1. MLA Formatting Bell Ringers
8th Grade English; Spring Semester 2017

2. MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 1: ONE AUTHOR
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title. Publication City: Publisher,
Year of publication. Medium.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Author: Curtis Anderson
Title: The Long Tail: Why the Future of Business is Selling Less of More
Publication City: New York
Publisher: Hyperion
Year of Publication: 2006
Medium: Print
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
TUESDAY January 3, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

3. Anderson, Curtis. The Long Tail: Why the Future Business is Selling Less of More. New York: Hyperion, Print.
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4. MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 2: ONE AUTHOR
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title. Publication City:
Publisher, Year of publication. Medium.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Author: Markus Zusak
Title: The Book Thief
Publication City: New York
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf
Year of Publication: 2005
Medium: Print
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
WEDNESDAY January 4, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

5. Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 2005. Print.
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Exercise 3: ONE AUTHOR
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title. Publication City:
Publisher, Year of publication. Medium.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Author: W. P. Kinsella
Title: Shoeless Joe
Publication City: New York
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Year of Publication: 1983
Medium: Print
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
THURSDAY January 5, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

7. Kinsella, W. P. Shoeless Joe. New York: Ballentine Books, 1983. Print.
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8. MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 4: TWO AUTHORS
Author’s Last Name, First Name, and Second Author’s First and Last
Names. Title. Publication City: Publisher, Year of publication.
Medium.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Authors: Stanley Malass and Jeffrey McQuain
Title: Coined by God: Words and Phrases That First Appear in the English Translation of the Bible.
Publication City: New York
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Year of Publication: 2003
Medium: Print
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
MONDAY January 9, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

9. Malless, Stanley, and Jeffrey McQuain
Malless, Stanley, and Jeffrey McQuain. Coined by God: Words and Phrases That First Appear in the English Translations of the Bible. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Print.
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10. MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 5: WEBSITE
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of Website. Publisher or
Sponsoring Institution, Date posted or last updated. Medium.
Day Month Year of access.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Authors: Edward N. Zalta
Title: Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Sponsoring Institution: Metaphysics Research Lab, Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University
Date Posted: 2007
Medium: Web
Date Accessed: 25 July 2008
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
TUESDAY January 17, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

11. Zalta, Edward N. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy
Zalta, Edward N. Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy. Metaphysics Research Lab, Center for the Study of Language and Information, Stanford University, Web. 25 July 2008.
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12. MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 6: ARTICLE IN AN ONLINE MAGAZINE
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article”. Title of Magazine.
Publisher, Date of Publication. Medium. Day Month Year of
access.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Authors: Steven E. Landsburg
Title of Article: Putting All Your Potatoes in One Basket: The Economic Lessons of One Famine
Title of Magazine: Slate.com
Publisher: Washington Post – Newsweek Interactive
Date: 13 March 2001
Medium: Web
Date Accessed: 15 March 2006
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
TUESDAY January 17, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

13. Landsburg, Steven E. "Putting All Your Potatoes in One Basket: The Economic Lessons of the Great Famine." Slate.com. Washington Post–Newsweek Interactive, 13 Mar Web. 15 Mar
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Exercise 7: ARTICLE IN A JOURNAL
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article”. Title of Journal.
Volume. Issue (Year): Pages. Medium.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Authors: Brian C. Cooney
Title of Article: “Considering Robinson Crusoe’s ‘Liberty of Conscience’ in an Age of Terror”
Title of Journal: College English
Volume: 69
Issue: 3
Year: 2007
Pages:
Medium: Print
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
MONDAY January 30, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

15. Cooney, Brian C. "Considering Robinson Crusoe's 'Liberty of Conscience' in an Age of Terror." College English.69.3 (2007): Print.
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Exercise 8: ANTHOLOGY
Editor’s Last Name, First Name, ed. Title. Publication City: Publisher, Year
of Publication. Medium.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Editor: Donald Hall
Title: The Oxford Book of Children’s Verse in America.
Publication City: New York
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Year of Publication: 1985
Medium: Print
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
MONDAY February 6, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

17. Hall, Donald, ed. The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America
Hall, Donald, ed. The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America. New York: Oxford University Press, Print.
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18. MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 9: WORK IN AN ANTHOLOGY
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Work.” Title of Anthology. Ed.
Editor’s First and Last Names. Publication City: Publisher, Year of
Publication. Pages. Medium.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Author: Chinua Achebe
Title: “Uncle Ben’s Choice”
Title of Anthology: The Seagull Reader: Literature
Editor of Anthology: Joseph Kelly
Publication City: New York
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Year of Publication: 2005
Page Numbers:
Medium: Print
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
MONDAY February 13, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

19. Achebe, Chinua. "Uncle Ben's Choice. " The Seagull Reader: Literature
Achebe, Chinua. "Uncle Ben's Choice." The Seagull Reader: Literature. Ed. Joseph Kelly. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Print.
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Exercise 10: BOOK IN A SERIES
Editor’s Last Name, First Name, ed. Title of Book. By Author’s First and
Last Names. Publication City: Publisher, Year of Publication.
Medium. Series Title Abbreviated.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Editor: Cinthia Wall
Title of Book: The Pilgrim’s Progress
Author: John Bunyan
Publication City: New York
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Year of Publication: 2007
Medium: Print
Series Title: Norton Critical Editions
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
MONDAY February 27, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

21. Wall, Cynthia, ed. The Pilgrim's Progress. By John Bunyan. New York: W
Wall, Cynthia, ed. The Pilgrim's Progress. By John Bunyan. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Print. Norton Critical Ed.
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22. MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 11: ARTICLE IN A MAGAZINE
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine,
Day Month Year: Pages. Medium.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Authors: Michael W. Fox
Title of Article: “The Wolf in Your Dog”
Title of Magazine: Bark
Date: March 2008 (Month abbreviated)
Pages:
Medium: Print
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
MONDAY March 6, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

23. Fox, Michael W. "The Wolf in Your Dog." Bark, Mar. 2008: 85-87. Print.
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Exercise 12: ARTICLE IN A DAILY NEWSPAPER
Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article”. Name of Newspaper,
Day Month Year: Pages. Medium.
** All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
Authors: Shira Springer
Title of Article: “Celtics Reserves Are Whizzes vs. Wizzards”
Title of Newspaper: Boston Globe
Date: March 14, 2015 (Month abbreviated)
Pages: D4+
Medium: Print
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead.
MONDAY March 13, Practice writing the following entry on your own notebook paper.

25. Springer, Shira. "Celtics Reserves Are Whizzes vs. Wizards
Springer, Shira. "Celtics Reserves Are Whizzes vs. Wizards." Boston Globe, 14 Mar. 2005: D4+. Print.
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26. MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 13: Organize citations correctly (Alphabetical by author’s last name)
Citation #1: Anderson, Curtis. The Long Tail: Why the Future Business is Selling Less of More. New York: Hyperion, Print.
Citation #2: Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Print.
Citation #3: Kinsella, W. P. Shoeless Joe. New York: Ballentine Books, Print.
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead. All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
MONDAY March 20, Now that we have reviewed the major citation formats, take these citations and organize them correctly. [Alphabetical by author’s last name.]

27. Anderson, Curtis. The Long Tail: Why the Future Business is Selling Less of More. New York: Hyperion, Print. Kinsella, W. P. Shoeless Joe. New York: Ballentine Books, Print. Zusak, Markus. The Book Thief. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, Print.
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28. MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 14: Organize citations correctly (Alphabetical by author’s last name)
Citation #1: Fox, Michael W. "The Wolf in Your Dog.“ Bark, Mar. 2008: Print.
Citation #2: Springer, Shira. "Celtics Reserves Are Whizzes vs. Wizards." Boston Globe, 14 Mar. 2005: D4+. Print.
Citation #3: Hall, Donald, ed. The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America. New York: Oxford University Press, Print.
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead. All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
MONDAY March 20, Now that we have reviewed the major citation formats, take these citations and organize them correctly. [Alphabetical by author’s last name.]

29. Fox, Michael W. "The Wolf in Your Dog. “ Bark, Mar. 2008: 85-87. Print
Fox, Michael W. "The Wolf in Your Dog.“ Bark, Mar. 2008: Print. Hall, Donald, ed. The Oxford Book of Children's Verse in America. New York: Oxford University Press, Print. Springer, Shira. "Celtics Reserves Are Whizzes vs. Wizards." Boston Globe, 14 Mar. 2005: D4+. Print.
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30. MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 15: Organize citations correctly (Alphabetical by author’s last name)
Citation #1: Achebe, Chinua. "Uncle Ben's Choice." The Seagull Reader: Literature. Ed. Joseph Kelly. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Print.
Citation #2: Malless, Stanley, and Jeffrey McQuain. Coined by God: Words and Phrases That First Appear in the English Translations of the Bible. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Print.
Citation #3: Cooney, Brian C. "Considering Robinson Crusoe's 'Liberty of Conscience' in an Age of Terror." College English.69.3 (2007): Print.
** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead. All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
MONDAY April 10, Now that we have reviewed the major citation formats, take these citations and organize them correctly. [Alphabetical by author’s last name.]

31. Achebe, Chinua. "Uncle Ben's Choice. " The Seagull Reader: Literature
Achebe, Chinua. "Uncle Ben's Choice." The Seagull Reader: Literature. Ed. Joseph Kelly. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Print. Cooney, Brian C. "Considering Robinson Crusoe's 'Liberty of Conscience' in an Age of Terror." College English.69.3 (2007): Print. Malless, Stanley, and Jeffrey McQuain. Coined by God: Words and Phrases That First Appear in the English Translations of the Bible. New York: W. W. Norton & Company, Print.
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32. MONDAY April 17, 2017 Put what you have learned into practice.
MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 16: Exercise 1: ONE AUTHOR
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title. Publication
City: Publisher, Year of publication. Medium.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Find two paperback books in the back and write a proper citation entry for each novel. Put your name, date, and class period on the paper and turn it in to the tray.
*** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead. All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
MONDAY April 17, Put what you have learned into practice.

33. MONDAY April 24, 2017 Put what you have learned into practice.
MLA Formatting for Works Cited Page: Practice Drills
Exercise 16: Exercise 1: ONE AUTHOR
Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title. Publication
City: Publisher, Year of publication. Medium.
INSTRUCTIONS:
Find three paperback books in the back and write a proper citation entry for each novel. Put your name, date, and class period on the paper and turn it in to the tray.
*** Remember – when handwriting, do not “write” in italics; underline instead. All entries are double-spaced and every line after the first line is indented.
MONDAY April 24, Put what you have learned into practice.