1. Basic Format: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Examples: Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print. Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print. Palmer, William J. Dickens and New Historicism. New York: St. Martin's, 1997. Print. ---. The Films of the Eighties: A Social History. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1993. Print.

2. 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.

3. 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. 2002. Web. 4 May 2009. Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow.com. eHow, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

4.  Notecards are 3x5 index cards with only one, just one, no more than one fact per card.  There are 4 components to making an MLA notecard. Example on next slide.

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6.  As you find interesting facts about your topic, you will write them down.  Each idea should be paraphrased/summarized (in your own words) or quoted and written on a card.  Each day in the library, you will have 3 new note cards due and 1 new source card due.

8.  Heisla Russell wrote a book entitled That’s not how you say my name! published in New York in 2014 by Russell Books.  Alec Wellman wrote a book entitled I am easily distracted by-- published in San Francisco in 2013 by ADHD Books.  Taylor Swift wrote an article entitled “I am not a grammy winner, but I’m still awesome” on the website Same names are Awesome sponsored by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, updated in 2014.

9.  Jake Maine wrote a book entitled I love bowties! published in New York in 2014 by Bowtie Books.  Brendon Mann wrote a book entitled Drawing on my Talent: A history of Vocab Map Visuals published in San Francisco in 2013 by IDrawBetterThanYou Books.  Noah Prickett 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.

10.  Patrick Whilden, Adam Sikes, and Alexander Stump co-wrote a book entitled Why we’re right, and you’re wrong published in New York in 2014 by Righteous Books.  Kylie Weir wrote a book entitled The life of a Harry Potter fan in America published in San Francisco in 2013 by Winguardian Leviosa Books.  Sohyun Choi 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.

11.  Ethan Martin wrote a book entitled Why I Love Ms. Lu’s Class published in New York in 2014 by Penguin Books.  Ben Chaloult wrote a book entitled I am easily distracted by-- published in San Francisco in 2013 by ADHD Books.  Kaitlyn Phelps wrote an article entitled “Harry is the Best One Direction” on the website My Boy Band is Better than Your Boy Band, Version 4.2, sponsored by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, updated in 2014.

12.  Allison Yates, Miranda Wills, and Katelyn Motes co-wrote a book entitled Why we talk SO Much published in New York in 2014 by Penguin Books.  Justin Speer wrote a book entitled I am easily distracted by-- published in San Francisco in 2013 by ADHD Books.  Joseph Randall wrote an article entitled “British is Best” on the website Accents are Awesome sponsored by the Atlanta Journal Constitution, updated in 2014.