MLA: Works Cited Page
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Spanish Explanation
The Purdue OWL has a Spanish language explanation available.
Resources and Citation Generators around the Web
MLA.org: provides templates and examples of Works Cited citations.
Purdue Owl: just about every Works Cited scenario you can think of is here, complete with guides.
The Lumen Learning free textbook's chapter on MLA Documentation (click "next" to page through the chapter, or click "English Composition I" to view the full table of contents.
Easybib.org, Bibme, ZoteroBib, and CiteThisForMe are all citation generators which create Works Cited citations for you. Note: they're not always correct.
How to use Google Docs' Citation Generator
The below video, created by Trisha Parsons, guides students through an easy citation generator built into Google Docs. Text instructions are also available.
MLA Works Cited (infographic)
This infographic will act as a template for some of the most common Works Cited entry formats.
Presentation mode available here.
Works Cited Example
Scroll to the bottom of the template to get an example and explanation
Italics vs. Quotation Marks (infographic)
MLA can be confusing! When do we use italics, and when do we use quotation marks for titles? This short infographic teaches students how to know when to use each.
Presentation mode available here.
MLA Works Cited for Google Docs (video)
In this video, Professor Costello takes us through setting up a Works Cited page.
How to Insert and CitE Graphs and Images
In this video, Professor Costello shows us how to use images in our essays.
Exercises
Try our Citation Quizzes!
Practice is always the best way to learn! Using our infographics, try your hand at citations.
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Try our Magnetic Poetry Citation Practice!
Follow the instructions on the slide. When you have your own copy, you will be able to move the "magnetic poetry" around in order to form Works Cited and in-Text Citations in correct format. Check your textbook or MLA.org to see if you've got it right!
See instructions on first and second slide.
