MLA Documentation The Gist: Parenthetical citation that refers the reader to the Works Cited page.

Works Cited Page Works Cited Page (often referred to as a “bibliography”) tells the reader where to go find the work you’re referring to in your paper.

Books in Works Cited Page Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Example: Clapp, JC. Shoes and Society: A Retrospective. Seattle: Blahnik Press, 2008. Print.

Periodicals in Works Cited Page Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication. Example: Grinley, Melissa and JC Clapp. “Memoirs are Mesmerizing.” Books and Readers 23 January 2008: 56-60. Print.

Web Sources in Works Cited Author name. “Title of Article or Entry.” Name of Site. Name of sponsoring organization or publisher (if not listed put np), date of resource creation (if not listed put nd). Medium of publication. Date of access. Example: Clapp, JC. “How to Buff.” Shoe Review. Shoe Institute of Seattle, 20 May 2008. Web. 24 Feb 2010.

Lecture in Works Cited Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Lecture.” Physical Location. Date. Type of Lecture. Example: Grinley, Melissa. “Memory and You.” North Seattle Community College, Seattle, WA. 18 May 2010. Class Lecture.

Films in Works Cited Director Name, dir. Title of Film. Production Company, Year Released. Film. Example: Lucas, George, dir. Star Wars. Twentieth Century Fox, 1977. Film.

Parenthetical Citation Use parenthetical citation in your paper to tell your reader where to look in the Works Cited page for more information.

Requirements for Citations Parenthetical Citations MUST include: Author’s Last Name Page Number Example: Shoes are fabulous (Clapp 42). Note: period goes on the outside, and there’s no comma between name and number

Exceptions! If the author’s name is already mentioned, you only need the page number in the citation! Example: Clapp, in her pivotal work on the subject, claims that, “Sneakers, while functional, are hideous items of footwear” (65). Note: period goes on the outside!

Plagiarism Plagiarism is when you include thoughts, ideas, or words from a source other than your own brain without giving the original author (or source) credit.

Including Source Materials Three ways to include source materials: Summarize Paraphrase Quote

Summary Summarize: Take a long passage and condense it, in your own words. This is good for including big concepts. You must cite your source for any summaries!

Paraphrase Paraphrase: Restate author’s ideas in your own words (approximately the same length). This does not mean go through and find synonyms. It must be entirely in your own words. You must still cite your source!

Quotes Quote: Exact copy of author’s words put in quotation marks. Lead into all quotes with your own words. Cite your source!

Altering Quotes ANY change to a quote must be indicated. Brackets indicate you added something. Ellipsis indicate you deleted something. Examples: Clapp said, “We [teachers] are tired” (48). Grinley said, “Learning to study entails . . . reading” (374).