MLA Guidelines Source Cards & Note Cards

Book 1 Tames, Richard. Anne Frank. New York: Wilson,1999. Print. (Last Name, First. Book Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Print.)

Book - Anthology 2 Parsell, James, and James Grove. “On Jane Austen.” Critical Survey of Long Fiction. Ed. Frank N. Magill. 2nd ed. Chicago: Salem, Print. (Last Name, First. “Article Title.” Book Title. Editor. Edition or Volume. City: Publisher, Year. Pages. Print.)

Magazine 3 Walsh, Bryan. “Beasts of Burden.” News & World Report 23 Sept. 2012: Print. (Last Name, First. “Article Title.” Magazine Title Date: Pages. Print.) *No period after magazine title!

Encyclopedia 4 Littleton, C. Scott. “Mythology.” The World Book Encyclopedia ed. Print. (Last Name, First. “Article Title.” Encyclopedia Name. Year edition. Print.)

Encyclopedia - Online 5 Littleton, C. Scott. “Mythology.” World Book Online. World Book, Web. 14 Jan (Last Name, First. “Article Title.” Site Name. Sponsor, Date of publication. Web. Date Accessed.)

Internet 6 Smith, Mary. “William Shakespeare.” Poets.org. Academy of American Poets, n.d. Web. 12 Jan (Last Name, First. “Page Title.” Site Name. Sponsor, Last Update. Web. Date Accessed. *Put N.p. for no sponsor, n.d. for no update

7 Santoro, Gene. “Harbor of Hope and Intrigue.” World War II 26.2 (2011): 26. MAS Ultra – School Edition. Web. 19 Jan (Last Name, First. “Article Title.” Journal Title Volume.Issue (Date Published): Page. Database. Web. Date Accessed. *Give full date. Put n. pag. if no pages given. Article from a Database

8 Plath, Sylvia. The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath. Ed. Karen V. Kukil. New York: Anchor-Doubleday, Print. (Last Name, First. Book Title. Ed. Editor’s Editor’s Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print.) Author with an Editor

Works Cited Page You will give credit to the sources you used in a bibliography page called Works Cited. Gather together the info for the sources you used in your final project. Alphabetize them by the first piece of information given in the citation. An example of the Works Cited page is on the next slide.

Example of Works Cited

How To Make Note Cards Use 3x5 cards to take notes from your sources. As you find information you can use, write it on a note card. You can take notes in one of two ways: by directly quoting the source word for word, or by paraphrasing the material into your own words. This system helps you stay organized by matching your note cards to your sources.

1. Put the source # on the top right corner. 4

2. Write a topic heading on the top line. Salk’s Discovery 4

3. Write down your notes. Salk’s Discovery 4 “In 1955, Salk's years of research paid off. Human trials of the polio vaccine effectively protected the subject from the polio virus. When news of the discovery was made public on April 12, 1955, Salk was hailed as a miracle worker. He further endeared himself to the public by refusing to patent the vaccine. He had no desire to profit personally from the discovery, but merely wished to see the vaccine disseminated as widely as possible.”

4. Write the page # for print sources, or write online for web sources. Salk’s Discovery 4 “In 1955, Salk's years of research paid off. Human trials of the polio vaccine effectively protected the subject from the polio virus. When news of the discovery was made public on April 12, 1955, Salk was hailed as a miracle worker. He further endeared himself to the public by refusing to patent the vaccine. He had no desire to profit personally from the discovery, but merely wished to see the vaccine disseminated as widely as possible.” pg. 144