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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, 2nd Edition. Ed. Renee H. Shea,
Lawrence Scanlon, and Robin Dissin Aufses. Boston: Bedford / St. Martin’s,
2013. 622-63. Print.
Model for 50 Essays, 2nd Edition (The 1st Edition was published in
2004; the 3rd 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, 1st
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
