Transcript Works Cited Page

What is a Works Cited Page?
 As you should know, the citations you use inside your
essay shows where you got the information that you
used to support your argument.
 However, in-text citations can only tell you a little bit
of the information about the sources you used.
 Therefore, your Works Cited page serves to tell your
reader all the other information about the sources you
used.
 Why does it matter?? SO YOU DON’T PLAGIARIZE!
Notecards
 First, look through your paper and find the sources that
you used. You should have at least three.
 On each notecard, write down the information you have for
each source.
 Write down all information that you can, including:
 Author
Title
Date
 Website name OR database that you used (Opposing
Viewpoints or Britannica Middle School)
 Use your source pages or your computer’s search history to
help you.
 You should have at least 3 cards and you should have more
than just the title for each source.
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Title: School Uniforms Stifle Freedom of
Expression
Publication: School Publications
Date: 2008
Database: Opposing Viewpoints in Context
Title: Are You For or Against School
Uniforms? Two Fashion Editors Debate
Authors: Michelle Persad and Jamie
Feldman
Date: September 30, 2014
Website: The Huffington Post
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/0
9/30/for-uniformsdebate_n_5902838.html
What If I Can’t Find the Info?
 You may need to go back and find the article to look
up the information you need. Or, if you need to cite a
book from the library, you can use the database
(Destiny Library Search) to find info on the book
without having to go to the library.
After you have filled out the cards,
 After you have put ALL the information you can from
each source on your notecards, write on the back of
the card what TYPE of source it is:
 Book
 Article from AVL
 News Article from Website
 Website Page
Works Cited Page
 Now, open up your research essay document and do
the following:
1. Add another page at the end of your document.
2. At the top of the page and in the center type: Works
Cited (11 or 12 point font, Times New Roman or
Calibri)
3. Then, hit “ENTER” two times.
4. Left align again.
5. Now, you are ready to create your citations and paste
them onto your Works Cited page.
EasyBib
 Go to http://www.easybib.com/
 Make sure you choose “MLA” from the choices along
the top.
 Choose one of your notecards and do the following:
1. Choose the type of source you are going to cite
-- For AVL, go to “All 59 Options” and choose “Online
Database”
-- For articles from a website, find the article online
and copy/paste the URL into the box
EasyBib
2. Enter ANY and ALL of the information you know
about the source.
3. Press the button that says “Create Citation”
4. Copy the citation from EasyBib (make sure you get the
entire thing).
5. Paste the citation onto your Works Cited page of your
Word document.
6. Repeat these steps for ALL of your sources until you
have them all listed on your Works Cited page.
Works Cited Page Example