Order of Entry Elements
Generally, the first component of a works cited entry.
What if that first component is not present or visible? Then what's the first component you see?
What is an author's last name?
What is the title of the article or web page.
Name the source type.
Lincoln, Abraham. "The Gettysburg Address." Practical Argument: A Text and Anthology. Edited by Laurie G. Kirszner and Stephen R. Mandell, Macmillan Learning, 2017, pp.768-769
What is a work within an anthology?
For some, reading is, "[…] just half of literacy. The other half is writing" (Baron 194).
What is correct?
Author and page number listed in-text.
The brackets mean part of the original quote is left out in the interests of sticking to the point and being brief
The order of sources in a works cited list.
What element in a Works Cited entry determines this order?
What is Alphabetical?
The first element, usually author's last name, determines where it falls in alphabetical order.
If there is no known author, then the title of the article or page determines where it falls in alphabetical order.
What is the purpose of the signal phrase in the following sentence:
According to J.K. Rowling, "You can’t be a good writer without being a devoted reader."
Why do we need "According to J.K. Rowling," ?
The signal phrase is your own sentence that introduces the quote. It should flow grammatically into the quote, and it makes the quote a part of YOUR writing, which should be more prominent than your research. Without the signal phrase, you have a "drop quote" error.
The title of a magazine or news article is punctuated with these marks. Quote marks or italics?
The title of a journal or magazine publication is punctuated with these marks. Quote marks or italics?
Title of article - quote marks
Title of journal or magazine publication- italics
Name the source type.
Spicer, Richard. "Gobsmacked: The Tragic Rise and Fall of Punk Rock." Spin, vol. 28, Iss. 5, Jan. 2014, pp. 56-58, 105.
What is an article in a magazine?
According to noted linguist James Keller in his article "Exposing Language," information literacy is, "[…] the single most important thing to learn in the modern era" (74).
What is right?
When you cite the author's name in your intro text, you don't need to cite again in parentheses.
What's missing from this Works Cited entry?
Mental Health In Elite Athletes: Increased Awareness Requires an Early Intervention Framework to Respond to Athlete Needs | Sports Medicine - Open | Full Text (springeropen.com) Mental Health In Elite Athletes: Increased Awareness Requires an Early InterventionFramework to Respond to Athlete Needs/Sports Medicine/link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1186%2Fs40798-019-0220-1.pdf.
What is... author (if known), publication title, date of publication, date of access.
MLA is an acronym for this organization.
What is Modern Languages Association?
See the intext citation and matching Works Cited entry. Fix the error intext.
(Intext Citation) ...This can be known as a chain reaction and it is very difficult to stop (WWF).
(From the Works Cited page:) “Endangered Species Conservation.” WWF, World Wildlife Fund, www.worldwildlife.org/
What is...
(Intext Citation) ...This can be known as a chain reaction and it is very difficult to stop (“Endangered Species Conservation” ).
(From the Works Cited page:) “Endangered Species Conservation.” WWF, World Wildlife Fund, www.worldwildlife.org/
Name the source type.
Stanley, Jean B. The Message: Living Happy-Joyous-and Free: Legacy of the Twelve Steps. New York, Heartfelt Books, 1995.
What is a book?
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication, Publisher, Publication Date.
While reading may be the core of literacy, literacy can be complete only when reading is accompanied by writing (Moore and Jenkins).
Hint: This is from an online journal without page numbers.
What is correct?
Note: When there are 2 authors for one source.
Also, this is a paraphrase / indirect quotation put in the student's own words. You must cite these too!
The term used to describe the visual formatting of a works cited list entry.
How do you achieve this visual format in Microsoft Word? (What are the menu commands to follow?)
What is "hanging indent?"
Source: https://support.microsoft.com/
True or False: We use MLA style for the Humanities (English, Art, Music), while we use APA style for the Social Sciences (Psych, Sociology, History).
What is True?
Unscramble and re-order the following Works Cited entry. Then add the correct punctuation.
F.C. Ryding and D.J. Kuss, D. J. (2020). The use of social networking sites, body image dissatisfaction, and body dysmorphic disorder: A systematic review of psychological research. 9(4), 412–435. Psychology of Popular Media, https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000264
Ryding, F. C., & Kuss, D. J. "The use of social networking sites, body image dissatisfaction, and body dysmorphic disorder: A systematic review of psychological research." Psychology of Popular Media, 9(4), 412–435. https://doi.org/10.1037/ppm0000264.
Author's Last Name, First Name, and Second Author's First Name Last Name. "Title of Article: Subtitle if Any." Name of Journal, vol. Volume Number, no. Issue Number, Date of Publication, pp. First Page Number-Last Page Number. Name of Database, doi:DOI number.
Name the source type.
Lundman, Susan. “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow, www.ehow.com/how_10727_make-vegetarian-chili.html. Accessed 6 July 2015.
What is a website?
While reading may be the core of literacy, one author argues that literacy can be complete only when reading is accompanied by writing.
What is incorrect?
This is a paraphrase/ indirect quote from a source, but we don't know who the source is. You must be able to match a name (or title) with a Works Cited entry.
This is the order you should list your entries if two of them have the same author name.
What is by alphabetical order of the title of article or website
Note: when there are 2 sources used by the same author, alphabetize your Works Cited list by the name of the element following the author's name.
"Fear of failure is the saddest reason on earth not to do what you were meant to do" (Rowling).
The technical name of this last part: (Rowling)
What is a parenthetical citation?
The order of elements for a site regular web page entry on Works Cited.
What is...
1 - author (if available), 2 - web page title , 3 - website name, 4 - date of publication, 5 - URL
Goodall, Jane. “Athlete's Foot - Topic Overview.” WebMD, 25 Sept. 2014, www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/tc/athletes-foot-topic-overview.
Name the source type.
Jeffries, Mark, and Bill Withers. "Graphic Design in the 22nd Century." Art Space, Vol. 12, Iss. 9, May/June 2002, pp. 28-31. Academic Search Complete, DOI: 34.1000/483.
What is a journal article located on an electronic database?
According to WebMD's page, "Athlete's Foot," experts describe the problem as a fungal infection.
What is right?
This is a summary of a 's idea that the student borrowed. Many webpages have no known author, and there are no traditional "page numbers" on websites.
The steps you should follow to ensure that you're not "stacking the Works Cited" or leaving out sources. These are the steps to make sure each Works Cited entry matches up with your essay's intext entries. Describe the steps.
The steps are...
1.) Check each entry in the Works Cited to make sure that you have at least one corresponding citation intext.
2.) Check each citation intext to make sure that you have at least one corresponding citation on the Works Cited.
3.) Delete extras on the Works Cited & add any missing citations in both locations.
(Pro tip: use Microsoft's search function to quickly find author names and titles in the document)
Scenario: is it plagiarism?
Student finds the perfect article and summarizes an interesting point made by the author in her essay. She forgets to tell who that author is in her writing or parenthetical citation. But she does include the source's entry on Works Cited.
Yes, this student could be accused of plagiarism, even if accidental. When there is no citation intext, then it is assumed that the student is claiming credit for that idea or sentence. When a student claims credit for an idea that's not hers, that's plagiarism.
Be careful!