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1 The Works Cited Page  In addition to in-text citations, you must provide a listing of your sources in the form of a works cited page.  This page provides detailed information about the work you cited in your piece.

2 Works Cited Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. 3 rd ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2000. “Making Reference to Works of Others In Your Text.” Online Image. Purdue Online Writing Lab. 15 July, 2004. “ Plagiarism Handout. ” Purdue Online Writing Lab. 15 July, 2004.

3 Why use a Works Cited page? Some reasons:  To acknowledge and give credit to sources of words, ideas, diagrams, illustrations, quotations borrowed, or any materials summarized or paraphrased.  To show that you are respectfully borrowing other people’s ideas, not stealing them, i.e. to prove that you are not plagiarizing.  To offer additional information to your readers who may wish to further pursue your topic.  To give readers an opportunity to check out your sources for accuracy. An honest bibliography inspires reader confidence in your writing.  Your teacher insists that you do a bibliography or marks will be deducted.

4 Works Cited Page  There are different formats for different types of sources.  You could get information from:  Books  Periodicals  Newspapers  Magazines  Web Sites  Web Pages  Images  Interviews  Videos  Audio Recordings

5 Citations  Check the Online Writing Center at Purdue http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/

6 Structure  The Works Cited page adheres to a particular structure that:  keeps the page organized  helps the reader find information quickly

7 Structure – Page Layout  The page should be double-spaced  10-12 point font  Sources in alphabetical order  By author last name – or title if no author  Title is centered – top of the page  Entries are aligned Left  First line flush against the margin  Indent additional lines  Do not skip lines between entries

8 Works Cited Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. 3 rd ed. Boston: St. Martin’s, 2000. “Making Reference to Works of Others In Your Text.” Online Image. Purdue Online Writing Lab. 15 July, 2004. “ Plagiarism Handout. ” Purdue Online Writing Lab. 15 July, 2004.

9 Works Cited Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. 3 rd ed. Boston: St. Martin’s, 2000. “Making Reference to Works of Others In Your Text.” Online Image. Purdue Online Writing Lab. 15 July, 2004. “ Plagiarism Handout. ” Purdue Online Writing Lab. 15 July, 2004. Title - centered Indent First line flush to margin Double-spaced w/out skipping lines

10 Works Cited Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. 3 rd ed. Boston: St. Martin’s, 2000. “Making Reference to Works of Others In Your Text.” Online Image. Purdue Online Writing Lab. 15 July, 2004. “ Plagiarism Handout. ” Purdue Online Writing Lab. 15 July, 2004.

11 In-Text Students who don’t cite their sources are “more likely to be a burden on society” because they “have no soul” (Hacker 24).

12 Works Cited Hacker, Diana. A Pocket Style Manual. 3 rd ed. Boston: St. Martin’s, 2000. “Making Reference to Works of Others In Your Text.” Online Image. Purdue Online Writing Lab. 15 July, 2004. “ Plagiarism Handout. ” Purdue Online Writing Lab. 15 July, 2004.

13 Psst! Here’s another way  www.easybib.com www.easybib.com  citationmachine.net  bibme.org http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0808/p01s04-ussc.html

14 Be careful!  The auto-citation sites are not flawless  Double-check its accuracy  That’s why you still need to know this stuff


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