Research Paper Note taking Template



Works Cited Pages and In-Text Citations Name: _____________________________

Works Cited Pages

Thanks to the internet, creating a works cited page is much easier than ever before.

Use the following websites to plug in the Works Cited Information. It will then format the information for you.

1.) EasyBib Web address:

When using the above websites, they will often ask you the following questions:

Source (Where is it from?): Is it a book, website, newspaper, or magazine.

Title of Article and the Author(s) (Who wrote it?)

Date Printed (When was it printed? Look for a copyright date?) and Place Printed (City?):

Page Numbers (Which pages were used?) and Volume Number (Is it part of a series)

Web Address (What is the address?) and/or Database (What is the database called?)

Date Accessed (When did you use the webpage or database?)

NOTE: Some of these may not apply. But you should keep track of this information, so you will be prepared to fill out the electronic forms.

What does an MLA Citation Look Like?

GENERAL SAMPLE of a MLA Citation:

Author Last Name, First Name. “Title” Source Date Published: Database. Web Date Accessed. .

SPECIFIC SAMPLE of a MLA Citation:

Rashba, Gary. "Sacrificial Stand in the Golan Heights." Military History Oct. 1998:

SIRS Knowledge Source. Web 30 May 2002 < >.

Blank MLA Citation:

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What is a Works Cited Page?

1. The Works Cited page is the last page of your paper.

2. A Works Cited page is made up of all of your MLA Citations placed in alphabetical order

of the author’s last name or the title’s first letter (when there is no author).

3. The author or title that is closest to the letter A is first. DO NOT number your entries.

4. The first line should be touching the margin, while the rest of the lines are indented. (Opposite of a normal paragraph).

5. Tip: to indent the second line, hit enter at the beginning of the second line, then push the tab key.

6. Tip: For websites, PLEASE STOP AFTER THE .com, .org, .edu. Don’t write beyond the first slash/

7. Tip: Some of your sources have the citation information on them. Check the last page of each source to find it then simply copy it.

In Text Citations

The Reason we do In-text citations, is to show the reader where a piece of information or a quote comes from. The idea is to reference the reader to the Works Cited Page, so that they can look up what you have used in your paper. The In text citation is also used to give credit to the person whose research you are using. If you do this correctly, you will not be plagiarizing.

1. When do I use In-Text citations?

1. When you quote someone in your paper.

2. When you paraphrase (put someone else’s ideas into your own words).

2. How do I do an In-text Citation?

The Basic Formula is to write the author’s last name and page number in parenthesis.

Example 1: (Author’s Last Name and page #). Example 2: (Seiders 15).

3. What if there is No Author?

When there is no author, you should use a shortened version of the title in quotation marks.

Example 1: (“Title” page #). Example 2: (“World” 15).

4. What if there are no page numbers?

When there are no page numbers, simply use the Author’s name or the First Word of the Title in parenthesis. This often happens with web documents.

Example 1: (Fitzgerald). Example 2: (“World”).

5. Where do In-Text Citations go in a Research paper?

They go at the end of a sentence, but before the punctuation (periods or question marks). Use the quotation marks around your quote, and then put in the citation, followed by punctuation.

Example 1: In World Cultures today, Mrs. Seiders explained that a great man once said. “an eye for an eye, makes the whole world blind” (Gandhi).

Example 2: An anonymous Wordsworth critic once argued that his poems were too

emotional ("Wordsworth" 100).

6. How often do I use them?

In-Text citations go after every quote you use in your paper. In addition, whenever you paraphrase from a source, you should include an in-text citation at the end of the sentence.

If you paraphrase 2 or more sentences from the same source, wait until the last sentence and then include the citation (“In-text for Dummies”).

7. Practice Time: Try to write in the correct In-Text Citation for each source.

Source A: __________________________ Source B: ___________________________

Source C: __________________________ Source D: ___________________________

Source E: __________________________ Source F: ___________________________

Source G: _________________________ Extra: ______________________________

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