Bibliography Game

Objective: Students understand how and why a bibliography is created, and can write one themselves.

1. Teach the basics of bibliographical format from a common source (ex. book). Include all of the components needed, where to find them, how to write it (double-spaced, indent second line on, correct punctuation etc.)

-name
-title
-city of publication
-publisher
-date of publication

2. Create a worksheet where you give them the needed facts for a bibliography for two sources, and have them write them out. Go around the room and answer questions as needed. Pass in the worksheet as a classwork grade.

3. Break the class into small groups. Give each group four sources and an allotted amount of time. Students must create a bibliography for the books given, with the correct punctuation. Handouts cannot be used. The team(s) who creates a perfect bibliography will receive five extra points on their research paper.

4. Pass out a Bibliography Format Handout to help the students with all types of sources that they might use in their research paper.

Activity used as an introduction to how to write a research paper.