Understand a Works Cited entry (MLA 7th edition)

Learning Objectives Identify the purpose of a Works Cited page. Recognize the main components of a book entry in MLA 7th edition style. Recognize the main components of a website entry in MLA 7th edition style. Explain why citing sources is important in their own writing. Distinguish between an author's name and a source's title within a citation. Locate key information like the author, title, and publication date in a given Works Cited entry. Ever wonder how authors show where they got their amazing facts and ideas? 🕵️‍♀️ It's like giving credit where credit is due! In this lesson, you'll learn what a Works Cited entry is and how to understand its different parts, using the MLA 7th edition style. This skill is super important for your research projects...

TermDefinitionExample Works Cited PageA list at the end of a research paper that includes all the sources (books, websites, articles) you used and referred to in your writing.After writing a report about pandas, you'd have a 'Works Cited' page listing all the books and websites where you found your information. CitationA formal way of giving credit to the original source of information you used in your writing. Each entry on a Works Cited page is a citation.The entry 'Smith, John. *The World of Whales*. Ocean Books, 2015.' is a citation for a book. SourceAnything that provides information, such as a book, website, magazine article, video, or interview.If you read a book about dinosaurs, that book is your source of information. AuthorThe person or group who wrote o...

Purpose of Works Cited A Works Cited page lists all the sources you used so readers can find them and you give credit to the original creators. Always include a Works Cited page at the end of your research paper to show you're a fair and honest writer. Basic Order for Books (MLA 7th) Author's Last Name, First Name. *Title of Book*. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Print. This is the general pattern for citing a book. For Grade 6, focus on Author, Title, Publisher, and Year. The 'Print.' tells us it's a physical book. Basic Order for Websites (MLA 7th) Author's Last Name, First Name (if available). "Title of Article." *Title of Website*. Publisher (if different from website title), Date of publication. Web. Date of access....