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Creating Your Works Cited Page

Writing your Works Cited page will be an easy (though tedious) process. You will be graded solely on accuracy, so follow each of these steps carefully. It might be easier for you to hand write a draft of your Works Cited page before you begin typing.

  1. Use standard page setup for your Works Cited page (no crazy margins, funky fonts, clip art, etc.). One inch margins are standard. Calibri, Times New Roman, or Arial are good font choices.
  1. You will double space the entire page. Check this in the “Paragraph” section of your top menu. This means that each line will automatically have an extra space between it and the next. Do NOT hit “Enter” or the space bar twice between words or entries.
  1. Include your last name and page number (in this case: 1) in the upper right corner. Do not include any other characters (no pg. or p. or #).
  1. Center the words “Works Cited” for your heading. Do not bold, italicize, underline, or put the words in quotation marks. Do not use any special fonts, word art, or sizes.
  1. Include each entry on your Works Cited page in alphabetical order by the author’s last name. If there is no author, use the first important word in the title of the work. If you have two or more sources by the same author, only type out the author’s name in the first entry. In the subsequent entries, use three hyphens (---.) instead of the author’s name.
  1. Use a hanging indent for each entry. This means you will start each entry at the margin and indent ½ inch for any additional lines. The ruler at the top of your Word document. (If you do not see a ruler, click on the “View” tab and check the box next to “ruler.”) Place your cursor at the front of the line you want to indent. Use the click and drag the bottom triangle (only!) on the ruler bar to the half-inch mark.
  1. Type out each entry carefully. Be sure to check, double check, and precisely follow the format for each type of citation. You must have each period, comma, quotation mark, space, etc. exactly as in the MLA guidelines.
  1. Be very meticulous about this process. Details count. Remember, your score for this element of the project is based solely on accuracy.

Russell, Tony et al. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 3 February 2008. Web. 18 April 2010.

Created 18 April 2010. Revised 6 March 2014.