MLA8 Formatting
Parenthetical citation for an article called "Making Homework Work" with no named author.
("Making Homework Work").
A quotation is provided from an April 2017 source with the following authors: Zoltan Hajnal, Nazita Lajevardi, and Lindsay Nielson. What would the correct parenthetical citation be for a quotation from this source that occurred on page 165?
(Hajnal, Zoltan, et al. 165).
What types of texts are first containers?
periodicals or short stories
Correct order for Works Cited entries
Alphabetize them by author's last name, and if there is no named author, use the first major word of the article title.
What should be italicized in a Works Cited entry?
Containers (Remember that a container is anything that holds smaller texts.) Examples: periodicals that hold articles; databases that hold periodicals and articles.
MLA date format
Day Month Year 1 June 2015
Correct spacing for a Works Cited page
Double spaced, with no extra space between each entry
Parenthetical citation for three or more authors
For a source with three or more authors, list only the first author's last name, and replace the additional names with et al. According to Franck et al., "Current agricultural policies in the U.S. are contributing to the poor health of Americans" (327). The authors claim that one cause of obesity in the United States is government-funded farm subsidies (Franck et al. 327).
Parenthetical Citation for two authors
For a source with two authors, list the authors' last names in the text or in the parenthetical citation: Best and Marcus argue that one should read a text for what it says on its surface, rather than looking for some hidden meaning (9). The authors claim that surface reading looks at what is "evident, perceptible, apprehensible in texts" (Best and Marcus 9).
A quotation is provided from an April 2017 source with the following authors: Zoltan Hajnal, Nazita Lajevardi, and Lindsay Nielson. How should you format the authors for the Works Cited entry?
Hajnal, Zoltan, et al.
Works Cited format for three or more authors
If there are three or more authors, list only the first author followed by the phrase et al. Wysocki, Anne Frances, et al.
Works Cited format for no known author
In the previous example, since the reader does not know the author of the article, an abbreviated title appears in the parenthetical citation, and the full title of the article appears first at the left-hand margin of its respective entry on the Works Cited page. Thus, the writer includes the title in quotation marks as the signal phrase in the parenthetical citation in order to lead the reader directly to the source on the Works Cited page. The Works Cited entry appears as follows: "The Impact of Global Warming in North America." Global Warming: Early Signs. 1999. www.climatehotmap.org/. Accessed 23 Mar. 2009.
How do you create a Works Cited page after the conclusion paragraph?
Insert a page break
Parenthetical citation format for no known author
When a source has no known author, use a shortened title of the work instead of an author name. Place the title in quotation marks if it's a short work (such as an article) or italicize it if it's a longer work (e.g. plays, books, television shows, entire Web sites) and provide a page number if it is available. We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ("Impact of Global Warming").
Works Cited format for two authors
When a text has two authors, order the authors in the same way they are presented. Start by listing the first name that appears near the title in last name, first name format; subsequent author names appear in normal order (first name last name format). Harris, Rob, and Andrew C. Revkin.
When do you cite a source within an essay?
You need to provide a parenthetical citation any time you use information or quotes from a source.
What types of texts are second containers?
databases or anthologies
