The template is a tool for teaching and learning mla style, not a citation generator. Tf for multiple authors of the same text in your works cited page, list all authors in reverse order, separated by commas, and a period at the end. Your bibliography should contain only those works that correspond to a citation in the body of your paper. Note this guide is used and has been adapted with the permission of seneca college libraries. The list of works cited at the end of your paper tells your reader what. Note each page will have your last name followed by a space and page number, rightjustified. Many of these examples come directly from mla handbook 8 th edition. On this assignment, i will give you example entries. List citations alphabetically by the last name of the first author, or if no author then by the letter of the. Works cited is a list of citations at the end of a research paper. Mla requires these elements be in a certain order, with. Begin the list on a new page and put your last name and the page number at the upper right corner of the page, continuing the page numbers of the text.
Intext citations point the reader to the sources information in the works cited page, so the intext citation should be the first item listed in the sources citation on the works cited page, which is usually the authors last name or the title if there is no author, and the page number if provided. M l a citation style the modern language association mla establishes values for acknowledging sources used in a research paper. Sample mla works cited page seventh edition, 2009 works cited bernstein, tom m. Mla modern language association style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. Sample works cited citing information libguides at university of. Items in a works cited list are alphabetized by author. Directed by davis guggenheim, performance by al gore, paramount, 2006. If required, format a title page according to the instructions you teacher has given. See the first page tab for an example of the first page.
Apa sample student paper, apa sample professional paper this resource is enhanced by acrobat pdf files. This sample paper includes a sample assignment page with example of how to include your student information and a works cited list in mla. Mla style guide for middle school home lakewood city. Set your word processor to doublespace the entire research paper, including quotations, notes, and the list of works cited. Page margins should be set 1 inch on top, bottom, left and right. This resource contains a sample mla paper that adheres to the 2016 updates. Page number, chapter, section, doi, website url or permalink note.
Mla requires these elements be in a certain order, with specific punctuation that follows each element. The apa reference page is a separate page at the end of your paper where all sources you cited in the main text are listed. Sample bibliography or works cited in mla style a research. The headings used here follow a threelevel system to break the text into smaller sections. The example given on page 21 of the mla8 is that for dorris and erdrich. A brief note at the point where information is used from a source to indicate where the information came from. This page reflects the latest version of the apa publication manual i. Follow these rules to create your works cited page. Oct 30, 2018 once you have completed the citations for your two articles, you will put them into a works cited page, which will be the last page of your project. Begin the list with the heading works cited, centered. Sources are alphabetized by the first word of the entries usually the authors last name. Sample mla works cited list daly personal websites.
The works cited page is always going to be the last page of your essay or report. The entry will appear under your citation, colorcoded to correspond to the template. The process of acknowledging the sources of your information and ideas intext citation. The mla works cited of the mla sample paper should appear on a separate page and must list all the sources cited. Mla 8th edition works cited guide scc library webpage. On the sample works cited page shown below, indicate which type of source i. Works cited page, visit the mla sample works cited page on the purdue online. It should have the same oneinch margins and headers or footers as the rest of your paper.
Type your name next to the page number in the header so that it. To illustrate, the following example is a quote that needs to be cited. Chapters 5 and 6 of the mla handbook give more information on works cited and parenthetical citation. The latest mla guidelines specify that this is optional, but strongly recommended for sources whose date of publication is unavailable. You must include any necessary punctuation, capitalization, and italics. Centre the title, works cited, at the top of the page and do not bold or. Sample works cited page doe 6 works cited adams, s. List citations alphabetically by the last name of the first author, or if. A works cited page starts on a new page and is numbered as a continuation of the paper. This page provides an example of a works cited page in mla 2016 format.
Sample 6 authors name in regular firstnamefirst order. Sample mla works cited page works cited an inconvenient truth. The access date is added to the end of citations for all websites except library databases. In mla style, the works cited page is double spaced, with the same spacing within and between citations. For instance, the mla format works cited must start on a new page after the conclusion part. Apr, 2020 page margins should be set 1 inch on top, bottom, left and right. List is alphabetized by authors last names or by title when a work has no author. Use an easily readable font such as times new roman in a standard size, such as 12. A works cited page starts on a new page and is numbered as a. Apa style sample reference page 1 prepared by susan lester, center for academic excellence, saint joseph college, august 2009 sample reference page following is a sample reference page constructed according to the sixth edition of the publication manual of the american psychological association. Interactive practice template the mla style center. The different levels help organize the paper and maintain.
The equivalent resource for the older apa 6 style can be found here. Mla citation style uses a simple twopart parenthetical documentation system for citing sources. Mla sample of works cited page eiesland 12 works cited andersen, beth e. Mla style guide for middle school lakewood high school. Begin your works cited page on a new page, with the title works cited centered at the top. In this example from the first page of an mlastyle paper, the students name is sarah trude. The references are sorted alphabetically, double spaced, and formatted using a hanging indent of. Always include a works cited on a separate page at the end of your paper, project, or presentation. When no author is given, alphabetize by title, ignoring a, an and the if one of these is the first word. Mla sample works cited page handout courtesy of angela gulick and frank guthrie works cited american association of diabetes educators. Modern language association mla format and documentation.
In the mla 8th edition, citations are based on information about the source author, title of source, container, publication date, etc. Practice works cited you are going to type out a works cited page in order to practice the skills needed to properly cite sources in mla format. It is a listing of all of the sources you cited in the body of your paper. On the first page, note the header containing the authors last name and page number at half an inch from top of the page, justified to the right. The works cited page is always going to be the last page. Sample mla works cited list daly daly 7 heading is centered. Mla 8th edition works cited guide works cited entries note. Book two or more books by the same author lawrence, peter j. Access dates are optional, check with your instructor. Sample bibliography works cited page there are two types of bibliographies so check with your teacher as to which is required. Here are a few things to keep in mind about the works cited page. To build a workscitedlist entry, enter the elements present in your source into the template. Includes sources used in preparing a research project and not just the works cited. Sample mla works cited page works cited is a list of citations at the end of a research paper.
Sample mla formatted paper university of washington. Introduction mla 8th citation guide libguides at st. Date published february 11, 2019 by courtney gahan. Marginal annotations indicate mlastyle formatting and effective writing. The answer to this question is, basically, the same information that goes in the bibliography. Works cited page this is a separate page at the end of your paper. Apa sample student paper, apa sample professional paper.
I also include an appendix after the works cited that main sections level 2 headers in a different style font than the papers title, e. Book two or three authors jakobson, roman, susan jones, and linda r. See the mountain lion by john garcia for a sample essay including parenthetical references and works cited using mla style. Each citation in the text must be listed on the works cited page. The authors last name and the page number are usually enough to indicate the. The works cited section of a report appears at the end and always starts a new page with the title works cited centered at the top. The title of the page should be centered and labeled works cited.
If the citation takes up more than one line of the page, indent the remaining lines onehalf inch from the left margin. Center the words works cited one inch from the top of the page. Mla handbook, 7th ed works cited, references, or bibliography sample page remember to doublespace and indent second and subsequent lines. Mla sample paper with 2016 updates from purdues owl for more sample papers, please refer to the 2016 supplement of the bedford handbook, documenting sources in mla style 2016 update refpe1408. Creating the works cited page continue the page numbering sequence from the main body of your paper. The works cited page will still have the oneinch margins all the way around and have the heading of last name and page number. I also include an appendix after the works cited that contains. After the last paragraph in an mla style essay, force the document to begin a new page for the works cited page. The 7th edition of the mla handbook, published in 2009, is available. For instance, the mla format works cited must start on a new page after the conclusion. A works cited page is the name that mla gives to a bibliography. In this case, the sources used in the intext citations should appear in alphabetical order. Contains details on all the sources cited in a text or essay, and supports your research andor premise. Citations in the text of a paper point to the alphabetical works cited list that appears at the end of the paper.
We have chosen to include the date of access for the online sources below. Works cited page format mla citations are listed in a bibliography called the works cited page. Mar 11, 2020 mla sample paper with 2016 updates from purdues owl for more sample papers, please refer to the 2016 supplement of the bedford handbook, documenting sources in mla style 2016 update refpe1408. An example of the works cited page the last pages of a paper in mla style below. Type of source example of mla 8th edition works cited entry entire book format. If you wish to include additional references not cited in your paper, you may provide another list with the title additional reading or similar. Lists only works actually cited quoted, paraphrased or summarized in a research project. Mla sample of works cited page northwestern college. Set your word processor to doublespace the entire research paper, including quotations, notes, and the list of. Label the page work cited do not italicize, bold or underline the words works cited or put them in quotation marks and center the words works cited at. In mla style, the workscited page is double spaced, with the same spacing within and between citations. Works cited page mla internet and multimedia sources.
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