Formatting Questions
What font should you use for your works cited list?
Times New Roman
John Bradshaw. “The Inner Life of Cats.” Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018, www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-inner- life-of-cats/. Date Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.
The authors name is in the order first and last instead of last, first.
Doe, Jane. Personal interview. 5 Oct. 2024.
Interview work cited
The main purpose of a Works Cited page is to provide a list of ________ used in a research paper
sources
What spacing do you need for an MLA works cited list?
double-spaced
Deb, Sophan. “Boy, 13, is Believed to be the First to “Beat” Tetris.” The New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024, www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/arts/tetris-beat-blue-scuti.html. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.
The beginning or the source is indented instead of using hanging indents.
Johnson, Laura. Understanding Urban Ecology. Green Press, 2020.
Book work cited
Each entry in the Works Cited should be formatted with a ________ indent.
hanging
When do you use quotations around your title of your source vs. using italics?
You would use quotations for the title for smaller works like poems and online articles, whereas larger works like a book would be in italics.
“13 Basic Punctuation Rules in English | Essential Writing Essential Series & Punctuation Guide” YouTube Uploaded by Sparkle English 29 Apr 2021 www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVu-XvULZNg Accessed 16 Oct. 2024
There is not any punctuation (periods and commas) in between each element of the citation.
Smith, John. “The Impact of Climate Change on Coastal Cities.” Environmental Journal, vol. 15, no. 2, 2023, pp. 45-60.
Article work cited
In MLA format, the titles of longer works like books and films are italicized, while the titles of shorter works like articles and poems are placed in ________.
italics
What should you do to hyperlinks on your works cited page?
Remove the hyperlink and the https:// part of the URL.
@NASAClimate. “Climate change in the U.S. presents Tribal Communities with challenges related to their food, energy, and water resources. NASA partnered with Tribal leaders to evaluate using NASA data and tools applicable to managing these resources. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3TWQMpV.” Twitter, 10 Oct. 2024, https://x.com/NASAEarthData/status/1844377 113660620877. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024.
The https:// was not removed from the URL.
Miller, Rachel. “The Future of Renewable Energy.” Energy Insights, 2023, www.energyinsights.com/future-renewable-energy.
Website work cited
If a source has more than 3 authors, you put ________ after the first name.
et al
What should you include at the end of each online source you use?
The date that you accessed the online document
Deb, Sophan. “Boy, 13, is Believed to be the First to “Beat” Tetris.” The New York Times, 3 Jan. 2024, www.nytimes.com/2024/01/03/arts/tetris-beat- blue-scuti.html. Accessed 16 Oct. 2024. “13 Basic Punctuation Rules in English | Essential Writing Essential Series & Punctuation Guide.” Youtube, Uploaded by Sparkle English, 29 Apr. 2021, www.youtube.com/watch?v=zVu- XvULZNg. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024. @NASAClimate. “Climate change in the U.S. presents Tribal Communities with challenges related to their food, energy, and water resources. NASA partnered with Tribal leaders to evaluate using NASA data and tools applicable to managing these resources. Learn more: go.nasa.gov/3TWQMpV.” Twitter, 10 Oct. 2024, x.com/NASAEarthData/status/184437711366 0620877. Accessed 10 Oct. 2024. Bradshaw, John. “The Inner Life of Cats.” Scientific American, 1 Oct. 2018, www.scientificamerican.com/article/the-inner- life-of-cats/. Date Accessed 16 Oct. 2024.
The works cited list is not in alphabetical order.
Cameron, James, director. Titanic. 20th Century Fox, 1997
Film work cited
When citing a journal article, you must include the title of the article in ________, the journal name in ________, the volume number, the issue number, and the page range.
a. quotation marks
b. italics