1. English 8 Notes

2. Works Cited  New page – after the last page of your paper  Same header/continue with page #s  Title: Works Cited (centered at top of page)  Double space all entries  Do not skip spaces between entries  Indent the second line of citation (and all lines that follow)

3.  All entries need to be in alphabetical order by author name  If an article does not have an author, use title  Use italics for titles of longer works & “” for shorter works  Capitalize all major words in titles

5.  Source information must be included in (parentheses) after a quotation or paraphrase  Most citations will be the author’s last name and page # - (Cummings 27)  **If your article does not have an author, use the first word that appears alphabetically in your works cited page (title)

6.  There are three ways to format in-text citations (depending on how you word your information) – For example:  Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (263).  Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth 263).  Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

7.  https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resourc e/747/02/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resourc e/747/02/  http://www.citationmachine.net/mla http://www.citationmachine.net/mla