1. Parenthetical Citation
Practice Exercises

2. Parenthetical Citation
MLA (Modern Language Association) format for crediting the source
It is very important to follow the correct format!
It is very simple!
Follow directions!
Do not make silly mistakes!!!

3. Parenthetical Citation
Place author’s last name and page number within parentheses at the end of a sentence.
The period goes after the parentheses, not before.
Ex. Here are the last few words in your sentence (Smith 97).
Notice that I did not put a comma, p., #, or anything else before the page number.

4. Parenthetical Citation
If there is no author, take first few words of the article/website title and place in ( ). Be sure to put in quotation marks if it’s a title of an article, or italicized of it’s the title of the page.
If there are no page numbers, don’t worry about them.
Article title - “Stopping the flow of drugs”
Ex. Here are the last few words in your sentence (“Stopping”).

5. You try it!!!
Youakim, Sami. "Work Related Asthma." American Family Physician. (2001); MasterFile Premier. 12 Jan
You are taking a note from page 184.
What would go in the parentheses?

6. You try it!!!
Lancashire, Ian. "Searching for Arthur." Arthuriana Web.15 May 2002.
What would go in the parentheses?

7. You try it !!!
Smith, John. The Night of the Attack. New York: Mac Loughton, Print.
You are taking a note from page 257.
What would go in the parentheses?

8. You try it!!!
“Searching for Bobby Fisher”. USA Today (1978): 98. Print.
What would go in the parentheses?

9. You try it!!! Two to three authors
Pryor, Karen, and Kenneth S. Norris. Dolphin Societies: Discoveries and Puzzles. Berkley: U of California P, Print.
You are taking a note from page 234.
What would go in the parentheses?

10. You try it!!! Four or more authors
McFarlan, Donald, et al., The Guiness Book of Records New York: Facts on File, Print.
You are taking a note from page 567.
What would go in the parentheses?

11. Important notes!
When you change from a source to your commentary you stop and credit the source.
This may occur after one sentence or several sentences.
There is no need to put after every sentence unless each comes from another source.
If several sentences come from the same source but different pages, only put the page number in the parentheses.
Ex. (Smith 97). Then you write another sentence (99). Then you write another (103).

13. Works Cited Page: Books
Basic Format:
Last name, First name. Title of Book. Place of Publication:
Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
(If there is more than one author, one is L,F, the rest are normal)
Your Textbook: Last name, First Name. “Short Story Title.” Language of Literature Grade 9. Evanston, Illinois: McDougall Littell, Page #s.
Examples:
Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York:
Penguin, Print.
Poe, Edgar Allan. “The Cask of Amontillado.” Language of Literature Grade 9. Evanston, Illinois: McDougall Littell,
Works Cited Page: Books
When you are gathering book sources, be sure to make note of the following bibliographic items: author name(s), book title, publication date, publisher, place of publication. The medium of publication for all “hard copy” books is Print.
Book with More Than One Author
The first given name appears in last name, first name format; subsequent author names appear in first name last name format. If there are more than three authors, you may choose to list only the first author followed by the phrase et al. (Latin for "and others") in place of the subsequent authors' names, or you may list all the authors in the order in which their names appear on the title page. (Note that there is a period after “al” in “et al.” Also note that there is never a period after the “et” in “et al.”).
Two or More Books by the Same Author
List works alphabetically by title. (Remember to ignore articles like A, An, and The.) Provide the authorﾕs name in last name, first name format for the first entry only. For each subsequent entry by the same author, use three hyphens and a period.
There are many other possible factors that may arise when citing books. For a more complete list of rules and examples see the OWL’s “MLA 2009 Works Cited Page: Books” at 13

14. Works Cited Page: Web Web Source Format:
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Article
Name.” Name of Site. Version number. Name of
institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor
or publisher). Date of last update. Medium of publication.
Date of access.
Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications)
MLA lists electronic sources as Web Publications. Thus, when including the medium of publication for electronic sources, list the medium as Web.
Citing an Entire Web Site
It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available on one date may no longer be available later. Be sure to include the complete address for the site. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if not publishing date is given.
It is always a good idea to maintain personal copies of electronic information, when possible. It is good practice to print or save Web pages or, better, using a program like Adobe Acrobat, to keep your own copies for future reference. Most Web browsers will include URL/electronic address information when you print, which makes later reference easy. Also, you might use the Bookmark function in your Web browser in order to return to documents more easily.
Important Note on the Use of URLs in MLA
MLA no longer requires the use of URLs in MLA citations. Because Web addresses are not static (i.e. they change often) and because documents sometimes appear in multiple places on the Web (e.g. on multiple databases), MLA explains that most readers can find electronic sources via title or author searches in Internet Search Engines.
For instructors or editors that still wish to require the use of URLs, MLA suggests that the URL appear in angle brackets after the date of access. Break URLs only after slashes. See previous slide comment.
There are many other possible kinds of sources that can be cited from the Internet. For a more thorough list of examples, see the OWL’s “MLA 2009 Works Cited: Electronic Sources (Web Publications)” at 14

15. Works Cited Page: Web Examples:
Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web.”
A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. A
List Apart Mag., 16 Aug Web. 4 May 2009.
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory.
Purdue U, 28 Nov Web. 10 May 2006.
eHow.com. n.d. Web. 24 Feb
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16. 1 How would you record information on the Works cited page?
Timmy Million wrote a book entitled I’m worth a Million! published in New York in 2014 by Campbell Books.
Caleb Mallory wrote a book entitled I am easily distracted by-- published in San Francisco in 2013 by ADHD Books.
Beau Elsasser wrote an article entitled “I am the most awesome skateboarder alive!” on the website Skateboarding is Awesome sponsored by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, updated in 2014.

17. 2 How would you record information on the Works cited page?
Alden Burke wrote a book entitled Did you get my Extra credit? published in New York in 2014 by Vocab Books.
Keerti Soundappan wrote a book entitled Drawing on my Talent: A history of Vocab Map Visuals published in San Francisco in 2013 by IDrawBetterThanYou Books.
Chris Saetia wrote an article entitled “The difference between good and well” on the website Grammar Afficianados sponsored by the English Teachers of America, version 9.1, updated in 2014.

18. 4 How would you record information on the Works cited page?
Chris Barroso, Zach Lassiter, and CJ Emmes co-wrote a book entitled How to Ask Ms. Lu Off Topic Questions published in New York in 2014 by Righteous Books.
Scott Akin wrote a book entitled The Life of an Awesome High Five Giver published in San Francisco in 2013 by Whatuuuuppppp Books.
Chazaia Jordan wrote an article entitled “How not to injure yourself while cheerleading” on the website Cheerleaders are Awesome, version 2.1, sponsored by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, updated in 2014.

19. Citations

20. 5 How would you record information on the Works cited page?
Carolina Vega wrote a book entitled Why I Love Ms. Lu’s Class published in New York in 2014 by Penguin Books.
Dawson Lincecum wrote a book entitled I am easily distracted by-- published in San Francisco in 2013 by ADHD Books.
Grace Taylor and Taylor Thrift co-wrote an article entitled “How not to injure yourself while cheerleading” on the website Cheerleaders are Awesome, version 2.1, sponsored by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, updated in 2014.

21. 6 How would you record information on the Works cited page?
Miles Hill wrote a book entitled Why can’t I get 100 instead of a 99? published in New York in 2014 by Get-the-Grade Books.
Britney Phan wrote a book entitled Funky Hair Colors and Why They Rock published in San Francisco in 2013 by Cosmetology Books.
Sarah Mondock wrote an article entitled “How not to injure yourself while cheerleading” on the website Cheerleaders are Awesome, version 2.1, sponsored by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, updated in 2014.

22. 7 How would you record information on the Works cited page?
Caleb Andrews and Hunter Phatak co-wrote a book entitled Why I’m distracted in 7th period published in New York in 2014 by Penguin Books.
Madelyn Prickett wrote a book entitled Drawing on my Talent: A history of Vocab Map Visuals published in San Francisco in 2013 by IDrawBetterThanYou Books.
Reed Vincent wrote an article entitled “My Last Name Is A First Name” on the website Names and their origins sponsored by Ancestry.com, updated in 2014.