MLA Citations and Works Cited Lesson

LESSON:

• 1. Go to Purdue University’s powerpoint on MLA citation here.

  2. Read through it with a partner - take notes while you read, and pay attention to definitions, ways of citing common sources, and details related to how to cite parenthetically.

  3. Take the Quiz (you may use your notes but NOT the powerpoint itself!)

On the sample Works Cited page shown below, indicate which type of source (i.e. book, article, publication, web site, etc.) each entry represents:

American Association for Artificial Intelligence. 17 Mar. 2001 .<http://www.aaai.org>.

Answer: Website

Bernstein, Barton J. “Atomic Diplomacy: Hiroshima and Nagasaki.” Diplomatic History

28.3 (1991): 126-29.

Answer: Article in a scholarly journal

The Chicago Manual of Style. 15th ed. Chicago: U of Chicago P, 2003.

Answer: Book

Colbert, Stephen. Home page. 1 Nov. 2006. <http://colbertnation.com>.

Answer: Website

Crane, Niles F. “Anarchy at Sea.” Atlantic Monthly Sept. 2003: 50-80.

Answer: Article

Creation of the Media: Political Origins of the Media. Los Angeles: Houghton-Mifflin, 1922.

Answer: Book

Foreman, Red, Elizabeth Bennett, and Tom Collins. “In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most

People Flunk Out.” New York Times 16 Feb. 1999. 21 Nov. 2000. <http://www.nytimes.com>.

Answer: Newspaper article found on an online news site

Jackson, Gabriel. “Multiple Historic Meanings of the Spanish Civil War.” Science and Society

68.3 (2004): 272-76. Academic Search Premier Elite. EBSCO. Brookens Library, U of

Illinois at Springfield. 27 Sept.2002. <http://www.epnet.com>.

Answer: Journal article within an online database

Kramer, Cosmo F. “A Health Threat Baffling for Its Lack of a Pattern.” New York Times 22 June

2003, natl. ed.: A14.

Answer: Newspaper

Peterman, Jay S. “Eat This Now!” US News and World Report 28 Mar. 2005: 56-58.

Answer: Article in a magazine

Tyson, Phyllis A., and Michael G. Gordon. “The Psychology of Women.” Journal of the American

Psychoanalytic Association 46 (1998): 361-64.

Answer: Article in a scholarly journal

Van Delay, Art. Seinfeld: The Show About Nothing. New York: Penguin Books, 1997.

Answer: Book

---. Venetian Blinds: Contemporary Study of Compulsive Lying. New York: Pendant Publishing,

1994.

Answer: Book