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Creating a Works Cited Page & Research Note Cards

Creating a Works Cited Page & Research Note Cards . What is a Works Cited Page and why do you need one?. A Works Cited Page is an alphabetical list of the sources (also called "works") used in your research paper You must give credit to the sources used--this is called “citing your sources”

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Creating a Works Cited Page & Research Note Cards

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  1. Creating a Works Cited Page & Research Note Cards

  2. What is a Works Cited Page and why do you need one? • A Works Cited Page is an alphabetical list of the sources (also called "works") used in your research paper • You must give credit to the sources used--this is called “citing your sources” • If you do not cite sources, you are committing plagiarism!

  3. Works Cited must be created using the MLA style (Modern Language Association) The MLA regulates: • Document Format • In-text citations • Works Cited

  4. MLA Update 2009: 2009 changes in MLA: • No more Underlining (only use italics) • Publication Medium (e.g. Print, Web, etc.) • New Abbreviations (e.g. “N.p.” for “no publisher given”)

  5. Caution: Teachers who require their students to use MLA may have small exceptions to different MLA rules! #1 Rule for any research paper: Always follow your teacher’s Guidelines!

  6. Works Cited Page: Books Book with One Author: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Example: Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.

  7. Works Cited Page: Periodicals Article in Scholarly Journal Format: Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume. Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication. Example: Duvall, John N. "The Marketplace of Images: Television in White Noise." Arizona Quarterly 50.3 (1994): 127- 53. Print.

  8. Works Cited Page: Web Web Source Format: Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Article Name.” Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher). Date of last update. Medium of publication. Date of access. Example: Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.

  9. Sample Works Cited Page:

  10. Everybody take out a 3x5 index card Name of the source#1 Quote taken from source and page numbers A description of why the quote is important to your essay

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