This document provides instructions for creating a Works Cited page using MLA format. It explains that parenthetical citations should include the author's last name and page number, last name only if no page number, or article title and page number if no author name. It recommends using online tools like easybib.com to generate citations and notes entries should be alphabetized, double-spaced, and have a "Works Cited" header centered at the top of the page.
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2. Also known as parenthetical citations
Format:
(Authorslastname page#).
(Authorslastname).
When no page number is present.
(Article title page#).
When no authors name is present.
(Article title).
When there is no author and no page numbers.
4. Use MLA format.
Use easybib.com, your planner, or Noodle
Tools to create the entry for the appropriate
kind of source.
If its a database, theyll usually provide the entry
for you, but make sure its MLA format.
If youre using a Web site, be sure to use Web site
format.
5. Start on a new page.
Double-space everything.
Entries should appear in alphabetical order.
Indent the second and subsequent lines of
each entry.
Center the words Works Cited at the top of
the page.
