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SPOOKY CITATION ESCAPE

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Created on October 7, 2025

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SPOOKY CITATION escape

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Get all the candy!

escape halloween

You've got your pumpkin ready for the spookiest night of the year. Your mission: identify trustworthy resources and learn how to give proper credit. Beware, do not get caught by the pirate! 🎃👻🍬

go!

Go house to house!

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Candy obtained

Witch's house

Alert! Witches nearby! Dare to knock?

knock

Witch's House

Who goes there? Ah, I know what you're here for!

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Witch's House

You're here to learn about citations and piracy. You came to the right spot, but be sure to listen! I wouldn't mind if the pirate got you...

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Witch's House

The first step is to know what websites are credible and trustworthy. Click next for a breakdown of the website link:

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Witch's House

Here we have a generic link. Hover over it to see the important parts to look out for!

http ://www.latech. /

edu

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Witch's House

Now that you have learned what trustworthy websites look like, let's test what you know! And remember, don't let the pirate get you!

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Spooktacular!

You've passed the first test and scored some candy. Keep it up!

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Candy obtained

Go to the next house!

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Candy obtained

House of the Wolf

A wolf is on the loose! Got the guts to knock?

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House of the Wolf

It's you! The witch told me that you would be here. She taught you parts of a link, right?

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House of the Wolf

Good! Glad to see the pirate didn't get you. I'll help you a little more, and explain what not to do while on the website.

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House of the Wolf

The biggest danger of visiting unknown websites is hackers stealing your information. They can access everything you have ever stored on your device in a matter of seconds if you click the wrong thing.

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House of the Wolf

How do you prevent that? It's easy. Make sure to only visit secure websites. That decreases the chance of the site being bugged by a hacker.

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House of the Wolf

More importantly, don't click on ads or pop-ups! Even if it's just to click the "x". If you have a pop-up on your screen at any point that will not go away in a couple of seconds, click "Ctrl + W" to close the window and try again.

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House of the Wolf

You can also look into getting a pop-up blocker installed on your browser.

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Awesome!

I got one installed on my house, so you don't have to worry about the pirate! Here you go!

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Candy obtained

Go to the next house!

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Candy obtained

Frankenstein's House

An electrifying house, are you up for it? ⚡

knock

Frankenstein's House

Who are you? Oh, you're the kid the wolf sent. Right.

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Frankenstein's House

Well, if you want to move on, you need to pass my tests.

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Frankenstein's House

You don't just need to know what websites to visit and what to look out for, but you also have to know how to cite a website. If you don't, the pirate will get you!

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Frankenstein's House

You don't just need to know what websites to visit and what to look out for, but you also have to know how to cite a website. If you don't, the pirate will get you!

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Frankenstein's House

When citing a website, you need to know the author, title, website, publisher, and date published. Hover over the next slide as for an example.

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Frankenstein's House

Let's see MLA format in use. Hover over the citation to see the different parts of it!

Origins:

"Mary Shelley's Frankenstein."

Kern, Stephen. "Mary Shelley's Frankenstein." Origins: Current Events in Historical Perspective. March, 2018. https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/march-2018-mary- shelleys-frankenstein.

Kern, Stephen.

Current Events in Historical Perspective.

March, 2018.

https://origins.osu.edu/milestones/march-2018-mary-

shelleys-frankenstein.

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Frankenstein's House

Now that you have looked, complete a mini quiz and I'll give you some candy!

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You rock!

You've unraveled the mysteries of MLA citation and scored more candy.

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Candy obtained

You did it!

Your journey has been fang-tastically amazing, and your candy haul is out of this world!

The pirate got you!

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