Citation Tools

On Citations: In your post-high school life, you may come across several citation styles, depending on your area of study. Here at WHS we use the MLA 8th edition format. Here are some tools which will help you cite your sources:

  • Noodletools® – Login with your wiltonps account to create a Noodletools account. Your teacher may require that you “share” your work in a teacher dropbox. Please note that many students use Noodletools® whether their teacher requires it or not- it is a great way to save and organize your research digitally! Check out the Noodletools playlist from our WHS LLC Youtube Tutorials.

  • Owl: Purdue’s Online Writing Lab’s MLA Citation page – thorough explanations of MLA style.

    • Parenthetical vs. footnotes – MLA format calls for in-text, or parenthetical citations. This includes a brief citation within the body of the text that indicates the source of the information being used, and clearly refers to the full citation in a Works Cited list. i.e.: (Smith 81). See a simple explanation with examples on Purdue’s OWL Writing Lab site

***If your teacher requires footnotes, you may find an explanation with examples on the Purdue’s OWL Writing Lab site.