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MLA Works Cited

MLA Works Cited. Mr. Johnson Clark High School Fall 2013. General Format. Center the words “Works Cited” at the top of the page. 12 pt. Times New Roman, 1” margins, double spaced Continue page numbering (last name + page number) Entries alphabetized by author’s last name

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MLA Works Cited

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  1. MLA Works Cited Mr. Johnson Clark High School Fall 2013

  2. General Format • Center the words “Works Cited” at the top of the page. • 12 pt. Times New Roman, 1” margins, double spaced • Continue page numbering (last name + page number) • Entries alphabetized by author’s last name • When there’s no author, alphabetize by title (not including a/an/the) • When entries are more than one line, use HANGING INDENTS. • When giving a URL, break it at a / • Missing information: No date  n.d. No publisher  n.p. • Dates always given as: Day Mon. Year  28 Mar. 2012

  3. Book Citation Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Angelou, Maya. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings. New York: Ballantine Books, 1997. Print.

  4. Magazine Article Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Day Month Year: pages. Medium of Publication. Buchman, Diana. “A Special Education.” Good Housekeeping 20 Mar. 2006: 143-38. Print.

  5. Scholarly Article Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication. Carlozo, Louis R. "Lucid Dream." The Christian Century 123.12 (2006): 43. Print.

  6. Webpage (with author) Lastname, Firstname. "Title of Article." Title of Website. Name of Publisher/Sponsor. Date published. Web. Date viewed. Duke, Alan. “Kanye West Calls Swift With ‘Sincere’ Apology.” Cnn.com. CNN. 15 Sept. 2009. Web. 2 Oct. 2009.

  7. Webpage (no author) "Title of Webpage." Website. Publisher, Date published. Web. Date viewed. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

  8. Automatic Citations If you use an online citation generator (citationmachine.net, easybib.com, etc.) it is up to YOU to correct errors in citations. Angelou, Maya. I know why the caged bird sings. NewYork, NY: Ballantine Books, 1997. Print.

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