Fences/The Things They Carried
Databases
To access all the databases, ebooks, and electronic encyclopedias, click here. You can then use the Powersearch bar on the right hand side to search all the databases at once
If you are prompted to enter a password, the password for all the databases is: patriot
Boston Public Library electronic resources - access databases, newspapers, encyclopedias...tons of resources. This has access to more Gale databases that we do not have.
ecard number: 20000000830039
4 digit pin: 7285
or you can sign up for your own BPL ecard
Ebooks
Gale Virtual Reference Library ebooks can also be accessed on the same page as all the databases.
Includes these titles:
Literary Themes for Students
Literature and its Times
if asked the password is: patriot
Infobase -Includes the Encyclopedia of Themes in Literature
If you are asked to log in:
username: mill-memhs
password: woolies
Creating a Works Cited page
Citation Machine- This is a great tool to help create a Works Cited page.
Easybib.com - another good option for creating a Works Cited.
Purdue Online Writing Lab - This site is a great resource for information on citing resources.
How to properly format your paper in MLA style
Below are some basic guidelines for formatting a paper in MLA style.
Type your paper on a computer and print it out on standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper.
Type your paper in Times New Roman, 12 pt font.
Double-space the text of your paper.
Leave only one space after periods or other punctuation marks (unless otherwise instructed by your instructor).
Set the margins of your document to 1 inch on all sides.
Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-inch from the left margin. MLA recommends that you use the Tab key as opposed to pushing the Space Bar five times.
Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasis.
Do not make a separate title page for your paper unless specifically requested.
In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text.
Double space again and center the title. Do not underline, italicize, or place your title in quotation marks.
Double space between the title and the first line of the text.
Create a header in the upper right-hand corner that includes your last name, followed by a space with a page number; number all pages consecutively with Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. (Note: Your instructor or other readers may ask that you omit last name/page number header on your first page. Always follow instructor guidelines.)
Citing non-print or sources from the Internet
Sometimes writers are confused with how to craft parenthetical citations for electronic sources because of the absence of page numbers, but often, these sorts of entries do not require any sort of parenthetical citation at all. For electronic and Internet sources, follow the following guidelines:
Include in the text the first item that appears in the Work Cited entry that corresponds to the citation (e.g. author name, article name, website name, film name).
You do not need to give paragraph numbers or page numbers based on your Web browser’s print preview function.
Here is an example of a parenthetical citation:
One online film critic stated that Fitzcarraldo is "...a beautiful and terrifying critique of
obsession and colonialism" (Garcia).
Here is the Works Cited entry the above citation refers to:
Garcia, Elizabeth. "Herzog: a Life." Online Film Critics Corner. The Film School of New Hampshire, 2 May 2002. Web. 8 Jan. 2009.
-Taken from Purdue Online Writing Lab
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