Works Cited INTEGRATED TECHNOLOGY 8 (30pts)

Vocabulary
Source-n. works-n./pl.
Cite-v. works cited-n.
Intellectual property-n. format-n./v

Objectives
-Learn how to give credit to others intellectual property in an organized way.
-Use examples to help you.
-Practice

The goal is to be able to cite various sources of media that may be used in a paper or presentation by
someone who is not the original creator. The task is to practice organizing the information included
in a cited source properly. Practice examples will include citing quotes or information from written
works (books, magazines, newspapers), images of artwork (paintings, drawings, photos), music
(songs/albums) and what to do if the information comes from the internet.

Web Sites for Works Cited. There are so many resources to help you cite sources!

www.mla.org (Modern Language Association
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/7474/05/ (Explanation of MLA style format
www.easybib.com (online Works Cited maker)
Lawhorn, Chad. Lawrence commission split on idea of paving way for food trucks Lawrence Journal
World 20 March 2014



1. Go to www.mla.org
2. What does MLA stand for?
Modern Language Association

3. Now go to http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
4. What does OWL stand for and which University hosts the website?
OWL stands for Online Writing Lab it is hosted by Perdue University

In the ribbon at the top, click on Research and Citation, then on left side tabs, click on MLA
Style, then click on MLA Overview and Work shop, then scroll down to Works Cited Page: Basic
Format and click on that. Read through the document and answer the questions below.
5. Where should the works cited page be in a research or presentation?
At the end on a separate page.

6. How should you list authors names in a works cited?
Alphabetically by the authors last name. Their last name followed by their first name.


7. How do you know which sources to include in a works cited?
When you use information from that source.

8. What information should be included in a cited entry?
The Medium of Publication, URL for web entries only if your instructor insists, and if you
get a magazine from a data base, type the name of the data base in italics.

9. How do you know when to use italics for a title or quotations when citing a source?
When you find a magazine or book from an online data base, type the name of the data
base in italics or for the titles of longer works. Use quotations marks for titles of shorter
works.

10. How should you list sources with an unknown author?
Alphabetize works with no known author by their title and use shortened versions of the
title in your paper.


11. Should you include page numbers in your Works Cited?
Yes.

12. What should you title your Works Cited?
Works Cited.

Practice!
Find an example of each of the following types of media sources and write the example you find in
the box provided under each.
Book Example:
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987.
Poem or Short Story Example:
Scarlatti, Domenico. Aileen.

CD-song or album Example:


Magazine/Journal Article Example:


Newspaper Article Example:
Lawhorn, Chad. Lawrence commission split on idea of paving way for food trucks Lawrence
Journal World 20 March 2014

Video Example:


An Entire Website Example:
MLA Format and Styling Guide. OWL. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/8/

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