MLA 9 research source cards, note cards, and video library

This product was designed to help students learn the skills essential to any research assignment: evaluating the credibility of sources, identifying the elements of a source that are needed to create an MLA citation, annotating sources for the most useful information, organizing that information into subtopics, and creating a works cited page. Everything reflects the most recent MLA guidelines (MLA 8 and 9 follow the same formatting rules.)

This product contains six components:

1. A hyperlink library with instructional videos on the following topics:
1. How to hyperlink slides within the slideshow
2. How to evaluate a source (and complete the source evaluation slide)
3. How to find source citation elements for a webpage or website
4. How to find source citation elements for a source accessed through a database
5. How to annotate a source for concrete evidence
6. How to complete the notecard slide (summarize, paraphrase, and identify subtopics)
2. A source card slide with seven spots for the most essential MLA citation information. (The slide background, including citation elements is static, but the text boxes are editable).
3. A source evaluation slide that prompts students to use the TRAAP method for analyzing credibility (timeliness, relevance, accuracy, authority, and purpose/pov).
4. A notecard slide that prompts students to do the following:
1. link the source card to the notecard (super helpful when creating in-text citations!)
2. determine the subtopic that the notecard connects to
3. copy and paste the most important information into the direct quote box
4. Summarize that information
5. Paraphrase that information
6. Record their own ideas about the information
5. An editable Google docs rubric that you can use as-is or copy and paste into a Google Classroom rubric to make giving feedback really quick and easy.
6. A PDF guide to creating the Works Cited page using the source cards. The PDF also contains a link to a 7-minute video that demonstrates the steps for creating the Works Cited page (including the hanging indent.)

See the preview for visuals of all of these features!

The instructional videos show students how to complete notecard elements while also teaching essential research skills.

This resource is intended for students to work at their own pace on a research project. The videos allow students to access instruction as needed. Teachers can also direct students to rewatch videos for skills they need more work on. The three types of cards target the essential research skills and help students manage the “mental bandwidth overload” of organizing research into a clear, coherent, focused piece of writing.

The product include two Google slides files: one contains directions and examples; the other is intended for students to complete their work. Post in Google Classroom and "make a copy for each student" for easy organization and assessment.