Guidelines for Constructing Maps

1. Print your heading in the upper right-hand corner of your paper.

2. Print the title in all capital letters and center it above the map.

3. Avoid use of abbreviations or hyphenations.

4. Color neatly and smoothly with map pencils only. Only use blue for rivers and other bodies of water.

5. Place a compass rose showing the four major directions in the lower left-hand corner.

6. If a legend or key is necessary, place it in the lower right-hand corner.

7. Print all lettering in pencil first. Check spelling, locations, lettering, and capitalizations. Go over lettering in ink. Then erase stray pencil marks.

8. Capitalize all letters in the names of countries, states, bodies of water, and mountains.

9. Capitalize the first letter only in the names of cities.

10. Letter horizontally unless otherwise specified.


© Citing Sources – Copyright and Fair Use

A document does not have to have a copyright seal (©) in order to be copyrighted. All material located online should be considered to be copyrighted (because it’s been published online) unless a statement is attached saying it is part of the “public domain.”

For this class – you must cite your sources for any research products, even if the only source you use is the textbook, using correct MLA format.

Online Bibliography and Citation websites –www.easybib.com and www.citationmachine.net

Using a website like EasyBib or Citation Machine can make this task so much easier for you! They give you a form to fill in with the requested information, and then they create the citation for you.

PROCEDURE:

A. You

· go to the website

· choose MLA format

· choose the type of source you are using

· fill in the information fields that appear with as much of the information as you can

· copy and paste in the URL of the exact page where the information you are citing is located

· hit the submit button.

B. The webpage creates the citation.

C. You write/paste/type the citation into your product.

Done!

US and international copyright laws make some exceptions for student and teacher use of material for “educational purposes,” BUT there are general limits to what portions of copyrighted works can be used for school projects and not be in violation of the Fair Use exemption clause.