GUIDELIINES for Works Cited Entries and Works Cited

GUIDELIINES for Works Cited Entries and Works Cited Pages Mr. Perry – AP LANG

General Rules: • • Works cited pages are a separate page at the end of the essay Center the words “Works Cited” at the top of the page All entries should go in alphabetical order Double space the entire page Use “hanging indent” to format the page (demo on next slide) Do not number the entries; do not make it a bulleted list, either All entries end with a period

Hanging Indent: Incorrect format!

Hanging Indent: This is hanging indent… Drag the bottom arrow to the half inch mark

Sample Works Cited Page: Drag the bottom arrow to the half inch mark

Articles on a website: Drag the bottom arrow to the half inch mark

Articles on a website: Drag the bottom arrow to the half inch mark

Print Resources: Drag the bottom arrow to the half inch mark

Print Resources: Drag the bottom arrow to the half inch mark

Other Resources: Drag the bottom arrow to the half inch mark

Special Situations: What if you have two authors for one source? Drag the bottom arrow to the half inch mark

Special Situations: MORE THAN TWO authors for one source? Drag the bottom arrow to the half inch mark

Special Situations: What if the person I’m quoting isn’t the author of the article? (i. e. your author interviewed someone, included his or her quote, and those are the words you want to quote) Drag the bottom arrow to the half inch mark

Special Situations: Still have questions? Go to class website , click on Essay Resources tab, follow first link for more MLA Format help. Drag the bottom arrow to the half inch mark