Bibliography Notes

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Ed Kline

November 1, 2013

AP Language and Composition

Bibliography

1)    A Bibliography is a list of all texts consulted during the process of research. A Works Cited is a list of all works quoted in the essay. Each entry in a Bibliography or Works Cited is called a “citation.”

2)    Since a Bibliography stands alone, it needs the traditional MLA header. The Works Cited page does not need a header, and it should be stapled after the last page of your essay. Even if you have room to include your Works Cited on your last page, the Works Cited should be its own page. Yes, it a waste of paper. Sorry.

3)    Works Cited or Bibliography is centered at the top of the page. It is not highlighted, underlined, or quoted.

4)    Works are listed alphabetically by the first word in the citation, which is usually the author’s last name.

5)    Work is formatted with a hanging indent.

6)    Works Cited and Bibliography pages are double-spaced. Do not put an empty line / extra return between entries.

7)    Beware of using citation makers. Anything that imports as underlined needs the underline removed and the underlined material converted into italics. Be sure to check any citations you’ve imported from a citation maker.

8)    If you found it on the web, cite it like a website. If you can’t find an author, begin with the title of the page. If you can’t find a date of posting/update, use n.d.. If you can’t find a publisher, use N.p.. If the site is on the general web, include the link. If the cite is from Gale, you don’t need the link.

9)    When in doubt, visit the CCC Library Research Page at: http://depts.clackamas.edu/library/ResearchGuides.aspx. About two-thirds of the way down the page, they link to “MLA Decoder” and “MLA Examples.” Those are the documents I use to double-check your Works Cited pages.

Format for an Essay in an Anthology

Last name, First name. "Name of Essay." Title of Collection. Ed. Editors of the Collection. City Published: Publisher, Year Published. Page Numbers of Essay. Print.

Model for The Language of Composition:

Oates, Joyce Carol. “The Cruelest Sport.” The Language of Composition, 2^nd Edition. Ed. Renee H. Shea, Lawrence Scanlon, and Robin Dissin Aufses. Boston: Bedford / St. Martin’s, 2013. 622-63. Print.

Model for 50 Essays, 2^nd Edition (The 1^st Edition was published in 2004; the 3^rd Edition was published in 2011):

Barry, Dave. “Lost in the Kitchen.” 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology, 2nd Edition. Ed. Samuel Cohen. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2007. 82-84. Print.

Model for The Prentice Hall Reader:

Porter, Katherine. “The Value of a College Degree.” The Prentice Hall Reader, 8th Edition. Ed. George Miller. New Jersey: Pearson Education, 2007. 494-498. Print.

Model for 100 Great Essays:

Wollstonecraft, Mary. “A Vindication of the Rights of Woman.” 100 Great Essays, 3rd Edition. Ed. Robert DiYanni. New York: Pearson Longman, 2008. 741-44. Print.

Model for Short Takes: Model Essays for Composition.

Holland, Jason. “The Bridge.” Short Takes: Model Essays for Composition. Ed. Elizabeth Penfield. New York: Pearson Longman, 2007. 25-28. Print.

Format for a Book:

Last name, First Name. Title in Italics. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Print.

1.     Our version of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain, was published in the United States by Tom Doherty Associates, Inc. in 1988. If you used your own copy, use the most recent publication date.

Format for a Web Page:

Last Name, First Name. “Webpage Title.” Website Title. Publisher/Sponsor (N.p. if none given), Date of Publication (n.d. if none given). Web. Date of Access. 

General Format for a song:

Artist (Last name first). “Song Title.” CD/Album Title. Record Label, Year. Format.

Texts we've read so far:

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Texts from The Language of Composition:

Francine Prose, “I Know Why the Caged Bird Cannot Read”

Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Education”

Sherman Alexie, “Superman and Me”

David Sedaris, “Me Talk Pretty One Day”

Texts from 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology, 1^st Edition

Plato, “The Allegory of the Cave,” pages 284-291

Texts from 50 Essays: A Portable Anthology, 2nd Edition

Zora Neale Hurston, “How it Feels to Be Colored Me,” pages 206-210

Mike Rose, “ ‘I Just Wanna Be Average’,” pages 350-364

Texts from the Internet:

“Budget Mix-Up Provides Nation’s Schools With Enough Money to Properly Educate Students,” theonion.com

“Accountability for Parents + Respect for Teachers,” The Senate Site

Novels:

The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain (see publication note above)

The Grapes of Wrath, by John Steinbeck

Texts from The Prentice Hall Reader:

“None of This is Fair,” Richard Rodriguez