The document provides guidance on in-text citations and works cited pages for sophomore students at MHS. It explains that in-text citations identify the source of a quote within the body of the paper and include the author's last name and date. The works cited page lists full citations for all sources in alphabetical order at the end. Examples are provided of in-text citations and a sample 5-source project on a topic using quotes and a works cited page. EasyBib is recommended for automatically generating works cited entries.

1. In-Text Citation & Works Cited
for MHS Sophomores

2. The Issue
My Essay Works Cited
(Alphabetized)
Intro
Paragraph 1
- Source 1
How do you (The Enquirer)
“Quote 1” know which
Paragraph 2
- Source 2
applies to
(The New York Times)
“Quote 2” which?
Paragraph 3 - Source 3
(The Sacramento Bee)
“Quote 3”
Conclusion

3. The Reality
My Essay Works Cited
(Alphabetized)
Intro
Paragraph 1 - Source 1
“Quote 1” (The Enquirer)
Paragraph 2 - Source 2
“Quote 2” (The New York Times)
Paragraph 3 - Source 3
“Quote 3” (The Sacramento Bee)
Conclusion

4. The Solution: MLA In-Text Citations
My Essay Works Cited - Source & Date are attached
(Alphabetized) to quoted evidence.
Intro - Source 1 - Dates let you know how
Paragraph 1 (The Enquirer) relevant/recent the data is.
“Quote 1” (The Sacramento Bee 2001).
Paragraph 2 - Source 2 - Source lets you know how
“Quote 2” (The Enquirer 1992). (The New York Times)
Paragraph 3 trustworthy a quote is.
“Quote 3” (The New York Times 2012). - Source 3
Conclusion (The Sacramento Bee) - The flow of reading is
uninterrupted.

5. In-Text Citaitons:
A Closer Look
• “<the quote goes inside the
quotations>” (<Author Last Name or
Publisher or Website Name> <Page Number
or Year>).
• You can also end it with a question mark but never inside the quotation marks
unless it is taken from that source.
• Page numbers for books. Year for websites.

6. 5x5s at a Glance
• Pick a Topic
• 2 sections: Quotes & Works Cited
• 5 quotes from 5 different sources.
• Using Google with the News filter is easiest.
• Use Easybib to create your Works Cited.
• Make sure all quotes have In-Text Citations attached.

7. 5x5 Example Selection
Quotes
"It is China's deadliest mine accident since November 2009 when 108 people were
killed in an explosion in a mine in Heilongjiang province” (Associated Press 2012).
Works Cited
Walker, Jade. "China Mine Explosion: Death Toll Rises To 41, With 5 Miners Still
Trapped Underground." The Huffington Post. TheHuffingtonPost.com, 31 Aug.
2012. Web. 31 Aug. 2012. <http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/08/31/china-mine-
explosion_n_1845711.html>.

8. The MLA Works Cited
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
resource/747/05/

9. Citing a Website
(Russell et al)

10. (Top-Colleges)
Sound hard?

11. No Worries.
Easybib has done it for you!
http://www.easybib.com

12. Works Cited
• Russell, Tony, Allen Brizee, and Elizabeth Angeli. "Welcome to the Purdue OWL." Purdue OWL: MLA
Formatting and Style Guide. The Writing Lab & The OWL at Purdue and Purdue University, 8 Mar. 2012.
Web. 26 Aug. 2012. <http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/>.
• First Year Anxiety the New Freshmen? Study Finds Incoming College Students Overstressed | Top Colleges
Blog. N.d. Photograph. College Website. First Year Anxiety the New Freshmen Study Finds Incoming
College Students Overstressed. Top-Colleges, 2011. Web. 26 Aug. 2012. <http://www.top-colleges.com/
blog/2011/01/31/freshmen-stress/>.