Live 4.5.1 Creating a Works Cited Page

Creating a Works Cited Page

Live Lesson 4.5.1

Open Ended

There are a variety of different types of sources besides books to use as a citation. Think of a few types and list them here.

• Works cited pages are used to show that the sources you are using for your project are credible and academic

• This is the last page of your project and is a list of all the works you used as sources, formatted in a very specific way.

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Words Cited Pages

• This should be the last page of your document. You need to click 'enter' until you start a new page. Make sure you are not starting a separate document.

• Source need to be organized alphabetically by the author's last name. If there is no author listed, then you will use the title

• On the page, each source should be listed in alphabetical order

• The first line of a citation should have a hanging indent above the second line

• Citations must follow MLA guidelines. Certain information (like author, publishing info, etc.) must go in a certain order and follow punctuation guidelines

Rules for Works Cited

• An in-text citation is when you place key information from the works cited entry in parentheses next to its information

  • The in-text citation is always going to list the very first thing in the citation

• Usually, the last name of the source's author; however, if the source does not list an author, you will list the title of the work instead

• Don't forget, you also need to add signal phrases before your quotes and paraphrasing!

In-Text Citations

Multiple Choice

How are the authors organized on a Works Cited page?

• alphabetically by first name

• alphabetically by last name

• alphabetically by date of publication

Multiple Choice

Where is the Works Cited page located?

• right after your title page

• immediately after your last paragraph

• on the next new page after the end of your essay

• There are helpful website that can come in handy while working on a works cited page

• Citation Generators can do the work for you

  • Look up the book or article and the generator will provide the citation

  • Then, copy and past the citation into your document

• Warning: these generators are not perfect. Sometimes they make mistakes, so always check your work before you just copy and paste into your document!

Citation Generators

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• You are going to research your favorite animal!

• Once you have found a website to share, you will cite it in MLA format using BibGuru

• You will copy and paste this citation onto the padlet

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• After you post on the padlet, the rest of class is time for you to work on your in-text citations, signal phrases, and works cited page for your Informational Writing Project

• Remember, your project is DUE FRIDAY!!!!!!!!

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