First Page Format

Your Name 

Your Teacher's Name 

Class Name

Date in day, month and year format (Example: 30 August 2021)

Title of Your Paper 

Start typing your paper here.... 

*Do not use italics or quotation marks in your title unless you are referring to another work

Books with One Author: In-text Citation & Works Cited

In-text citations should include the last name of the author and page number. If the author is mentioned in the sentence, then the last name does not need to be included in the in-text citation. 

Harry Potter is described as having " a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes," (Rowling 20). 

Rowling describes Harry Potter as having "a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes," (20). 

Works cited format is listed as follows... 

Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date. 

Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Scholastic, 1998.  

*Only list the publication city if the book was published before 1900, publisher has offices in more than one country or if the publisher is unknown in North America. 

Books with No Author: In-text Citation & Works Cited

In-text citations should include the title and page number. If the title is mentioned in the sentence, then the last name does not need to be included in the in-text citation. 

By definition, a catnap is "to take a short nap," (The American Heritage Student Dictionary 161). 

According to The American Heritage Student Dictionary, a catnap is "to take a short nap," (161). 

*In the future, a shortened title will be used in place of a longer one. 

Works cited format is listed as follows... 

Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date. 

The American Heritage Student Dictionary. Boston, Houghton Mifflin, 1994.  

*Only list the publication city if the book was published before 1900, publisher has offices in more than one country or if the publisher is unknown in North America. 

Website Page: In-text Citation & Works Cited

In-text citations should include the first listed piece of information from the works cited entry. 

Site with no author-

When creating MLA citations, parenthetical citation depends on the medium and work's cited entry (The Purdue OWL Family of Sites). 

Site with author-

Narratologists are known categorize within their writing form (Felluga). 

Works cited format is listed as follows... 

Editor, author or compiler name (if available). "Name of Page." Name of Site. Version number, Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available), URL, DOI or permalink. Date of access (if applicable).  

Site with no author- 

The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. "MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics." The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008, owl.english.purdue.edu/owl. Accessed 12 Dec. 2021. 

Site with author-

Felluga, Dino. "General Introduction to Narratology." Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 12 Dec. 2021. 

*Not all information will be available for the full format. 

Entire Website: In-text Citation & Works Cited

In-text citations should include the first listed piece of information from the works cited entry. 

Site with no author-

When creating MLA citations, parenthetical citation depends on the medium and work's cited entry (The Purdue OWL Family of Sites). 

Site with author-

Narratologists are known categorize within their writing form (Felluga). 

Works cited format is listed as follows... 

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), URL, DOI or permalink. Date of access (if applicable).  

Site with no author- 

The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008, owl.english.purdue.edu/owl. Accessed 12 Dec. 2021. 

Site with author-

Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 12 Dec. 2021. 

*Not all information will be available for the full format.