Today you will review how to create a list of the sources you refer to in your paperr so that your readers can follow up that information on their ow

Name

Class

About this lesson

Today you will review how to create a list of the sources you refer to in your paper so that your readers can follow up that information on their own if they wish.

PART 1: Review Works Cited Formatting for Articles

Directions: Review the examples and information about how to format each entry on your Works Cited page. Then, proceed to the Independent Practice and apply what you have learned. 5 minutes

Works Cited Formatting for Articles and Videos

When citing a video, a website, or an article on a website, you will need the following information. If any of this information is not available, simply leave it out.

· Author (for the first author, put their last name first) or Organization that created the source.

· "Article or video title in quotation marks."

· Title of the original publication or website in italics,

· Date published (or copyright date).

· CommonLit, (if applicable)

· URL (without the https://).

· Date you accessed the material.

When citing an article on CommonLit, use “commonlit.org” as the URL.

Basic Format:

Author or Organization. "Article or Video Title." Title of the original publication or website, Publication Date. Website, URL. Date.

Examples:

Gladwell, Malcolm. “Thresholds of Violence.” The New Yorker, 2015. CommonLit, commonlit.org. Accessed 7 Jul. 2021.

Saturday Night Live. “Meet Cute – SNL.” YouTube, 2017. youtu.be/PgfiXtvej7Q. Accessed 7 Jul. 2021.

PART 2: Independent Practice

Directions: Create a Works Cited entry for each of the articles you refer to in your essay. 10 minutes

INFORMATION FOR WORKS CITED ENTRIES:

· Author or Organization.

· "Article or Video Title."

· Title of the original publication or website in italics,

· Date published (or copyright date).

· CommonLit, (if applicable)

· URL (without the https://).

· Date you accessed.

When citing a CommonLit article, use “commonlit.org” as the URL.

PART 3: Review Works Cited Formatting for Charts and Graphs

Directions: Review the examples and information about how to format each entry on your Works Cited page. Then, proceed to the Independent Practice and apply what you have learned. 5 minutes

Works Cited Formatting

When citing a chart or table, you will need the following information. You will find much of this information on the Related Media Exploration handouts. If any of this information is not available, simply leave it out.

· "Chart/Table title in quotation marks."

· Title of the original publication or website in italics,

· Publisher or organization,

· Date published (or copyright date).

· URL (without the https://).

Basic Format:

"Chart/Table Title." Title of the original publication or website, Publisher or organization, Publication Date. URL.

Examples:

“Population Estimates, July 1, 2019, (V2019).” Quick Facts United States, United States Census Bureau, 2019. www.census.gov/quickfacts/fact/table/US#.

PART 4: Independent Practice

Directions: Create a Works Cited entry for each of the charts or graphs you refer to in your essay. 10 minutes

INFORMATION FOR WORKS CITED ENTRIES:

· "Chart/Table title in quotation marks."

· Title of the original publication or website in italics,

· Publisher or organization,

· Date published (or copyright date).

· URL (without the https://).

PART 5: Finishing your Works Cited List

Directions: Copy and paste the Works Cited entries for your independent research sources to the end of your unit essay. 5 minutes

Make sure that you:

· Maintain the double-spacing that currently exists.

· Insert each entry in the list in alphabetical order by the first word of the entry.

· Maintain the hanging indent for each entry (first line left-justified; each succeeding line indented 0.5 inches).