- Students
in the Boise School District are taught to respect copyright
laws by citing their sources and avoiding plagiarism.
- While gathering research information students are to read
the material and paraphrase it into their own words. They
give credit to the place from which the information came
by preparing a Works Cited.
- The style of the entries is based on the MLA Handbook for
Writers of Research Papers, by Joseph Gibaldi, 7th ed. The
Modern Language Association of America, New York: 2009.
Citation Cards
These forms are in PDF format. You will need the free
Adobe Reader to print them. If you do not have the Reader on
your computer, please go to Adobe to
download and install it.
There may be exceptions to your entries, such as no author
but an editor for a book, personal interviews, e-mail responses,
or other challenges. If this is your case, consult www.studyguide.org/MLAdocumentation.htm
The Works Cited page appears on a separate
page immediately following the last page of the paper and includes
all the works that are cited (quoted, paraphrased, and documented)
in the paper. The entries are arranged alphabetically by the
first letter of the first word to appear in each entry excluding
a, an, or the. If the author’s name is unknown, alphabetize
by the title. All entries are done in Times
New Roman font, size 12. Hanging indents and double
spacing are used in the whole document. Instructions: How
to do a Works Cited direction sheet.
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