USING
NOODLETOOLS




Ok,
it’s
time
to
really
get
started.
You
should
already
have
selected
your
topic
and
had
it
approved.

The
next
step
is
to
identify
useful
sources
and
begin
collecting
information.
To
help
your
organize

your
findings,
we’ll
be
using
NoodleTools.



Noodle
Tools




GETTING
STARTED:




STEP
1:
To
log
into
NoodleTools,
go
to
their
webpage
and
login
using
your
school
ID
and

password.
http://noodletools.com/login.php



*STEP
2
FIRST
TIME
ONLY:
To
begin,
click
CREATE
A
NEW
LIST



*STEP
3:
MLA
STARTER
should
be
selected.
Enter
the
name
of
your
champion
below
where
it

says
DESCRIPTION.



*All
following
times,
click
on
your
list
to
access
citations
and
note
cards.








CREATING
CITATIONS:
Then
follow
the
steps
below:



STEP
1:
Now
you
are
ready
to
begin
entering
your
source
information
or
CITATIONS
in
your

bibliography.
Once
you
have
a
source
open,
select
CITATION
TYPE
(either
BOOK
or
WEBSITE).



STEP
2:
Click
CREATE
CITATION.



STEP
3:
Enter
as
many
elements
of
your
citation
as
you
can.
Be
sure
to
use
Capital
Letters
for

important
words

and
correct
spelling.







GATHERING
INFORMATION:
Once
you
have
created
a
citation
for
your
source,
you
can
begin

taking
notes
for
your
project.
REMEMBER:
create
a
NEW
CITATION
for
each
NEW
SOURCE
you

use.



STEP
1:
Click
NEW
next
to
your
citation.



STEP
2:
Enter
a
title
for
your
note
card
and
information
into
each
of
the
three
boxes
below.
See
the

directions
on
the
screen
for
more
help.


 

Direct
Quotation:
Copy
and
paste,
or
retype,
the
author’s
exact
words.

Paraphrase:
Put
the
Direct
Quotation
into
YOUR
OWN
WORDS.

My
Ideas:
Add
your
own
thoughts,
ideas,
commentary,
opinions,
etc.

 CHAMPION
RESEARCH
PROJECT
ASSIGNMENT
&
TIMELINE:



Your
task
is
to
research
a
“champion”
of
your
choice.
You
will
gather

information
and
put
it
together
(synthesize
it)
into
a
5‐paragraph
essay.


Your
essay
should
PROVE
why
your
person
is
truly
a
champion.



As
always,
try
to
keep
up
with
the
timeline
below.
This
will
help
you
to

complete
the
project
on
time.



Week
of
February
8th

 Find
sources

 Gather
information

 Create
note
cards

 Begin
outlining/organizing/typing
5‐paragraph
essay



**By
Thursday,
Feb.
11th,
you
should
have
at
least
3
sources
and
at
least

9
note
cards
completed.



Week
of
February
15th

 Draft
and
type
5‐paragraph
essay

 Create
BIBLIOGRAPHY
using
NoodleTools

 Spell
check,
proofread,
and
edit
your
paper



Wednesday,
February,
24th


 5‐paragraph
essay
and
complete
bibliography
due




 



 





 Plagiarism is…
 Copying information and ideas from research
sources.
 Using any source without listing it in a
bibliography.

Plagiarism is cheating, and cheating is wrong.

In school, students are constantly learning about other people's ideas. They read them in
textbooks, hear them in teacher lectures, discuss them in class, and use them in writing
reports. As a result, it is hard for students to understand that they cannot copy sentences,
paragraphs, or ideas when writing research papers. It is also very important for students to
list the sources where they found their information in a bibliography.

How Can Students Avoid Plagiarism?

To avoid plagiarism when writing - students must:
DON’T copy from a book, encyclopedia, periodical, or the Internet
INSTEAD, put into their own words the sentences or paragraphs written in books or on
the Internet.
DON’T change one or two words in a sentence or paragraph. That is still plagiarism
INSTEAD, take notes. That means to write down important information only. Don’t write
whole sentences. Then it is simple to write the information in your own words.
DON’T use facts, statistics, graphs, drawing, or others pieces of information as their own
work.
INSTEAD, say according to (name of source). Then add that source to the bibliography.
DON’T use another person's idea, opinion, or theory.
INSTEAD, say (person’s name) believes such-and-such.
DON’T use information without giving credit to that source
INSTEAD, put each and every source where they looked for information into their
bibliography.
Students can either choose to do the right thing or plagiarize. It is up to them.

From http://ms.knox.k12.in.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=149





Research Paper Guidelines
When typing a research paper, please do the following:

 Use 1 inch margins

 Type in 12 font size
 Type in black color only
 Type in “Times New Roman” or “Arial” font styles
 Do Not type in all capital letters
 Do Not type in Bold
 Double space the paper
 Do Not skip lines between paragraphs
 “Tab” once to indent a paragraph
 Do Not hit “Enter” at the end of a line. Use word wrap instead.
 Include a BIBLIOGRAPHY on a separate page following your
paper. (Use NoodleTools to create your list, but you must to proofread
it before you turn it in!)
http://ms.knox.k12.in.us/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=71&Itemid=149





The
first
page
should
begin
with
your
name,
followed
by
my
name,
you
hour,
and
the
date
the
paper

IS
DUE.
Even
this
portion
should
be
double‐spaced.
Then,
CENTER
THE
TITLE
of
your
paper.
See

the
example
below:







Terry
Berryman



Ms.
Keasling



Hour
6



February
24,
2010



A
Champion:
The
Art
and
Legacy
of
Langston
Hughes