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CREATING A WORKS CITED
MLA 8TH EDITION
What to look for when creating a Works Cited page.
Element | Author. | "Title of Source." | Title of Container, | Other Contributors, | Verison, | Number, | Publisher, | Date Published, | Location. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Definition | Person or persons responsible for creating the sources | Title of article, webpage, or chapter information is read from. | Title of textbook, website, or magazine where source was found. | Other people listed as helping to create the source: illustrators, directors, editors | Source specifies what edition it is. | What issue or volume the sources is a part of. | Company responsible for producing a source. | When source was published, posted, or last updated. | Where the source can be loacted within its container. | |
Example | Smith, John. | "Washington Crossing the Delware," | World Book, | Illistrated by David Shannon, | 8th Edition | vol. 8 | Scholastic Inc, | 14 Oct. 2016, | pp. 55 | http://www.history.com/topics/us-presidents/george-washington |
WORKS CITED FORMATTING
Font: Times New Roman
Size: 12pt
Center align title: Works Cited
Left align each source citation
Indent any lines after the first of each source
Keep sources in alphabetical order by first word
EXAMPLE WORKS CITED PAGE