2.  Citing your resources is important because-
1. It tells the reader where you found your
information.
2. It shows respect for the work of the
author/authors.
3. It enables the reader to use and/or
validate the resource if they need to.
4. Not citing the source is plagiarism which
if a form of dishonesty which can get you
into a lot of legal trouble.

3. Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name. Title.
Place of publication: Publisher, copyright
date.
Note the punctuation marks and format for
citing work by a single author.
Example:
Smith, John. Space: The Greatest Expanse in
the Universe. New York: Harper Collins,
2003.

4.  First Author’s Last Name, First Author’s first
Name, and Second Author’s Full Name.
Title. Place of publication: Publisher,
copyright date.
 Note punctuation marks in citation.
 Example:
Smith, John H. and Mary L. Lamb. Space:
The Greatest Expanse in the Universe.
New York: Harper Collins, 2003.

5.  Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name.
“Article Title.” Name of Encyclopedia.
Edition Year.
 Note punctuation marks in citing of
encyclopedias.
 Example:
 Smith, John. “Space.” World Book
Encyclopedia. 2000 ed.

6.  Author’s Last Name, Author’s First Name.
“Article Title.” Magazine title. Issue Date:
page number(s) of article.
 Note punctuation in citation.
 Example:
Smith, John. “Local School Helps Students
Write Better Papers.” Austin American
Statesman. 15 October. 2001: D12.

7.  Author (if known). “Title of Article.” Title of
complete work. (if given-underlined).
Date of visit <full http address>. (be sure
enclosed in angle brackets.)
 Pay attention to punctuation in citing.
 Example:
 “Biographical Data: Walter M. Schirra.”
Astronaut Biographies. 10 Jan. 2006
http://www.jsc.nasa.gov/Bios/htmlbios/s
chirra-wm.html>.

8.  If there are more than three authors or
editors, list only the first one followed by
et al (this means others).
 Sources are always cited alphabetically.
 Remember: The Works Cited document
only lists the sources you actually used in
your research paper; whereas, a
Bibliography lists ALL of the sources that
you researched.

9.  Using your template for “Compiling
Information for Works Cited” go to the
library and find your sources.
 Be sure to provide all of the proper
information.
 After gathering the required sources
create your Works Cited page
(handwritten or typed).
 Submit Works Cited page for lesson
evaluation purposes.