1. CITING SOURCES A Guide for Middle School MLA style Mrs. Sasser 2010 (updated)

2. Where to begin….books: You will always need this information to create a bibliography for a book: »A»Author’s name »N»Name of book »L»Location of publisher »N»Name of publisher »Y»Year of publication And this is what it will look like: Fitzgibbon, Sean. Math is Fantastic. New York: Duke University Press. 2009.

3. ENCYCLOPEDIAS ARE MULTI-VOLUME WORKS! If article is signed, you need the following information: »Name of author »Name of article »Name of encyclopedia »Year of publication And it looks like this: Hall, Haven. “Great Seafood Dishes.” Compton’s New Encyclopedia. 2009.

4. Where to begin for an unsigned encyclopedia article: If you have no author listed for your article: »“name of article”…see the quotation marks? »Year of publication »Name of encyclopedia…be sure to underline this And it looks like this: “Skydiving for Senior Citizens.” Compton’s New Encyclopedia. 2009.

5. IF YOU USE A PAMPHLET, HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: Name of pamphlet, underline this… Place of publication Publisher Year of publication And this is what it looks like: Best Hot Dogs in North Carolina. Raleigh: Hot Dog House Publishers, 2009.

6. USING A MAGAZINE ARTICLE? HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED: Author’s name “Article’s name”…in quotation marks Name of magazine…underline this Date of magazine Page(s) of article And here is what it looks like: Crews, Tangi. “Dumpster Diving for Science.” National Geographic. May 2003: 16-21.

7. Did you interview someone for information? Name of person you interviewed Type the words: Personal Interview Date of interview And here is what it looks like: Woods, Tiger. Personal Interview. 12 Nov. 2009.

8. Professional websites are good resources. List them this way: Name of author of site Name of site Date you accessed information URL And this is what it looks like: <http://www.carolina.edu/basketballstats. html>

9. Maybe you found a personal website that offers good information. You need: Name of person owning site List the words… Home Page Date you accessed information URL Here is what this looks like: Fox, John. Home Page. 24 Dec. 2009

10. WHAT’S LEFT? Be sure that you use proper punctuation)”? Be sure that you spely correctloo. Be sure that each URL is absolutely correct. Place your bibliography at the end of your research, on a separate page labeled BIBLIOGRAPHY. Ask for help when you need it.

11. Thank you! Mrs. Sasser and Mrs. Kornegay