To avoid plagiarism, you must give proper credit to all sources you use! Whenever you paraphrase or directly quote information, you must cite the source of the information using a specific citation style.

You must use MLA citation style for this assignment! You will need a Works Cited page at the end of your paper, and corresponding in-text citations in the body of your paper.

The citing help inside a research database is a good starting point, but ALWAYS check the references because the formatting is NOT 100% correct.

You can use free citation generators like BibGuru to format citations, but they are not perfect, either. Double check your citations before submitting your work!

See the Purdue OWL for examples of citing sources properly:

If you need help with the writing process (including properly citing sources), then please contact CSU's Writing Center.