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10 th Grade World History Research Paper

10 th Grade World History Research Paper. Citing Correctly. NOTE:. Use MLA formatting!. Books: One Author. The Citation Format : Author, Title of the Book , City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Notes: Take the title from the title page, not the cover.

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10 th Grade World History Research Paper

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  1. 10th Grade World History Research Paper Citing Correctly

  2. NOTE: Use MLA formatting!

  3. Books: One Author The Citation Format: Author, Title of the Book, City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Notes: • Take the title from the title page, not the cover. • Use italics, not underlining, when typing. • The author’s name should be written as follows: Last Name, First Name. Example: Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin Books, 1987.

  4. Books: Two Authors Notes: • Use the same format for two authors. • Only the first author should be reversed. • Second author should not. • Separate names with a comma. Example: Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000.

  5. Encyclopedias and Reference Books The Citation Format: Author of Article, (if given) “Article Title.” Title of Book. Edition. Year. Notes: • For entries in encyclopedias, dictionaries, and other reference works, cite the piece as you would any other work in a collection but do not include the publisher information. • If articles are arranged alphabetically, you do not need to give volume and page numbers Example: “Ideology.” The American Heritage Dictionary. 3rd ed. 1997. Print.

  6. Web Sites-Professional or Personal The Citation Format: Editor, author, or complier name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. Note: • Be sure to get all this info when you use a website as a source!

  7. Web Site with a Creator’s Name Example: Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue University. 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006. Note: • Website address (URL) is optional • Use n.d. for no date • Use n.p. for no publisher

  8. Website without a Creator’s Name Example: The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue University. 2005. Web. 23 April 2006. • For an individual page on a Web site: • List the author or alias if known • Followed by the information covered above for entire Websites • Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name • And n.d. if no publishing date is given Example: “How to Make Vegetarian Chili.” eHow.com. eHow, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

  9. Using an Image from the Web Note: • If the work is cited on the web only: • Then provide the name of the artist • The title of the work • The medium of the work • Follow citation format for a website • If work posted via username, use the author Example: Brandychloe, “Great Horned Owl Family.” Photograph. Webshots. American Greetings. 22 May 2006. Web. 5 Nov. 2009.

  10. Article in a Magazine The Citation Format: Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication. Notes: • If the article is on consecutive pages, specify the page numbers of the entire article e.g. 16-20. • If no author’s name is given, begin with the title of the article. Example: Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print.

  11. Article in a Newspaper The Citation Format: Author(s). "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper Date, Edition. Pages. Medium of Publication. Notes: • If the city of publication is not part of the newspaper’s name, add it in square brackets: News and Observer [Raleigh, NC] • If the article is not on consecutive pages, write the first page number and a pus sign: B1+. Example: Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." Washington Post 24 May 2007: LZ01. Print.

  12. Helpful websites… • Visit Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (known as OWL) • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/ • One of the best sites for citing: • www.easybib.com

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