MLA Citation Intermediate

Practice

Part 1: Books

Instructions

For each question, you have the publication information. You need to create an in-text citation entry and a work cited entry. You should use your MLA Citation Guide to help you create the in-text and citation entries. Do not forget the formatting rules (punctuation, spacing, etc.)!

Citing a BookBasic Formula

Author’s Name. Title of the Book: Subtitle of the

Book. Ed. Editor’s Name. Publishing City: Publishing

Company, Copyright Year. Publication Medium.

Burke, Jim. The English Teacher’s Companion: A

Complete Guide to Classroom, Curriculum, and the

Profession. Ed. Lois Bridges. Portsmouth:

Boynton/Cook Publishers, 1999. Print.

Book #1 Answers(-1 for any mistake)

In-Text: (Burton 122).

Burton, Maurice, and Robert Burton. The World’s

Disappearing Wildlife. New York: Marshall Cavendish,

1978. Print.

Book #2 Answers(-1 for any mistake)

In-Text: (Gleick 97-98).

Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New

York: Penguin, 1987. Print.

Book #3 Answers(-1 for any mistake)

In-Text: (Wysocki 207).

Wysocki, Anne Frances, et. al. Writing New Media:

Theory and Applications for Expanding the

Teaching of Composition. Logan: Utah State

Press, 2004. Print.

Part 2: Encyclopedias

Citing an Encyclopedia Basic Formula

Author’s Name. “Article Title.” Title of the

Encyclopedia: Subtitle of the Encyclopedia.

Copyright Year. Publication Medium.

Johnson, W.B. “Ross Dependency.” The World Book

Encyclopedia. 2002. Print.

Encyclopedia #1 Answers(-1 for any mistake)

In-Text: (Van Gelder 137-138).

Van Gelder, Richard G. “Endangered Species.” The

New Book of Knowledge. 1987. Print.

Encyclopedia #2 Answers(-1 for any mistake)

In-Text: (Novak 501).

Novak, Sarah A. “Personal Relationships with

Obesity.” Encyclopedia of Obesity. 2008. Print.

Encyclopedia #3 Answers(-1 for any mistake)

In-Text: (Lyas 358).

Lyas, Colin, and Kevin McAllister. “Mona Lisa.”

Encyclopedia of Art. 1996. Print.

Part 3: Internet

Citing the InternetBasic Formula

Author’s Name. “Article Title.” Title of the Website:

Subtitle of the Website. Date the Site Was

Created/Updated/or Copyright Date. Publication

Medium. Date Viewed.

Kinnaer, Jacques. “The History of Ancient Egypt.”

The Ancient Egypt History Site. 22 March 2010.

Web. 11 June 2010.

Internet #1 Answers(-1 for any mistake)

In-Text: (“Roman Religion”).

“Roman Religion” and “Vestal Virgins.” The Roman

Empire. 2007. Web. 23 November 2007.

Internet #2 Answers(-1 for any mistake)

In-Text: (Felluga).

Felluga, Dino. “Survey of the Literature of England.”

Purdue University. August 2006. Web. 31 May

2007.

Internet #3 Answers(-1 for any mistake)

In-Text: (“Negative Effects”).

“Negative Effects of Facebook on Communication,

The.” Social Media Today. 2009. Web. 23

November 2011.