MLA Works Cited Review

Lesson Plan - Get It!

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Books, articles, and web pages share standard information.

The information presented looks slightly different, depending on the source you cite.

For example, all sources cite the author's name, the name of the source, the source's publication information, and the date the source was published. However, publication information for a web page looks different from a book or article because a web page is an online source, while books and articles are print sources.

Articles and books printed online are considered online sources and follow the format for citing online sources.

Below are the general formats for citing a book, a magazine article, a newspaper article, a journal article, or a web page. Please review the general formats one more time.

Book

Author(s). Book Title Editor, Edition, Publisher, Publication Date.

Article in a Magazine

Author(s). "Article Title." Magazine Title, Date, Page Numbers.

Article in a Newspaper

Author(s). "Article Title." Newspaper Title, Edition, Date, Page Numbers.

Article in a Journal

Author(s). "Article Title." Journal Title, Volume, Issue, Year, Page Numbers.

Web Page

Author(s). "Web page Title." Website Title, Publisher, Publication Date, Page or Paragraph Numbers, URL. Date of Access (if applicable).

After reviewing the general formats for the five types of sources, consider these questions.

• What similarities do you see among the citation formats?
• What differences can you discern among the five types of sources?

Move to the Got It? section to test your knowledge of MLA Works Cited page citations.