7th grade in the state of Idaho is when most students start doing research papers.

These research papers are, for the most part, controlled and are to follow MLA format. My co-teacher wanted to teach the students from the beginning of the year what it means to give credit for others ideas as an introduction to citation. I was impressed how she would give credit to each student, by name, when they had a great comment or answered a question correctly. By doing this, she taught the students respect for each other and what they were learning. I felt it was important to keep this going when I began teaching, but I took it a step further. When we had classroom discussions, each student was to keep notes on what was said, and who said it. If they agreed with a students comment, they were say that students name, giving them credit, and then make their own comment(s). This was also the procedure for comments they disagreed with. I also gave credit to each comment and to the author of any work we covering. Once we started doing research papers, it was already embed in their head they needed to give credit when credit was due; it was then a matter of teaching them how to accomplish this in a paper. When I was in front of the class, I made it known they were to respect me when I was talking by paying attention, listening to what I had to say, and raising their hand to make a comment or ask a question. I would, in return, respect them by listening when they spoke and answer each question to the best of my ability. Additionally, I showed my professionalism by how I dressed on a daily basis and how I interacted with other factuality and staff. If I wrote a letter to parents I made sure it followed correct format, was free of conventional errors, and addressed the concern point blank.