Citation Help
MLA Citation Formatting and examples- follow the link or read below.
General notes for Works Cited pages:
Alphabetize by the first word in each citation.
Double space each entry (don't double-double space!)
Databases provide correct MLA citations. Use them!
Standard citations per the English department use MLA8. When in doubt, cite anyway!!
General notes for MLA formatted paper:
Use Times New Roman; 12 pt font
To properly format the top of your paper for MLA formatting:
Name
Teacher
Class
Date (written 8 May 2017)
Title of the document
The title is centered on the paper. It's not underlined, not bold, not italicized, not larger font
To insert Page Numbers correctly using Google Docs:
Insert > Page Number > First option. Type in your last name and space before the page number, then close header.
The MLA Formatting and Style Guide offers examples for the general format of MLA research papers, in-text citations, endnotes/footnotes, and the Works Cited page.
Using online citation machines
(these will be slightly different depending on which you use; citations in google docs are under Add-ons but tend to be incomplete)
Pull up your site in a new tab
Keep the webpage you're working on up in another tab
COPY the URL (web address in the address bar at the top of the page) and paste it into the search box, make sure you are searching for a web site
Hit CITE THIS!, then hit CONTINUE when the next screen pops up
Look for the following items to complete the citation:
author credited with writing the article
publisher of the website
date of the article (this is NOT the copyright of the website).
Hit CREATE CITATION when information is verified. CUT/PASTE this citation for your Works Cited.
This is supposed to integrate with the Google suite of apps and seems to be pretty easy and good.
How to cite NoveList Plus
*Reviewer’s name and the title of the review (if given).
*Then write Rev. of Title of the Work, by author.
*Next add the name of the periodical and the rest of the publication information.
*Conclude the entry with the database information and access date.
Rev. of Killing Mr. Griffin by Lois Duncan. Kirkus (Apr. 1, 1978). NoveList Plus. Web. 7 May 2013.
Rev. of L8r, G8r by Lauren Myracle. School Library Journal 53.6 (June 1, 2007): 155. NoveList Plus. Web. 7 May 2013.
How to cite Google Earth
A complete description of how one might cite a Google Earth image is provided in the handout attached at the bottom of this screen.
https://sites.google.com/a/tas.tw/mscitation/how/ge
Summary:
The resulting citation is in the gray box and starts with "source."
Use the data shown in the red and green boxes below.
Skip what's circled in yellow, though.
Look at the bottom of the Google Earth Image:
