MLA Format
(You must reference all of your sources throughout your writing so that you give credit to other people’s research and ideas.)
Books:
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Book Example:
Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford U.P., 1967.
Periodicals & Newspapers:
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical or Newspaper Day Month Year: page numbers.
Periodical Example:
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71.
Newspaper Example:
Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." Washington Post 24
May 2007: LZ01.
Therefore, when you find a book, magazine, or newspaper you need to copy down the citation information and page numbers from the book that you use!
Websites/Electronic Sources:
Author (if available). “Article Name” (if available). Date of your Access. Complete URL.
Websites/Electronic Sources Example:
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." 24 Feb. 2009.
http://www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html
Non-Print Sources: (For example: Movie Documentary, News Channel, TV show)
TV Show or News Channel Name. Date of Your Viewing.
Movie Director. “Movie Documentary Name.” Year of Film.
IN-TEXT Example: (How do I cite DURING my writing?)
Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
Works Cited:
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 5 Dec. 2011.
(This is where I found the MLA information for this worksheet. I need to give them credit for their work. I cannot just copy/paste.)
