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B OOK Tan, Amy. The Bonesetter's Daughter. New York: Putnam, For most books, arrange the information into three units, each followed by a period and one space: the author's name; the title and subtitle, underlined; and the place of publication, the publisher, and the date.

B OOK - E DITOR Craig, Patricia, ed. The Oxford Book of Travel Stories. Oxford: Oxford UP, An entry for a work with an editor is similar to that for a work with an author except that the name is followed by a comma and the abbreviation "ed." for "editor" (or "eds." for "editors").

B OOK - A UTHOR WITH AN EDITOR Plath, Sylvia. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath. Ed. Karen V. Kukil. New York: Anchor-Doubleday, Begin with the author and title, followed by the name of the editor. In this case the abbreviation "Ed." means "Edited by," so it is the same for one or multiple editors.

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Lord, Lewis. "There's Something about Mary Todd." US News and WorldReport 19 Feb. 2001: 53. List, in order, separated by periods, the author's name; the title of the article, in quotation marks; and the title of the magazine, underlined. Then give the date and the page numbers, separated by a colon. If the magazine is issued monthly, give just the month and year. Abbreviate the names of the months except May, June, and July.

O NLINE S OURCE Morgan, Fiona. "Banning the Bullies." Salon.com 15 Mar Sept Belau, Linda. "Trauma and the Material Signifier." Postmodern Culture 11.2 (2001): 37 pars. 30 Mar Includes # of paragraphs (only if indicated)

W EB S ITES Known Author Peterson, Susan Lynn. The Life of Martin Luther Jan Begin with the name of the author or corporate author (if known) and the title of the site, underlined. Then give the names of any editors, the date of publication or last update, the name of any sponsoring organization, the date you accessed the source, and the URL in angle brackets. Provide as much of this information as is available. Unknown Author The Life of Martin Luther Jan

EBSCOhost Barrera, Rebeca María. "A Case for Bilingual Education." Scholastic Parent and Child Nov.-Dec. 2004: Academic Search Premier. EBSCOhost. St. Johns River Community Coll. Lib., Palatka, FL. 1 Feb

IN-TEXT CITATION Matt Sundeen notes that drivers with cell phones place an estimated 98,000 emergency calls each day and that the phones "often reduce emergency response times and actually save lives" (1).

Sundeen, Matt. "Cell Phones and Highway Safety: 2000 State Legislative Update." National Conference of State Legislatures. Dec pp. 27 Feb An in-text citation names the author of the source, often in a signal phrase, and gives the page number in parentheses. At the end of the paper, a list of works cited provides publication information about the source; the list is alphabetized by authors' last names (or by titles for works without authors).

A NNOTATED B IBLIOGRAPHY Sundeen, Matt. "Cell Phones and Highway Safety: 2000 State Legislative Update." National Conference of State Legislatures. Dec pp. 27 Feb f f This source explains the dangers of using cell phones on major interstates. It also includes statistical information relating to accidents showing differences between the serious ones and those that are fatal. It concludes to say that cell phones should only be used in emergency situations.

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Your final Works Cited page along with: copies from your website sources copies of articles from magazines / journals notes you’ve been writing down about your research (most have jotted very marginal notes – with the exception of a few students – I will be looking for much more this time around) scratch notes of thesis statements, rough drafts of paragraphs etc…