Works Cited

How and Why We Do It

Definition: Works Cited

• List of resources quoted or paraphrased in your presentation/paper

• Citation = entry

Works Cited• Articles

• "Jane Goodall." Notable Scientists from 1900 to the Present. Ed. Brigham Narins. Detroit: Gale Group, 2008. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 5 Jan. 2011.

• "Should Exotic Animals Be Kept As Pets?" Talk of the Nation 4 Mar. 2009. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 5 Jan. 2011.

• Waxman, Laura Hamilton. Jane Goodall. Minneapolis: Lerner, 2007. Print. History Maker Bios.

• Images• http://simonlittlegreen.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/

jane-goodall-national-geography-photo2.jpg• http://www.famous-scientists.net/images/jane-goodall.jpg • http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2121/2518666389_20a6e78d14.jpg

Sample

Why we do it this way• Give credit for facts, ideas, words

• Plagiarism- comes from Latin “kidnapper”• claiming someone else’s words or ideas as your

own – intentionally or unintentionally• “Scrupulous scholarship” – MLA Handbook

• Keep careful notes for your words vs. theirs• Invite readers to form educated opinions• Discourage circulation of errors

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for Works Cited

Works Cited "Asian Water Lilies and Lotus Flowers | Teach English in Asia." Teach English in Asia | TEFL, TESOL, ESL Jobs, Teach English in Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. <http://www.teachenglishinasia.net/asiablog/asian-water-lilies-and-lotus-flowers>. "Lane 9 News Archive: The Present With a View From the Past." Swimming World - Swimming News. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. <http://www.swimmingworldmagazine.com/lane9/news/USA/28297.asp?q=The-Present-With-a-View-From-the-Past>. "Swimming." Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Swimming>. "USA Swimming - Featured Articles." USA Swimming - Home. Web. 18 Oct. 2011. <http://www.usaswimming.org/DesktopDefault.aspx?TabId=2046>.