Download Parenthetical Citations and Works Cited Pages Made Simple

In-Text Parenthetical
Citations and
Works Cited Pages
Made Simple?
Disclaimer: This is my attempt to put it in
“plain English”
for you. If this contradicts or
Confuses anything your LA teacher
Says about your paper, you should
Use HIM/HER as your best source!
Why do you need to
cite your sources?
• To give credit where credit is due
• To avoid plagiarizing
• To credit whatever you quote (write
down) from the source. (Doesn’t have to be literally
a“quote”, like looking up a google quote)
• To avoid failing
• To avoid being fired?
It’s the right thing to do!
Citation Styles Vary
• We use MLA (Modern Language
Association) See your paper for
what’s included.
• APA (Used mostly in science areas)
• Chicago/Turabian (Lesser known format)
• No matter what….You should use the format
the GRADING TEACHER asks for! Even
within each, there can be variations.
You should get the information
for a citation when researching
On your PPT slide!
Put citation at top,
and notes on slide
under
Clinton, Hillary. “Seniors and Social Security.” Senator Hillary Rodham
Clinton: New York. United States Government. 2006. Web. 2
November 2007. <www.hillaryclinton.gov>.
Notes: Hillary Clinton, the
Secretary of States, says that to
be economically sound, we must
get all people back to work.
Education is a big part of this.
On your PPT slide!
Put citation at top,
and notes on slide
under
Example
A Web Citation includes this info:
Clinton, Hillary. “Seniors and Social Security.” Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton:
New York. United States Government. 2006. Web. 2 November 2007.
*authors’ name.
*“The title of the websection or article in quotes”.
*The main webpage (homepage) in italics.
*organization that sponsors it.
*copyright year.
*WEB. (yes, just that word, web).
*The date you accessed it in international dateline form.
*URL in <>
IN HS: The difference between a Works
Cited Page and a Bibliography
• A Works Cited
page is a list of
sources cited in your
paper (in-text
parenthetical
citation)
• If it is not cited in
your paper it should
not be on your
Works Cited page
• A Bibliography is a
list of all the sources
you used to do your
research- whether
they are cited in
your paper or not
For NOW: If you used the
info on a note card, even if
it didn’t make the final cut,
you might cite it.
Some teachers
require a
Bibliography AND
a Works Cited
page
Your “Works Cited” really has two parts:
1.
The quote you use in the
body of your paper,
followed by the
author’s name (or title
if no author) and page
in parenthesis (Ness
23)
And they complement
Each other
2.
The full credit citation
on the last page of
your paper.
Example
Citing a Book
How you cite it on
the Works Cited page.
Ness, Immanuel. Encyclopedia of Interest Groups and Lobbyists in the United
States. Armonk, N.Y. : ME Sharpe Publisher, 2000. Print.
A Direct Quote
Quote in your paper:
The roles of the National Chicken Council are many and varied,
they have evolved over time from chicken promotion and
consumer education to much more, “…the realization quickly
grew to that many of the industry’s primary issues involving
inspection, packaging, sanitation, health, and worker safety had to
be addressed in the political arena” (Ness 234).
Parenthetical Citation
• Typically you cite author’s last name,
however, that’s not always available! If
not, cite the first thing listed in the
citation.
• For example, if this is the citation:
“Federal Court Strikes Down National Security Letter Provision of Patriot
Act.” American Civil Liberties Union. 6 September 2007. Web. 2
November 2007.
What would you cite within your paper?
How
about…?
(“Federal Court”).
• The very first thing listed in your citation is
what is included in your parenthetical citation
• Author is the first thing you would cite, if there
is no author…title is next
• Since a title is “quoted” in your citation, it is
“quoted” in your parenthetical citation as well
• The period goes outside the parenthesis!!!!!!
Page Numbers in “In-text PC”
• When citing the internet you rarely have
page numbers…therefore they will not
be part of your parenthetical citation
• However, when citing a book you must
include the page number in the citation
Example of a Parenthetical Citation
Sample Citation for A Works Cited page:
Clinton, Hillary. “Seniors and Social Security.” Senator Hillary
Rodham Clinton: New York. United States Government. 2006. Web.
2 November 2007.
Sample parenthetical citation
(paraphrased)
One of the biggest issues facing senior citizens today is the problem of mental
health issues. By the year 2030 there will be an estimated 15 million senior
citizens with mental health concerns (Clinton).
Or cite it in text
Hillary Clinton, in an article titled “Seniors and Social Security,” wrote…
Tips
•
•
•
•
It’s Works Cited
not Work Cited,
not Work Citied,
not Works Sited)
Don’t forget to hang the
indent…and double space
You
Cannot
use
wikipedia
Put citations in ABC order by the
first item listed.
•No Author, but long Title? No
need to write the whole title
out for the in-text
parenthetical…just include
enough so that the reader
knows to which source you
are referring.
(“Activists”).