Works Cited

Purpose

• The purpose of citing your sources is to inform the reader of where your information came from.

• By citing your sources, you are proving that you are an expert on the topic you have written about.

• Citing your sources also prevents plagiarism.

• Finally, citing your sources makes your argument credible. You have no claim if you have no textual evidence!

Basic Rules

• Works Cited comes at the end of your paper and is on a separate sheet of paper.

• The title is to be centered and labeled “Works Cited”.

• The works cited should be double spaced and not have spaces between entries.

• This page should have the same font size and style as your paper.

• All lines of the citation are indented EXCEPT the first line.

• Citations should be listed in alphabetical order.

General Guidelines

• The first page should include:• Your name, your instructor’s name, the

course, and date. • This should be types in the upper left hand

corner and should be double spaced.

• The title should be below this information, centered in the middle of the page, and should be the same font as the rest of your paper.

Example

General Guidelines Cont.

• The paper, and therefore the Works Cited page should be:• Double Spaced• 12 pt. Times New Roman font• One space after periods/punctuation marks• 1 in. margins• Indent the first line of each paragraph• Number pages in the Header with your last

name (Example: Buenger 1, Buenger 2, etc.)

Works Cited

• Book With One Author

Author’s last name, first name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Print.

• Example:

Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print

In Your Small Group

• One person from your group retrieve a book (a novel) from the book shelf.

• As a group, cite your source.

• Each group member needs to write it in his or her notes.

• Book with More Than One Author

Author’s Last name, First name, and First name Last name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Print.

*Note: Authors should be listed alphabetically by last name.

*Note: If there is an edition, then the edition number goes after the title and before the city of publication.

• With your group cite your textbook.

• Each group member needs to write this in his or her notes.

• Periodicals – Newspapers, magazines, journals, etc.

Author(s). “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Print.

• Example:

Poniewozik, James. “TV Makes a Too-Close Call.” Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.

• One member from your group retrieve a newspaper OR magazine from the front table.

• As a group, cite this source.

• Each group member needs this written down in his or her notes.

• Website

Editor, author, or compiler name. “Title of Web Page.” Title of Web Site. Publishing Organization, Day Month Year Published. Web. Day Month Year accessed.

• Example:

Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 12, Nov. 2013.

*Note: Some instructors will ask for the URL in the citation as well. If so, write the citation after the date of access.

• As a group, cite the following source.

• Each group member needs the source written in his or her notes.

• Source Info:• Title: SeaWorld challenges ban limiting

interaction between whale and trainer• Author: Vivian Kuo• Name of Site: CNN U.S.• Publishing Organization: Cable News Network• Date Published: November 12, 2013• Date Retrieved: November 12, 2013• URL:

http://www.cnn.com/2013/11/12/us/seaworld-court-challenge/index.html?hpt=us_c1

Works Cited

The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2013.

• OR

The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 12 Nov. 2013. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/677/01/.