Writing Bibliography Entries to Cite Sources Jenn Roy Montegut Middle 6 th grade L.6.8 – Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources. (L.7.8, L.8.8, L , L )

DIRECTIONS STEP 1: Read this section to get the information for the bibliography entry. STEP 3: Click ANSWER, and the answer will appear in a yellow box at the bottom of the screen. STEP 2: Type the bibliography entry in the blue box.

HINTS You can click on the picture to see how to write that kind of bibliography entry. When you are typing in the blue box, you can’t underline or italicize the titles. You can press CTRL and I to indent while you are typing in the blue box.

The people at Heritage Press were excited when it was announced that Charlotte White’s book Angels Have Wings had won the Caldecott Award. Their New York office published the book in ANSWER White, Charlotte. Angels Have Wings. New York: Heritage Press, Print. 1

Does the library have a copy of Donna Leden and Henry Naquin’s book Brilliant People? It was published in Atlanta in 1953 by Penguin Press. ANSWER Leden, Donna and Henry Naquin. Brilliant People. Atlanta: Penguin Press, Print. 2

The quote came from The Amazing World of Literature which was edited by William Harris. Bantam Books published the book in Houston in ANSWER Harris, William, ed. The Amazing World of Literature. Houston: Bantam Books, Print. 3

We found a lot of information on Texas in the 1998 edition of the Encyclopedia Brittanica. ANSWER “Texas.” Encyclopedia Brittanica ed. Print. 4

This article on dinosaurs was taken from the World Book which was published in The article was written by Sara Gilman. ANSWER Gilman, Sara. “Dinosaurs.” World Book. 2005ed. Print. 5

ANSWER Fletcher, David. “Saints Win the Super Bowl.” Alexandria Daily Town Talk 16 January 2000: B5. Print. We all celebrated when we read David Fletcher’s newspaper article “Saints Win the Super Bowl” on page B5 of the January 16, 2000 edition of the Alexandria Daily Town Talk. 6

Students across Terrebonne Parish cheered when the article “LEAP Scores Outstanding” appeared on page A3 of The Courier on May 12, The article was written by Harry Wilson. ANSWER Wilson, Harry. “LEAP Scores Outstanding.” The Courier 12 May 2007: A3. Print. 7

My sister subscribes to Seventeen magazine. On page 131 of the June 1999 issue, there was an article called “Making Good Grades.” The advice that the author Cindy Wilkerson gave was great. ANSWER Wilkerson, Cindy. “Making Good Grades.” Seventeen June 1999: 131. Print. 8

Newsweek magazine printed an article entitled “Politics and Mardi Gras.” The article, which appeared on pages of the March 4, 2002 edition, caused a lot of people in Louisiana to write letters to the author Frank Hearst. ANSWER Hearst, Frank, “Politics and Mardi Gras.” Newsweek 4 March 2002: Print. 9

On June 12, 2009, I took notes from Jill Randon’s internet page “Tips for Writing” on the English Tips website. The website, which is sponsored by TeachersRUs, had last been updated on June 3, ANSWER Randon, Jill. “Tips for Writing.” English Tips. TeachersRUs, 3 June Web. 12 June

Cindy Zang published her essay “Blue Wishes” on Student Expressions website. I read the essay on March 5, 2011, but the website, which is sponsored by ABC, Inc., had not been updated since July 2, ANSWER Zang, Cindy. “Blue Wishes.” Student Expressions. ABC, Inc., 2 July Web. 5 March

BOOK BY A SINGLE AUTHOR Author’s last name, Author’s first name. Title of the book. City of publication: Publishing company, Date of publication. Print. Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. New York: Levine-Scholastic, Print. BOOK BY MORE THAN ONE AUTHOR Author’s last name, Author’s first name, and Second author’s first and last name. Title of the book. Place of publication: Publishing company, Date of publication. Print. Eggins, Susan, and Diane Slade. Analyzing Literature. London: Cassell, Print. BOOK WITH AN EDITOR Editor’s last name, Editor’s first name, ed. Title of the book. Place of publication: Publishing company, Date of publication. Print Lopate, Phillip, ed. The Art of the Personal Essay. New York: Doubleday, Print.

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE Author’s last name, Author’s first name. “Title of article.” Title of the encyclopedia. Year of publication. Print. Smith, Abraham. “Mandarin Oranges.” Encyclopedia Brittanica Print. “Telegraphs.” The Encyclopedia Americana Print.

ARTICLE IN A NEWSPAPER Author’s last name, Author’s first name. “Title of the article.” Title of the newspaper Date of publication: Page numbers. Print. Alaton, Blake. “The Day Time Stopped.” Washington Post 27 Dec. 1997: B Print. McBride, Daniel. “Students Learn About Offshore Careers.” The Courier [Houma] 16 Oct. 2009: A3. Print.

ARTICLE IN A MAGAZINE Author’s last name, Author’s first name. “Title of the article.” Title of the magazine Date of publication: Page numbers. Print. Fallows, Sarah. “How to Lose Ten Pounds Easily.” Woman’s Day Apr. 2001: Print.

10 11 INTERNET SITE Author. "Title of the Web Page." Title of the Overall Web Site. Version or Edition. Publisher or Sponsor, Date. Web. Date of Access. Landau, Elizabeth. "CDC: Swine Flu Viruses in U.S. and Mexico Match." CNN Health.com. Cable News Network, 25 Apr Web. 17 June 2009.