Works Cited Page

· "How To": 131-133

· Sample "Works Cited" page: 157-158

Rules:

· The Works Cited page is a separate page.

· Heading is "Works Cited" (not "References," "Bibliography," etc.); this is centered at the top of the page.

· Double space throughout.

· Only include sources you use; do not include those that you simply consulted but did not end up using. Likewise, do not use sources in your paper that you do not include on the Works Cited page.

· No numbers! Order is established alphabetically by the first word in the entry. Usually, this is the author's last name, but if no author is acknowledged, then alphabetize by the first word of the title.

· Hanging indent: The first line of the entry is flush with the margin, while the 2nd and subsequent lines are indented 5 spaces.

· Underline titles of major works; put titles of articles in quotes.

*The directory for how to find the correct citation type for each of your sources is on pages 122-123. Samples for each are provided on pages 134-151.

In-text Citations

Basic Instructions: 124

Detailed instructions and samples: 125-130

Sample Paper: 151-158

First use of your source: Acknowledge author’s full name (or entire title if no author) and the page number, using a combination of signal phrase and parenthetical reference. After you've introduced the source, you can shorten it to the standard format (first word of Works Cited entry and page number). This allows you to add things that will lend credibility to the source (which you cannot do in a parenthetical reference).

*If you mention author’s name or title of work in the signal phrase, it is unnecessary to repeat it in the parenthetical reference.

Examples:

a. Quote: As Kenny McCormick states in the August 1999 issue of Time, "Cock fighting is inhumane and cruel" (12).

b. Paraphrase: According to Kenny McCormick of Time magazine, cock fighting is unethical (12).

c. No author: As it states in a Time article entitled "Rooster Rage: Felonious or Fun?," "Cock fighting is inhumane and cruel" (12).

d. Author’s name in parenthetical reference: “Cock fighting is inhumane and cruel” (Kenny McCormick 12).

All subsequent citations: Give the first word of the Works Cited citation (if title, put in quotes or underline) and the page number.

Examples:

a. Quote:

1. Name in text: Says McCormick, "The things that these creatures are subjected to are abominable" (13).

2. Name not in text: "The things that these creatures are subjected to are abominable" (McCormick 13).

3. No author: "The things that these creatures are subjected to are abominable" ("Rooster" 13).

b. Paraphrase:

1. Name in text: McCormick informs the reader that the birds involved in cock fighting experience "abominable" things (13).

2. Name not in text: Unfortunately, it is a sad fact that the birds involved in cock fighting experience "abominable" things (McCormick 13).

3. No author: It is a sad fact that the birds involved in cock fighting experience "abominable" things ("Rooster" 13).

Extra tips:

1. If you would like to omit certain portions of a quote, use an ellipsis enclosed in brackets (the brackets indicate that the ellipsis is yours): Sample on page 116

End: McCormick believes that "the things that these creatures are subjected to [. . .]" are unforgivable (13).

· If the omission is at the end your sentence and there is no citation, put your period after the bracket but before the quotation marks: [. . .].”

· If there is a citation, put the final period after the citation:

[. . .]” (13).

Middle: Says McCormick, "Cock fighting is [. . .] cruel" (12).

If you remove an entire sentence or sentences: Use the standard three dots within brackets to indicate the omission. Punctuate normally otherwise.

2. If you would like to add or change something in a quotation, either for flow (something like verb tense) or for further clarification (perhaps a definition or an explanation), place any changes you make in brackets: Sample on page 117

Ex: "The things that these [roosters] experience are abominable" (McCormick 13).

3. Integrate your quotes into the text of your paper with signal phrases and your own words. Don't just "drop" them in there!

See page 114, 10b