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Citing Your Sources

MLA is the way.

MLA (Modern Language Association) - used in literature, arts and the humanities

APA (American Psychological Association) - used in social sciences, such as psychology and education

AMA (American Medical Association) - used in biological sciences, such as medicine and health

Academic Paper Formats

1. In-text citations within text of your paper (AKA parenthetical citations)

2. In the Works Cited page at the end of your paper

Citation Locations

Must be used when you are writing about someone else’s ideas or referencing another person’s research, writing, creation, etc.

Citations coordinate with your Works Cited page

Example: Sloths are often found with algae in their fur,

which provides them with a protective camouflage (“Two Toed Sloths”).

In-Text Citations

At the end of your paper, list all of the sources you used in a Works Cited page.

Sources are formatted in a specific way and called “citations.”

Works Cited Page

Each type of source such as books, journal articles, newspapers, magazines, websites, and images require specific information to be cited correctly.

A book citation has six elements:• Author• Title• Place of Publication• Publisher • Copyright Date• Medium of Publication

Book Citation

These pieces are combined in a certain order with punctuation to create the book’s citation.

Basic Book Format:

Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. Title.

Place of Publication: Publisher, Copyright Date.

Medium of Publication.

Example Book Citation

When the pieces for an example book are inserted into this format, the citation looks like the following:

Basic Book Format:

Sawyer, Sarah. Body Piercing and Tattooing:

The Hidden Dangers of Body Art. New York

City: Rosen, 2007. Print.

Example Book Citation

Little Book of Sloth Author: Lucy Cooke Medium: Print Publisher: Margaret K. McElder City: New York Year: 2013

Now it’s your turn…

Cooke, Lucy. A Little Book of Sloth.

New York: Margaret K.

McElderry, 2013. Print.

Correct Citation

Author last name, First name.

“Title of Article." Newspaper,

Date Published. Date

Accessed.

Article from a Newspaper – Online

Example of Newspaper Article Accessed Online

Nordland, Rod. “Afghan Women See

Hope in the Ballot Box." New York

Times, 1 April 2014. 2 April 2014.

Author Last Name, First Name.

“Title of Page.” Title of

Website. Institution Hosting

Website, n.d. Web. 22 Feb.2006.

Web Page Citation

"Johnny Depp." The Internet

Movie Database. IMDb.com,

Inc, n.d. Web. 2 April 2014.

<http://www.imdb.com/>.

Web Page Example

Title of Website. Organization Hosting

Website, Year of Copyright. Date

Accessed. <URL>.

Website Citation (Entire website)

The Internet Movie Database.

IMDb.com, Inc, 2009. Web. 29 Oct.

2009. <http://www.imdb.com/>.

Website Example Citation

Title of Film. Director’s First Name

and Last Name. Production

Company, Year Created. DVD.

Movie or Film Citation

Last name, First Name. “Title of Video.”

YouTube, Date of Creation. Date of

Access. <URL>.

YouTube Clip

Nirvana. "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Nevermind.

Geffen, 1991. Audiocassette.

Song

Write a rap based on a normal day spent in high school

Use at least 8 different sources (music, movies, literature, YouTube, academic resources, newspaper articles, etc) In-text citationsWorks Cited page