable sources of information online is a key skill in the modern academic setting, and it's important to never stop improving that skill.

Not sure how the ethical use of information fits into thinking like a historian? Watch this short video that connects the storytelling aspect of history with the nitty-gritty research skills needed to be a successful historian.

For my APUSH friends, you know I'm all about the HIPPO method for analyzing primary sources. It's important to frame all sources within their historical context, intended audience, purpose and point of view. This document does a great job of explaining what exactly each analysis point is, how to identify it within a source, and how to write about it. Best part? You can adapt this to ANY source, not just primary historical sources.