1. MLA Citation Introduction
Hollis Clarke. Whittier Middle School. 8th Grade English

2. How to Cite an Article in a Magazine or Newspaper
Find all the necessary information and put it into this format:
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Newspaper or Magazine. Day Month Abbreviation Year: Page.
** Abbreviate all months except April, May, June, July
For Example:
Clarke, Hollis. “Whittier Rocks!” Whittier Times. 4 Jan : 15.

3. How to Cite an Article from a Magazine or Newspaper found Online
Find all the necessary information and put it into this format:
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Newspaper or Magazine. Day Month Abbreviation Year of publication: Page. Web. Day Month Abbreviation Year of when you retrieved it online.
For example:
Clarke, Hollis. “Whittier Rocks!” Whittier Times. 25 Dec. 2009: n.p. Web. 4 Jan

4. How to Cite a Book
Find all the necessary information and put it into this format:
Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. Title of Book. Place of publication: Name of Publishing Company, date published. Medium.
For example:
Hinton, S.E. The Outsiders. New York: Penguin Books, Print.

5. How to Cite a Webpage on a Website
Information you need:
Last Name, First Name (if available). “Article Name.” Title of Website. Publisher Name (if available). Any Page Numbers (if available). Date you accessed the material. <URL> (if required).
For example:
Clarke, Hollis. “How to Prepare for High
School.” Whittier Home Page. Norman Public Schools. 11 Jan
<

6. How to Cite an Interview
Personal interviews refer to those interviews that you conduct yourself. List the interview by the name of the interviewee. Include the descriptor Personal interview and the date of the interview.
Example:
Pearsall, Hollis. Personal interview. 13 Jan.
2000.

7. Other things to consider:
Most reliable sources have authors. If yours doesn’t, double check to see if it’s from a credible source.
Alphabetize all entries in your Works Cited by authors’ last names.
If there is not an author provided, start with the title.