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MLA STYLE AND CITATION MANUAL

BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL

TEACHER EDITION

2010-2011

Developed by Katie Gray

BCHS English Department

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Barren County High School

MLA Style and Citation Manual

2010-2011

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. STYLE MANUAL UPDATE………………………………………………… 3

II. FORMATTING THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR PAPER………………4

III. CITATION GUIDE……………………………………………………………...5

III A. Manuscript Style and Reminders…………………….5

III B. Annotation……………………………………………………..5

Works Cited General Rules

List of Examples

IV. WORKS CITED PAGE SAMPLE…………………………………………..11

V. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY GUIDE & SAMPLE…..…………..12

VI. QUOTING PASSAGES………………………………………………………..14

LESSON PLAN RESOURCES……………………………………………...15

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I. STYLE MANUAL UPDATE

Style Manual Update 2009

Update based on the MLA Handbook. 7th Edition, as explained by OWL at Purdue

and Old Saybrook High School English Department Style Manual, August 2009.

� NO UNDERLINING: Italicize titles of independently published works such as books,

periodicals, films, etc.

Example:

Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations, was published serially from December 1860 to

August 1861.

� NO URLS: MLA no longer requires a URL in website citations; writers are expected to

provide the URL if the citation alone does not easily lead readers to the source information.

If URL is necessary, break lines only at slashes.

Examples:

Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Thinking. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web.

10 May 2006.

John F. Kennedy. History Channel, n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2010.

<http://www.history.com/topics/john-f-kennedy>.

� PUBLICATION MEDIUM: Every entry should receive a medium of publication identifier.

(Most entries will simply be listed as PRINT or WEB, but other potential mediums include

TV or DVD.) Any medium other than WEB will be listed at the end of the citation; WEB will

be followed by date of access.

Examples:

Moffett, Mark. “Able Bodies.” National Geographic August 2007: 140-151. Print.

Dell, Amore. How Shark Scales Give Predator Deadly Speed. National Geographic,

23 Nov. 2010. Web. 29 Nov. 2010.

� WHEN INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE: Many WEB source entries require a publisher

name, a date of publication, and/or page numbers. Often some or all of this information is

not available—the following abbreviations should be used in place of necessary information

in such circumstance:

o n.p. no publisher given

o n.d. : no date

o n. pag. : no pagination (for online journals that appear only online or for databases

that do not provide page numbers)

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Examples:

John F. Kennedy. History Channel, n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2010.

<http://www.history.com/topics/john-f-kennedy>.

Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future

Directions.” Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal 6.2

(2008): n. pag. Web. 20 May 2009.

II. FORMATTING PAGE ONE OF YOUR PAPER

• Do not make a title page unless specifically requested by your instructor.

• In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list the following information: your name,

your instructor’s name, the course name and the date (all double-spaced).

• TITLE: Double space again and center your title. Titles should be written in Title Case

(standard capitalization). Titles should not be written in italics, underlined or in all capital

letters.

• Double space between your title and the first line of your text.

• To number your pages: Create a header in the upper right hand corner of the page. Include

your last name, followed by a space, and Arabic Numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), consecutively

listed on each page in the same manner.

• Below is an example of the first page of a paper written in MLA Style, courtesy of Purdue

Online Writing Lab: The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. October 2010.

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CITATION GUIDE

Some new citations are included below. Students are recommended and encouraged to use OWL at

Purdue Formatting and Style Guide as a support to research and writing.

(http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/).

III A. Manuscript Style and Reminders

1. Academic writing has a traditional look. Readable serif font should be used

(Bookman, Times, Palatino) and used throughout the paper.

2. Normal size is 12 point font.

3. The entire paper is double-spaced. This rule applies to everything, in every part of the

paper (title, text, quotations, Works Cited).

4. Page numbers appear on all pages, including the separate Works Cited.

5. Headings such as the title of paper, Works Cited or Appendix should be centered at top of

page.

6. Margins should be 1 inch on all sides of the document. (If using Microsoft Word 97-2003

version, page margins are automatically set to 1.25 inches on all four sides; Word 2007 and

newer automatically sets margins to 1 inch on all sides.)

7. Do not include a Title Page, unless specifically requested by instructor.

8. Use italics (instead of underlining) for titles of larger works (books, magazines) and

quotation marks for titles of shorter works (poems, articles, short stories).

9. Page numbers: number pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner.

10. Avoid use of styles (no shadow, outline, etc) other than italics: Use italics throughout

your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing

emphasis.

III B. Annotation

“Works Cited” General Rules

� List of references listed on a separate page at the end of the research paper

� Organized alphabetically by the author’s last name—if no author, alphabetize by

the first word of the title (disregard a, an, the)

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� Will I have a Works Cited page or a Bibliography?

o In MLA Format, writers will always have a “Works Cited” page to list

references; never a bibliography.

� Center the words “Works Cited” one inch from the top of page; do not underline

� Entries are NEVER numbered on Works Cited pages

� Begin each entry at the left margin—if entry takes longer than one line, indent the

second line to continue with citation (indent 5 spaces)

� Complete “Works Cited” page prior to inserting in-text citations—each in-text

citation will refer to the first word in the corresponding Works Cited entry

List of Examples

SOURCE WORKS CITED PAGE

(Remember: All citations should be double-

spaced)

POSSIBLE ISSUES

BASIS OF WORKS CITED

FORMAT

Last name, First name. Title in italics.

Place of publication: Publisher, Date.

Medium of publication.

*Titles must be in

italics.

*If title is part of a

book or extended

work, the title is

put in quotation

marks.

1. BOOK WITH ONE

AUTHOR

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird

House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.

2. BOOK WITH MORE

THAN ONE AUTHOR

Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn

and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring.

Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print.

*Reverse the first

author’s name only.

*If there are more

than three authors,

you may choose to

list only the first

author followed by

the phrase: et al.

(note the period

after et al.)

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3. BOOK WITH EDITOR Boroff, Marie, ed. A Gawain Critical

Anthology. New York: Norton, 1967.

Print.

* If more than one

editor, use eds.

4. BOOK WITH

CORPORATIVE AUTHOR

American Allergy Association. Allergies in

Children. New York: Random, 1998. Print.

5. REFERENCE WORK Harris, Muriel. “Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant

Writers.” A Tutor’s Guide: Helping Writers

One on One. Ed. Ben Rafoth. Portsmouth, NH:

Heinemann, 2000. 24-34. Print.

* If no author name

is provided, begin

citation directly

with article title.

6. GOVERNMENT

PUBLICATION

United States. Dept. of Labor. Bureau of

Statistics. Dictionary of Occupational Titles.

4th ed. Washington: GPO, 1977. Print.

7. ARTICLE IN A

MAGAZINE

Poniewozik, James. “TV Makes a Too-Close

Call.” TIME 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.

* Always remember

to abbreviate the

month.

8. ARTICLE IN A

NEWSPAPER

Brubaker, Bill. “New Health Center Targets

Country’s Uninsured Patients.” Washington

Post 24 May 2007: LZ01+. Print.

* note the different

pagination in a

newspaper

* + indicates the

article continued

onto another page

9. FILM/ TELEVISION Ed Wood. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Johnny Depp,

Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker,

Patricia Arquette. Touchstone, 1994. DVD.

* list performers

names only if

necessary- head the

list with “Perf.”

10. BROADCAST TV OR

RADIO PROGRAM

"The Blessing Way." The X-Files. Fox. WXIA,

Atlanta. 19 Jul. 1998. Television.

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11. DIGITAL FILES (PDF’S,

JPEG’S, MP3’S)

Smith, George. “Pax Americana: Strife in a Time

of Peace.” 2005. Microsoft Word file.

* End the entry

with the name of

the digital format

12. PERSONAL

INTERVIEW

Smith, Joe. Personal Interview. 7 Dec. 2010. *This is an

interview that you

conduct yourself.

*Begin citation with

the name of the

interviewee.

12. PUBLISHED

INTERVIEW

Amis, Kingsley. “Mimic and Moralist.”

Interviews with Britain’s Angry Young Men.

By Dale Salwak. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo,

1984. Print.

* For books, include

the author or editor

name after the

book title.

13. AN IMAGE

(PHOTOGRAPH,

SCULPTURE, PAINTING)

Picasso, Pablo. Le Moulin de la Galette. 1900.

Guggenheim, New York. Guggenheim:

Thannhauser Collection. Web. 7 Dec. 2010.

*If viewed on the

Internet, include

the name of the

webpage where art

was viewed and the

date of access.

14. ARTICLE IN ONLINE

SCHOLARLY JOURNAL

Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and

Policy: Current Conditions and Future

Directions.” Social Work and Society: The

International Online-Only Journal 6.2

(2008): n. pag. Web. 20 May 2009.

* Note that this

journal is online

published online-

there is no print

form. Be sure to

include “n. pag.” to

indicate that there

are no page

numbers.

15. ARTICLE IN ONLINE

SCHOLARLY JOURNAL

THAT ALSO APPEARS IN

PRINT

Wheelis, Mark. "Investigating Disease

Outbreaks Under a Protocol to the

Biological and Toxin Weapons

Convention." Emerging Infectious Diseases

6.6 (2000): 595-600. Web. 8 Feb. 2009.

* This journal

appears in print and

online. Note that you

viewed it online by

including “Web” or

in print form by

excluding

“Web” and including

“print” at the end of

the citation.

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16. BLOG POSTING Editor, screen name, author, or compiler name

(if available). “Posting Title.” Name of Site.

Version number (if available). Name of

institution/organization affiliated with the

site (sponsor or publisher). Medium of

publication. Date of access.

Salmar1515 [Sal Hernandez]. “Re: Best

Strategy: Fenced Pastures vs. Max Number

of Rooms?” BoardGameGeek.

BoardGameGeek, 29 Sept. 2008. Web. 5

Apr. 2009.

* Notice the

necessary

information for a

blog posting in the

first provided

citation. An

example blog

citation follows.

*Note that if the

publisher of the cite

is unknown, write

“n.p.” for no

publisher.

*Name of site and

name of institution

may be the same.

Be sure to italicize

only the name of

site.

17. SCHOLARLY JOURNAL Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms:

The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta

Devi's Bashai Tudu." Tulsa Studies in

Women's Literature 15.1 (1996): 41-50.

Print.

*Always provide

issue numbers

when available.

18. WEBSITE Editor, author, or compiler name (if available).

Name of Site. Version number. Name of

institution/organization affiliated with the

site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource

creation (if available). Medium of

publication. Date of access.

Dell, Amore. How Shark Scales Give Predator

Deadly Speed. National Geographic, 23 Nov.

2010. Web. 29 Nov. 2010.

*Date of access

simply means the

date that you

viewed the website.

This gives you

credibility as

websites are

constantly

changing.

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19. SHORT WORK FROM

A WEBSITE

Author’s name. “Title of short work.” Title of

Site. Sponsor of site, date of publication.

Medium. Date of Access.

Shiva, Vandana. “Bioethics: A Third World

Issue.” NativeWeb. Nativeweb, n.d. Web.

22 Jan. 2009.

*Use this citation

style for short

online works such

as articles, poems,

and other

documents that are

not book length or

that appear as

internal pages on a

website.

*Remember, use

the abbreviation

“n.d” when no date

is available.

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XXII. SAMPLE WORKS CITED

* Note that in MLA Style, the Bibliography, or list of sources are organized as a “Works Cited” page and all

entries are alphabetized by the author’s last name. If no author name is provided, alphabetize the citation

by the first word in the title (excluding the, a, an).

Works Cited

American Allergy Association. Allergies in Children. New York: Random, 1998. Print.

Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi's

Bashai Tudu." Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature 15.1 (1996): 41-50. Print.

Ed Wood. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia

Arquette. Touchstone, 1994. DVD.

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.

Poniewozik, James. “TV Makes a Too-Close Call.” TIME 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.

“Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions.”

Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal 6.2 (2008): n. pag. Web. 20

May 2009.

Salmar1515 [Sal Hernandez]. “Re: Best Strategy: Fenced Pastures vs. Max Number of Rooms?”

BoardGameGeek. BoardGameGeek, 29 Sept. 2008. Web. 5 Apr. 2009.

Wheelis, Mark. "Investigating Disease Outbreaks Under a Protocol to the Biological and Toxin

Weapons Convention." Emerging Infectious Diseases 6.6 (2000): 595-600. Web. 8 Feb. 2009.

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XXIII. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY GUIDE

An Annotated Bibliography is an annotated list of references; the researcher includes their citations

along with an explanation of each source. Explanations may include a summary, assessment, and/or

reflection of the source.

SUMMARIZE

Summarize: What are the main arguments? What is the basic idea of this source? What is the most

important information taken from this source?

You should paraphrase to include the main ideas from the source in your own words without using

direct quotes and/or plagiarizing information from the source.

Paraphrasing information…

• Your own version of important information and ideas expressed by someone else,

presented in your own way.

• Focuses concisely on a single main idea.

ASSESS THE INFORMATION...

Assess: When completing research, it can be helpful to evaluate the source; this will be helpful both

for you as the researcher and your readers. Is this a useful source? Compare this source with others

in your Annotated Bibliography. How can you tell if the information is reliable? Can you tell if the

source is biased or objective? If so, how? It may be helpful to determine the goal of this source.

To evaluate sources, ask the following questions while reading…

• Skim the book and the table of contents. Is your specific topic covered? Will your topic be

covered in depth enough to provide sufficient information?

• Determine the intended audience.

• Is the language objective or emotional?

• From where does the author obtain their information? Look at their sources: do they use a

balance of primary and secondary sources?

• Is the information up to date? Check to see how old the source is and if the age of the

information matters.

• How credible is the author? What do you know about the author or organization?

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REFLECTION…

Reflect: Now it is time to determine how your source fits into your research. How helpful is this

source and how does it help you shape your argument? Has this source influenced how you think

about your topic? If so, how?

• Be sure to include the specific information you will use from the source, explaining how you

will use the information to shape your argument.

WHY SHOULD I WRITE AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY?

To learn more about your topic! Writing an annotated bibliography is excellent preparation for

any type of research project. This assignment will help you to more carefully read potential sources,

assist you in formulating a strong thesis, and develop a well-rounded perspective on the topic.

ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FORMAT

The format of annotated bibliographies varies; however, there are a few basic format guidelines

writers should use.

• Bibliographic information should be presented in MLA citation format.

• Annotations for each source are always written in block paragraph form. In terms of the

length of your annotations, you should consult your individual instructor. The length of the

annotations for each source could vary from a few sentences to a number of pages.

*For more information and samples of annotated bibliographies, visit the following website:

The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. October 2010.

Purdue Online Writing Lab

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/

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XXIV. QUOTING PASSAGES

• In MLA format, quotes are formatted differently depending on the length of the quote.

• If you need to cite two or more works from the same author, your in-text citations will

include the title of the specific work, rather than the name of the author.

SHORT QUOTATIONS

Short quotes are identified as or shorter than four typed lines of prose.

• Enclose quotation with double quotation marks.

• Include author and specific page citation in parenthesis after closing the quotation marks.

• Include a complete source reference on works cited page.

• Question marks and exclamation points should be included within the quotations and

before the parenthetical citation if they are part of the quote.

• Your punctuation marks should appear after the parenthetical citation.

Examples:

“I saw that the dress had been put upon the rounded figure of a young woman, and the

figure upon which it now hung loose, had shrunken to skin and bone” (Dickens 48).

Is it possible that dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184)?

LONG QUOTATIONS

Long quotations are identified as longer than four typed lines of prose.

• Place quotation in free-standing block of text, omitting quotation marks.

• Start quotation on a new line, indenting one inch from the left margin.

• Maintain double spacing.

• Parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark.

Example: Upon seeing Miss Havisham, a figure of decayed wealth and social status, Pip remembers:

I saw that everything within my view which ought to be white, had been white long ago and had

lost its lustre, and was faded and yellow. I saw that the bride within the bridal dress, had

withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had no brightness left but the brightness of her

sunken eyes. I saw that the dress had been put upon the rounded figure of a young woman, and

the figure upon which it now hung loose, had shrunken to skin and bone. (Dickens 48)

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MLA CITATION AND DOCUMENTATION

Name: _______________________

Date: _______ Period: _____

What is MLA Citation?

The Modern Language Association (MLA) developed a style guide for academic writing. Part of

the style guide deals with the correct way to cite your sources when writing.

Why is it important to cite my sources?

As a writer, it is your responsibility to give proper credit to your sources. It is also very

important that you give this credit in accordance with MLA style. If you fail to give proper

credit to a source, you have committed plagiarism.

By citing your sources, you seem more reliable as a writer; your reader(s) will have more

reason to believe and rely on what you have to say.

Remember...what is plagiarism?

If you have not given proper credit to your sources, you have committed plagiarism. Basically,

you are lying to your reader. You have used someone else’s thoughts, research and/or ideas

without telling your reader where you took it from; therefore, they believe it is your idea(s).

Whether you have intentionally tried to pass off someone else’s ideas as your own or, through

careless research, you unintentionally “forgot” to cite a source, the charge is still plagiarism.

What information do I need to cite?

You should cite anything that is not common knowledge. Any idea or information that you

received from a source needs to be cited. Any idea or fact that is common knowledge, like

Abraham Lincoln was a United States President, or Earth is the third planet from the sun does

not need to be cited.

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So…how do I cite my sources?

• WORKS CITED PAGE

All academic papers must include a works cited page (a WORKS CITED PAGE is a listing of

sources that a student used to write his/her essay or report).

There are a few things to keep in mind when writing your Works Cited page:

1. The Works Cited page is always the last page of your document.

2. Each entry must be complete and accurate (examples are below).

3. The sources are listed alphabetically by the first word or name of the entry.

4. Each citation will be formatted differently, depending on your source of information (the

Internet, magazines, books, newspapers, etc.).

• PARENTHETICAL CITATION

You should also cite sources within your writing. This form of citation is called

PARENTHETICAL CITATION. These citations correspond to your Works Cited Page. Here is

an example, which allows your reader to know what source the information came from:

“In 2007, 37 percent of American adults sought medical information from the internet regarding a health problem they were experiencing before consulting a doctor” (Smith 38).

The reader would understand from this citation that on page 38 of Smith’s book, this

fact is mentioned. Furthermore, since the words are contained within quotes, the above

example illustrates that this is a direct quote from that page.

You can also use parenthetical citations for indirect quotes (an author paraphrases an idea

from a source):

Instead of going to a doctor right away, a recent study found that 37 percent of Americans are now turning to the internet for medical information as opposed to immediately seeing a doctor (Smith 38).

• You can also write with documentation:

According to CNN Money, $10.7 billion were spent on Black Friday in 2010.

Your readers immediately know that you did not make up the statistic/fact, and that the

information came from a reliable source.

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MLA Citation WORKS CITED PAGE:

• Remember, depending on the source of your information, your citation style will vary.

• Your Works Cited page is organized alphabetically by the first word of each citation.

• It is extremely important that you follow the examples. Every period, comma, colon etc.

must be exact.

• If you run out of room on one line, enter down and space over 5 spaces to complete the

citation.

• Visit the following website for help: owl.english.purdue.edu/

BOOKS:

Author last name, author first name. Title of the book. City of publication: Publication company,

Date published. Publication medium.

Example:

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.

WEBSITES:

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). NAME OF SITE. Version number. Name of

institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource

creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.

Example:

Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.

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MAGAZINES:

Author(s). "Title of Article.” Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.

Example:

Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." TIME 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.

NEWSPAPERS:

Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.

Example:

Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." WASHINGTON POST 24

May 2007: LZ01. Print.

EDITORIAL or LETTER TO THE EDITOR:

Author(s). "Title of Article." Editorial/Letter. Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of

publication.

Examples: *Note the differences between the Letter to the Editor and the Editorial.

Hamer, John. Letter. American Journalism Review Dec. 2006/Jan. 2007: 7. Print.

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MLA CITATION AND DOCUMENTATION Name: _______________________

Date: _______ Period: _____

Now it’s your turn! Using your notes, complete the template below for each source:

BOOK:

_________________________. __________________. _________________:

______________________, ___________. _____________.

WEBSITE:

_______________. ________________________. ______________, _________________.

________. _____________.

NEWSPAPER:

_________________. "________________________." ________________ _____________:

______. _______________.

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MAGAZINE:

_________________. "________________________." ________________ _____________:

______. _______________.

LETTER TO THE EDITOR or EDITORIAL:

_________________. "___________________." ____________. _______________________:

_______. ______________.

WHAT IF I CAN’T FIND IMPORTANT CITATION INFORMATION?

Use the following abbreviations when missing the corresponding

information:

n.d.: no date

n.p.: no publisher

n. pag.: no pagination

*Note that if there is no author, you should not include an abbreviation; just

begin the citation with the title of the source.

*Note that the abbreviations are in italics. When writing a citation by hand,

anything that should be in italics should be underlined.

*WHEN YOU ARE MISSING ANY INFORMATION ON A WEBSITE, INCLUDE

THE URL ADDRESS FOR MY REFERENCE ONLY.

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Annotated Bibliography

Name: ___________________________

An annotated bibliography includes a summary, reflection and evaluation of

each of the sources. Your annotations will:

• Summarize: Simply summarize the source. What is the point of this

book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this

article/book is about, what would you say?

• Assess: After summarizing a source, it is helpful to evaluate it. Is it a

useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your

bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or

objective? What is the goal of this source?

• Reflect: Once you've summarized and assessed a source, you need to

ask how it fits into your research. Was this source helpful to you? How

does it help you shape your argument? How will you use this source in

your research project? Has it changed how you think about your topic?

*Annotated Bibliographies must have a TITLE.

*See the next page for an example Annotated Bibliography.

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CHEAT SHEET FOR RESEARCH Name: ________________________

Take this to the computer lab and library when you research. Complete the information for

each website, book, magazine, newspaper article, etc. that you reference.

NAME AND TYPE OF

SOURCE

VITAL DOCUMENTATION INFO IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM

SOURCE

Article title- Extending the Ethical Boundaries of Stem Cell Research

Author- K. Senior

Journal title- Trends in Molecular Medicine

Volume 7

Published 2001

Pages 5-6

* This source provides medical expert opinion which will help to build my argument.

Extra Information: