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Citation Game
"This interactive exercise provides practice in 'putting citation elements (Title, Author, etc.) into the correct MLA or APA style order.' Users review a chart comparing APA (American Psychological Association) and MLA (Modern Language Association) citations, then drag and drop parts of citations into the appropriate order. From University of Washington TRIO, part of a U.S. Department of Education program aimed at helping low-income Americans prepare for higher education. " (www.lii.org)
http://depts.washington.edu/etriouw/gameindex.htm

Citation Style for Research Papers
Need to know how to cite your sources for your research paper? Check out this site for all the how-to's in APA, Turabian, MLA, Chicago, and AMA styles.
http://www.liu.edu/cwis/cwp/library/workshop/citation.htm

OWL:Online Writing Lab Research and Documenting Sources
A great site for an extensive tutorial on research papers from getting started to citing your sources. This is a must for all students writing their research paper.
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/handouts/research

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