1. Works Cited and In-Text Citations

2. Resources  Copy these into a safe place where you can reference them throughout the year:  http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/  www.ojrsd.com www.ojrsd.com  Middle School  Library  Research Project Assistance tab

3. Works Cited Page  Begins on a new page, after essay  Center title (Works Cited)  Include entry for each resource used  List entries alphabetically by the first item in the entry (author’s last name, title, editor’s name – whatever is first)  Double-spaced; first line of each entry not indented (every other line is)

4. Sample Works Cited Page: Formatting Works Cited "Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009. Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009.

5. In-Text Citations Look at the following examples and write any rules for in-text citations that you observe.  According to some, dreams express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184), though others disagree.  According to Foulkes's study, dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (184).  Is it possible that dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184)?

6. A Few Basic Rules for In-Text Citations  The citation goes in parentheses immediately after the quotation; ending punctuation goes outside the parentheses.  If you mention the author and/or title in the sentence leading up to the quote, you do not need to include it in the in-text citation.  Whatever piece of information comes first on your works cited (author’s last name, title, etc) is what goes inside the citation.