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Did you take notes from a book? Follow this format to cite:

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.

Did you take notes from a cartoon on BrainPOP? Follow this format to cite:

"Title of Video." BrainPOP, BrainPOP LLC., 2015. Date accessed.

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Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical, Day Month Year, pages.

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