Cheat Sheet for English 9 Research Paper -
MLA Works Cited and In-Text Citation Examples
You will take your sources and create your works cited draft and then, once you have decided which sources you will actually use in your paper, you will create a final draft.
Research Paper Review: Works Cited
Mrs. Stonitsch would rather have you learn how to create a citation on your own, without the help of NoodleTools. It is much easier to do this on your own and is beneficial when you no longer have access to NoodleTools (like in college)! Therefore, she will be introducing you to a great resource for what you need to know on MLA format and citations: The Online Writing Lab at Purdue University http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/17/. This can also be easily found by typing Purdue MLA OWL into Google.
Here are some reminders on how your Works Cited page should look:
· ABC Order by author or if no author, by title
· Double Spaced--No extra spacing between each entry
· Works Cited is the title, centered, no bold, no underline, no quotation marks, and 1 inch from top of paper
· The second line of each entry is indented
· 12 Point font and Times New Roman
· 1 inch margins
· Your last and name and last page number of your paper will go on top right corner 1/2 inch from top
**Example: If your paper is 3 pages long, your
W.C. page will have your last name and 4
· Tip: You must put medium of publication which for this assignment will only be Web or Print
When we get to the step of creating your citations that will be used in your paper to document direct quotes, paraphrases, and summaries; you will take your works cited page entries and create citations that I will check and grade before you even begin typing. You will use these citations (we create in class) as your citations for your paper. Once I have checked and approved them, they will not change in format or otherwise,.
Your parenthetical citations will match the very beginning of each works cited entry
***Tip: If your title is in ALL CAPS, change to normal title by capitalizing the first letter of each major word***
When you begin to type your paper, you will be using citations at the end of your direct quotes, complete paraphrases, and complete summaries. Here are some really quick and easy tips to help you create accurate citations.
The following are tips to use when creating your parenthetical citations:
TIP #1: Your parenthetical citation will always match the beginning of your works cited entry for that source. For
example, look at #1 labeled Book With One Author below—Gleick, James is the beginning of the citation.
TIP #2: If your source has an author—NOT AN EDITOR—but an author (should be located last name then first at
the beginning of your works cited entry) then you only put the author’s last name and page number. Using #1
below and if your citation was on page 215, you would put (Gleick 215)
TIP #3: If your source has an author—NOT AN EDITOR—but an author (should be located last name then first at
the beginning of your works cited entry) and your source does not have true page numbers (located on your
works cited entry), then you only put the author’s last name. If #1 below did not have page numbers, you would
put (Gleick).
TIP #4: If you do not have an author and you are to put the article title in your parentheses, condense the title if it is 4
or more words. You would condense the title to the first 2-3 words in the correct order; however, you can
omit a, an, and the if they begin the title.
For example, if you do not have an author for the Rock Hall website article titled “The Sex Pistols Reject Rock Hall Fame,” you would condense the title to 2-3 words. (“Sex Pistols”) or if that title becomes repetitive, then (“Sex Pistols Reject”) in order to make sure every Works Cited entry has a different citation. USE THIS EXAMPLE OF CONDENSING TITLES ANY TIME YOU HAVE AN
ARTICLE WITHOUT AN AUTHOR.
TIP #5: If your source does not have page numbers listed on your works cited entry, then you do not put any in your
parenthetical citations. Look at the samples in Tips 3 and 4
TIP #6: Many of your sources do not have page numbers and also have identical titles. In order to differentiate
between the two, you would include the article title then a comma then your source which would be a
magazine, Database, website, etc. It is usually located directly after the article title. For example, look at the following works cited entries:
“Sex Pistols Biography." Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Museum, n.d.Web. 21 Apr. 2014. <http://rockhall.com/inductees/sex-pistols/bio/>.
“Sex Pistols Biography.” Rolling Stone. Rolling Stone Online Magazine. Web. 14 Apr. 2014.
**Both article titles are the same. Here would be the citations:
(“Sex Pistols Biography,” Rock and Roll Hall of Fame) and (“Sex Pistols Biography,” Rolling Stone)
TIP #7: If your source has quotation marks “” or italics, then you keep the same format inside the parentheses. Look at the examples in tip #6 above.
TIP #8. If you have more than one works cited entry by the same author, you must include the author and the source in the parenthetical citation.
For example: (Steinbeck, Of Mice and Men 112). Steinbeck = author Of Mice and Men = book title 112 = pg
Here are the main works cited and citation examples:
EXAMPLES 1-9 WILL BE THE MAIN ONES FOR THIS PAPER
1. Book with One Author
Last name, First name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin Books, 1987. Print.
Parenthetical Citation: (Gleick).
2. Book with More Than One Author
First author name is written last name first; subsequent author names are written first name, last name. Medium of Publication.
Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print.
Parenthetical Citation: (Gillespie and Lerner).
**If there are FOUR or more authors in the works cited entry, then your parenthetical will only mention the last name of the first author and et al.
Parenthetical Citation: (Johnson et al.)
3. Article from a database—Web address or URL not needed for school databases
Last Name, First Name of Author. “Article Title.” Periodical Title Volume Number (Year): Page numbers. Name of Database. Name of the subscription service. Name of library where you accessed the article. Date you accessed the article. <web address>.
Singer, P.W. “Outsourcing War.” Foreign Affairs 84.2 (2005): 119-. Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. U of
Missouri Lib., Columbia. 10 June 2005 <http://epnet.com>.
Parenthetical Citation: (Singer).
Jackson, Blair. "Metallica: Through the Never."MixOct. 37:10 (2013): 46-48.Biography Reference Bank. Web. 20 Apr. 2015.
4. Specific Article from a Web Page—URLs not needed for allmusic.com / rockhall.com / country music hall of fame site / cnn/
Time Magazine site / Rolling Stone online site
Last name, first name of author (if available). “Article Title.” Name of Site. Sponsor/Publisher (if available), Date of resource was written (if available). Web (Medium of Publication). Date Accessed.
Example—(Note: This example has no author.)
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, 2008. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.
Parenthetical Citation: ("How to Make") --If title is more than 4 words, condense title to first 3 major words excluding a, an, the
**Example from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Site most of you will use that has no author--
"Queen Biography" RockHall. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum. Web. 20 April 2015.
Parenthetical Citation: ("Queen Biography") If title contains quotation marks, include them; if
title is italicized, italicize
5. An Entire Web Site
Name of Site. Date of Posting/Revision. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sometimes found in copyright statements). Date you accessed the site [electronic address].
It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available on one date may no longer be available later. Be sure to include the complete address for the site. Here are some examples:
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. 26 Aug. 2005. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue University. 23
April 2006 <http://owl.english.purdue.edu>.
Parenthetical Citation: (Purdue OWL Family of Sites) or condensed version (Purdue OWL)
6. Article from a magazine or newspaper
Last name, First Name of Author. “Article Title.” Magazine/ Newspaper Title Volume Number Date of Publication: Page numbers.
Webster, Jeffrey. “Job Searches Becoming Obsolete.” Time 143 March 20, 2011: 23-39.
Parenthetical Citation: (Webster 24).
7. Article from a magazine or newspaper Without an author
“Article Title.” Magazine/ Newspaper Title Volume Number Date of Publication: Page numbers.
“Job Searches Becoming Obsolete.” Time. 143 April 14, 2011 23-39.
Parenthetical Citation: (“Job Searches Becoming Obsolete” 24).
8. Article from a web magazine or newspaper—URLs are not needed for popular magazines such as Rolling Stone / Time
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Online Publication. Date of Publication. Date of Access <electronic address>.
Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing The Living Web." A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. No. 149 (16
Aug. 2002). Web. 4 May 2006 <http://alistapart.com/articles/writeliving>.
Parenthetical Citation: (Bernstein).
9. Article Without an Author from a web magazine or newspaper—URL rule is the same as #8 above.
“Title of Article.” Title of Online Publication. Date of Publication. Date of Publication. Date of Access <electronic address>.
“10 Tips on Writing The Living Web.” A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. No. 149 (16 Aug. 2002). Web. 4 May 2006 <http://alistapart.com/articles/writeliving>.
Parenthetical Citation: (“10 Tips on Writing”). **Condense the title of a long article with the FIRST major words of title only**
10. A Personal Interview
Person interviewed. Type of interview. Date of interview.
Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000.
Parenthetical Citation: (Purdue).
11. A Lecture or Speech
Speaker’s name, Title of the speech (if any) in quotes, details about the meeting or event where the speech was given, including its location and date of delivery. In lieu of a title, label the speech according to its type, e.g., Guest Lecture, Keynote Address, State of the Union Address.
Stein, Bob. “Keynote Address.” Computers and Writing Conference. Union Club Hotel, Purdue University, West Lafayette, IN. 23 May 2003.
Parenthetical Citation: (Stein).
12. Quoting From Another Source—If your source is actually quoting or citing from an outside source, you will follow the following format:
Your Works Cited entry will remain the same; however, your parenthetical citation will be different.
You would abbreviate and lower case quoted in plus your source.
If your source is an author, you would only include the author’s last name as follows:
Parenthetical Citation: (qtd. in Stein)
If your source does not have an author, you will use qtd. in plus a condensed version of your article in quotation marks or italicized, depending how it is already documented.
Parenthetical Citation: (qtd. in “Keynote Address”).
13. A Work in an Anthology, Reference, or Collection
Book parts include an essay in an edited collection or anthology, or a chapter of a book.
Last name, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editor's Name(s). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. Pages.
Harris, Muriel. "Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Writers." A Tutor's Guide: Helping Writers One to One. Ed. Ben
Rafoth. Portsmouth, NH: Heinemann, 2000. 24-34.
Parenthetical Citation: (Harris).
14. Video from website
Title of Video. Organization sponsoring video. Date created. Name of Website received. Date accessed, web address.
Behind the Screens. Challenging Media, 3 Oct. 2006. YouTube.com. 24 Oct. 2008 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?b=9ens-cjxuu4>.
Parenthetical Citation: (Behind the Screens).