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Today, we discussed Citation formats. At the beginning of the class, we talked about MLA citation, which is used for English writing, and how to cite sources outside of our documentary. The chart Mr. Rivers showed us was

We talked about how to build it into our essay, such as putting the author while citing in text, like this “Blah Blah Blah, Blah”(Author).

The examples given on how to cite a film with a director were

Film Title. Director Firstname Lastname. Container, Distributor, Year of Release

Director Firstname Lastname. Film Title. Container, Distributor, Year of Release

The points we made were that they were virtually the same except for some changes in order. By modifying the placement of the name, you can change the importance of certain facts in the citation. This is how we cited Bowling for Columbine.

Bowling for Columbine. Director Michael Moore. Amazon, Dog Eat Dog Film, 2002.

We also discussed the integrated claims we did at the end of class yesterday, and we had to support or refute a claim from a person in the film using argumentative language.

My Claim and refuted statement.

James Nichols- Every person should be armed, because the government should have no control over what we want in life.

In the film Bowling for Columbine by Michael Moore, one person he talks to is the brother of the Oklahoma City Bomber, James Nichols. While having firearms is not a bad thing, James Nichols’ point is incorrect.

This can be included in real life, because proper citation of sources in real life prevents plagiarism, which gives proper credit to the author. By learning proper citations, we can do better when we go off to college, allowing us to get better grades when we have to write essays. This allows us to excel in our learning.