English 11 / Unit 8: The Research Paper
8.6 MLA Works Cited
Notes
The Works Cited page lists every source cited in the paper.
- Place it at the end on a new page, titled Works Cited (centered), double-spaced, with a hanging indent (first line flush left, other lines indented). Entries are in alphabetical order by the first word.
- Book: Last, First. Title of Book. Publisher, Year.
- Journal article: Last, First. "Title of Article." Title of Journal, vol. 12, no. 3, 2022, pp. 45-60.
- Website: Last, First. "Title of Page." Name of Website, Publisher, Day Month Year, URL.
- Two authors: Last, First, and First Last. Three or more: Last, First, et al.
- Article titles go in quotation marks; titles of books and websites are in italics.
- Format: 1-inch margins, readable 12-point font, double-spaced, header with last name and page number at the top right.
Practice
Which Works Cited entry is correct MLA format for a book?
MLA lists author last name first, then the title, publisher and year.
A Works Cited page should be arranged:
MLA lists entries alphabetically.
A hanging indent means:
The hanging indent makes the author's name easy to find.
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