Why Works Cited?

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Why a Works Cited Page?
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What is it?

• It is proof that you have not plagiarized
• An alphabetical list of sources (also called
  works) that you used within the body of your
  research paper
• It belongs on the last page of your paper (it is
  on a page of its own)

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MLA Format

• Rules and regulations are established by the
  Modern Language Association for acknowledging
  sources used in the paper
• Protect yourself Follow the Two part system
• In text citations
• AND
• Works Cited

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Why do I need to do it?

• References and credits the sources used.
• Makes your material accessible.
• Without it, you are committing plagiarism by
  calling someone elses work your own.

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Bibliography Vs. Works Cited

• They are different.
• Bibliography a list of related reading material
  that your reader can look for is they want to
  more reading on your topic.
• Works Cited a list of ONLY the sources you
  borrowed material from in your paper/project.
  This is much more commonly used.
• Please make sure your Works Cited page
  contains only the sources that are cited within
  your paper. Otherwise, omit the citation.

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Sample Sophomore Body Paragraph

• In order to understand the relevance of the
  loneliness and the American Dream, it is
  necessary to define its purpose. In her book,
  Understanding of Mice and Men, The Red Pony, and
  the Pearl, Claudia Durst Johnson defines the
  American Dream "as transformed to mean a carefree
  life of plenty and laughter" (139). Johnson later
  affirms that the dream encompasses "independence
  and self-sufficiency, the freedom that comes from
  owning land, which in turn means enjoying the
  fruits of one's own labor" (140). This conception
  of the American Dream is what brings hope to the
  characters in Of Mice and Men. People during
  those times tried to escape homelessness,
  economic poverty, and emotional and psychological
  corruption (Of Mice). They were accustomed to
  a lifestyle where isolation was common they were
  also forced to rely on themselves and were
  surprise by the kinship of others (Telgen). In Of
  Mice and Men, the dream both motivates characters
  to seek a better life, but also serves to isolate
  them when they cannot achieve it.

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Works Cited
Johnson, Claudia Durst. Understanding Of Mice
and Men, The Red Pony, and The Pearl. West Port
Greenwood Press, 1997.
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Works Cited List

• Format
• Page Break (Control Enter)
• No First Line Indent (Pull back the Indent)
• Set the Hanging Indent (Control T)
• Center the title/ Works Cited (Control E)
• Left Justify the first entry (Control L)
• Use Landmark to create citations
• Other Citation Makers
• http//www.noodletools.com/login.php
• http//www.oslis.k12.or.us/secondary/
• http//www.easybib.com/
• http//www.lib.ncsu.edu/lobo2/using/cite/cite3a.ph
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• Alphabetize the entries

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Summary View
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Creating the Entries

• Go to on-line Landmark Citation Machine
  (http//citationmachine.net) to create citations.
• On the Left, select MLA.