Prof. Rodas shows steps for creating an MLA Works Cited entry, including a practice. Designed for students in ENG 112 at Bronx Community College.

1. practice using
MLA DOCUMENTATION
Prof. Julia Miele Rodas
Bronx Community College /CUNY

2. Part One
in-text citations

3. Step ONE: Open the file with the Snyder essay

4. Step TWO:
Find the words
you’re going to use
in your weekly
writing + note the
page number where
they appear

5. Step THREE:
Create an
IN-TEXT CITATION
by combining the
author’s last name
and the page
number in
parentheses

6. Part Two
Work Cited entry

7. Step ONE:
Open the
MLA GUIDE
from the MLA
Documentation
section in
Blackboard

8. Step TWO:
See the table
of contents
starting on
PAGE TWO to
find the right
model for your
text.

9. For example:
PAGE 18 shows
instructions for
making a work
cited entry for a
magazine
article, like “The
Boys in the
Bunkhouse.”

10. Step THREE: Collect necessary information
from your source text