- They allow you to show how your argument is built upon the ideas of others.
- They allow you to indicate which ideas are taken from others, and from whom those ideas were taken; in other words, to give credit where it's due.
- They allow the interested reader to follow your argument and confirm its logic by investigating the ideas on which the argument is built, or to further explore those ideas on their own.
Using the formal APA, MLA, and Chicago styles (refer to the relevant sections on the Library's Citation Tutorial (http://www.lib.unc.edu/instruct/citations/) for details), work with your group members to draft a rationale for how and why you will cite your sources on your blog. Compose a short, 2-3 paragraph essay that explains:
1. Why your group thinks that citing sources is important.
2. How citations will be implemented on your blog. This should take the form of a rough style guide like this one for MLA format: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/06/. You need only explain the format for the types of references you anticipate using most on your blog.
3. A short rationale for how and why you chose the citation style you agreed upon.
Post this essay to your blog by class time on Thursday, September 13.
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