The DK Handbook:

Why Cite and Document Sources: Don't we all want to live in a world where people respect others ideas and research by their supporting evidence? The reason is that when people do read your work they don't have to like it, but they can judge that by looking up your supporting evidence. Cite means, to name the people from whom you got your ideas. To document is where exactly you found these ideas. Such as in a newspaper, book, online etc.

Citing and Documenting: There are four facets to citing and documenting. the first is using others words in your writing by quoting, summarizing or paraphrasing. Second is collecting the citation information you need for any source you use. Third is creating In-Text Citations for your sources. Fourth is creating Work Cited References Lists and Bibliographies.

Quoting, Summarizing and Paraphrasing: Quoting is emphasizing the exact words that are used by the author. Summarizing focuses readers on the main points of the argument. Paraphrasing allows you to maybe make difficult reading used by the author, into easier reading that the reader can understand.

Sources: There are five kinds of sources and each one requires different citation information. One is printed books. Two is parts of printed books. Three is print periodicals. Four is web pages and five is everything else. The DK Handbook gives you the pages to find out more on how to cite these sources.

Hints and Tips for Evaluating Sources: Make sure you have enough credible sources to persuade your audience that this is an arguable topic. Look at your thesis statement to make sure you can answer the question of the argument for your readers.