English Language Arts
Grade 9
15 min
Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 7th edition)
Recognize the parts of a Works Cited entry (MLA 7th edition)
What you'll learn
- Identify 3 sentences that have the same meaning as a given sentence.
- Explain why 2 different sentences can have the same meaning using simple words.
- Choose the sentence that best matches the meaning of a picture from a set of 3 sentences.
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Introduction & Learning Objectives
Learning Objectives
Identify the author, title, and publication information in a standard MLA 7th edition citation.
Differentiate between the title of a source (e.g., an article) and the title of its container (e.g., a website or journal).
Recognize the specific punctuation (periods, commas, italics) used to separate different parts of an entry.
Identify the 'Medium of Publication' (e.g., Print, Web) as a key component of an MLA 7th edition entry.
Explain the purpose of a hanging indent in formatting a Works Cited page.
Determine the type of source (book, website, article) by analyzing the components of its Works Cited entry.
Ever seen a movie's end credits and wondered why there are so many names? 🤔 A Works Cited entry is like the end credits for your resear...
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Key Concepts & Vocabulary
TermDefinitionExample
AuthorThe person, people, or organization that created the source. It is always listed last name first.Smith, John.
Title of SourceThe name of the specific work you are citing, such as an article, a poem, a short story, or a web page. It is usually in quotation marks."The Dangers of Deep Sea Diving."
Title of ContainerThe larger work that 'holds' or contains the source you are citing. This could be a book, a website, a magazine, or a journal. It is usually italicized.*Oceanography Today*
Publication InformationThe details about who made the source available and when. This includes the publisher, the city of publication (for books), and the date of publication.New York: Penguin, 2010.
Medium of PublicationThe format in which you accessed the source...
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Key Rules & Conventions
The 'Big vs. Small' Title Rule
Use italics for 'big' standalone works (containers) and quotation marks for 'small' works that are part of a bigger whole.
This rule helps you visually distinguish between a whole book and a chapter within it, or a whole website and a single article on it. Books, websites, and magazines are 'big' (*Italics*). Articles, poems, and short stories are 'small' ("Quotation Marks").
The Punctuation Pattern
Use periods to separate the main 'chunks' of the citation: Author. Title of Source. Publication Info. Medium.
Think of periods as major dividers between the core components of the citation. Commas are used for smaller details within a chunk, like separating the publisher from the...
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Challenging
The tutorial explains that the purpose of a hanging indent is to make the author's name stand out for alphabetical scanning. Which of the following principles of research writing does this formatting rule best support?
A.Avoiding plagiarism by giving credit to the author.
B.Making it easy for a reader to locate the full source information for an in-text citation.
C.Demonstrating the writer's ability to use complex formatting.
D.Ensuring the Works Cited page is exactly one page long.
Challenging
A citation for a web source is missing a specific date of publication but includes a date of access. Based on MLA 7 rules, what is the most logical conclusion?
A.The citation is incomplete and cannot be used.
B.The source is a dynamic webpage where content might change, and a publication date was not available.
C.The date of access should be moved to the beginning of the citation.
D.The Medium of Publication should be changed from 'Web' to 'Online'.
Challenging
A student is citing an article titled 'The Future of AI' by author Jane Doe, found on the website for the magazine *Wired*. The publisher is Condé Nast. Which of the following citations correctly synthesizes all the rules for titles, authors, publishers, and punctuation?
A.Doe, Jane, "The Future of AI." *Wired*, Condé Nast. Web.
B.Doe, Jane. "The Future of AI." *Wired*. Condé Nast. Web.
C.Doe, Jane. *The Future of AI*. "Wired". Condé Nast. Web.
D.Doe, Jane. "The Future of AI." *Wired*, Condé Nast, Web.
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