1. Internal Documentation Tutorial MLA Edition Eight (adopted April 2016)

2. 1. Works Cited page must be accurate!
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Works Cited
Adams, Penelope J. America’s Most Significant Battles. Macmillan, 2015.
The Civil War Society of Connecticut. “Little Round Top, Battle of.” The American Civil War,
edited by Gary M. Sunshine, Grolier, 1994.
Gramm, Kent. Gettysburg: On War & Values. Indiana UP, 1997.
---. “Pickett, George Edward.” The World Book Encyclopedia
Longstreet, James. “Lee’s Invasion of Pennsylvania.” Battles and Leaders of the Civil War,
edited by Robert Underwood Johnson and Clarence Clough Buel, Silver ed, 4 vols.
Thomas Yoseloff, 1956.
“Morale.” Encyclopedia of the Confederacy, 4 vols., Simon & Schuster, U.S. History in
Context. 20 March i.c.galegroup.com.
Zabor, Zachariah. Personal interview. 20 March 2009.
How to list a second article by the same author (Gramm) .

3. Adams, Penelope J. America’s Most Significant Battles. Macmillan,
2. Use the important information that “hangs out” for each citation. (THAT becomes the first part of your internal documentation!)
Adams, Penelope J. America’s Most
Significant Battles. Macmillan,
2015.
single author example
Internal documentation: (Adams 152)

4. What if there were two authors?
Ex.:
Adams, Penelope, and John Plante. The
Battle of Gettysburg. Delacorte, 2014.
Internal documentation: (Adams and Plante 5)

5. …or even MORE authors? For three: (Adams, Plante, and Ross 307-9)
For more than three:
(Adams et al. 17)

6. Two (or more) works by the same author(s) necessitates more detailed parenthetical doc for each source.
Gramm, Kent. Gettysburg: On War & Values. Indiana UP, “Pickett, George Edward.” The World Book Encyclopedia
(Gramm, Gettysburg 16)
Documentation:
Internal or
(Gramm, “Pickett” 26-7)

7. The Civil War Society of Connecticut. “Little
(Notice how I only took a part of the information “hanging out”–
up to the first noun.)
The Civil War Society of Connecticut. “Little
Round Top, Battle of.” The American
Civil War, edited by Gary M. Sunshine,
Grolier, 1994.
company example
Internal documentation:
(The Civil War Society 127-9)

8. “Morale. ” Encyclopedia of the Confederacy, 4 vols
“Morale.” Encyclopedia of the Confederacy, 4 vols. Simon & Schuster, U.S. History in Context, 20 March i.c.galegroup.com. Website with no author example Internal documentation: (“Morale” 4)

9. 3. Insert the parenthetical documentation wherever ideas are not your own. Documentation can be placed at the end of paragraphs …or at any spot needed within paragraphs.
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XXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXX, “XXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX” (Gramm, “Pickett” 26-7).
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXX.XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (Zabor). XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX. XXXXXXX
XX, “XXXXXXXX” (“Morale” 4). XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX (The Civil War Society 127-9).

10. 4. Cross-check your Works Cited page with the body of your paper!
Have you used ALL of your Works Cited citations somewhere within your paper? Do all of your parenthetical documentations “match up” EASILY to your Works Cited page?