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Formatting Works Cited
Formatting Basics for Works Cited
Your list of works cited should begin at the end of the paper on a new page with the centered title, Works Cited. Alphabetize the entries in your list by the author's last name, using the letter-by-letter system (ignore spaces and other punctuation.) If the author's name is unknown, alphabetize by the title, ignoring any A, An, or The.
For dates, spell out the names of months in the text of your paper, but abbreviate them in the list of works cited, except for May, June, and July. Use either the day-month-year style (22 July 1999) or the month-day-year style (July 22, 1999) and be consistent. With the month-day-year style, be sure to add a comma after the year unless another punctuation mark goes there.
Underlining or Italics?
When reports were written on typewriters, the names of publications were underlined because most typewriters had no way to print italics. If you write a bibliography by hand, you should still underline the names of publications. But, if you use a computer, then publication names should be in italics as they are below. Always check with your instructor regarding their preference of using italics or underlining. Our examples use italics.
Hanging Indentation
All MLA citations should use hanging indents, that is, the first line of an entry should be flush left, and the second and subsequent lines should be indented 1/2".
Capitalization, Abbreviation, and Punctuation
The MLA guidelines specify using title case capitalization - capitalize the first words, the last words, and all principal words, including those that follow hyphens in compound terms. Use lowercase abbreviations to identify the parts of a work (e.g., vol. for volume, ed. for editor) except when these designations follow a period. Whenever possible, use the appropriate abbreviated forms for the publisher's name (Random instead of Random House).
Separate author, title, and publication information with a period followed by one space. Use a colon and a space to separate a title from a subtitle. Include other kinds of punctuation only if it is part of the title. Use quotation marks to indicate the titles of short works appearing within larger works (e.g., "Memories of Childhood." American Short Stories). Also use quotation marks for titles of unpublished works and songs.
Question 1
According to the information in the document, which works cited entry has a formatting error?
Responses
A Flit, Scott. “Charms.” The Daily News 30 June 2015: 10. Web. 18 May 2014.Flit, Scott. “Charms.” The Daily News 30 June 2015: 10. Web. 18 May 2014.
B “The Magic of Pumpkin Pie.” Witch Weekly 20 Nov. 2018: 34-35. Print.“The Magic of Pumpkin Pie.” Witch Weekly 20 Nov. 2018: 34-35. Print.
C McGonagal, Minerva. Magic Muffins. Dia Alley, UK: Random, 2016. Print.McGonagal, Minerva. Magic Muffins . Dia Alley, UK: Random, 2016. Print.
D Dumbledore, Albus. Teaching Wizardry. Hogsmeade: Magic Wand 2017.
D Dumbledore, Albus. Teaching Wizardry. Hogsmeade: Magic Wand 2017.
Explanation: The entry does not have a period after the year of publication. It should be: Dumbledore, Albus. Teaching Wizardry. Hogsmeade: Magic Wand, 2017.