APAReferences Rubric
Points PossiblePoints Achieved
Alpha Order 2______
Sources must be in alphabetical order by the author’s last name. If there is no author use the title of the article.
Indent 2______
First line is at the left margin. All lines after the first line of each entry in your reference list should be indented ½” from the left margin. This is called a hanging indentation.
Quality of Sources4______
Our databases/books must be used. No Google, Wikipedia, Yahoo, etc.
Format4______
Each source is formatted correctly. 12 point font. No word art. 1” margins, single space each source, double space between sources. Title of work - book/journal is italicized. Extra punctuation and spaces (from using citation maker) have been deleted. References is centered at the top of the page.
1 Print, 2 Internet3______
You must have a variety of sources to establish credibility. At LEAST 1 print must be used, all print is ok! Three sources is a MINIMUM – more will enhance your project/paper and make your work easier.
Total15______
These are just a few MLA examples – if in doubt – go to , choose citing sources and complete the information for citation maker. This will do the formatting for you just double-check there is not extra spacing and punctuation after you have copied and pasted it into a word document. There are more MLA examples at the citing sources page on bvwlmc.com.
MLA - Book Entry
Author’s last name, first name. Title of the book. City of publication: publisher, year of publication (if no year of publication, use copyright date).
Cressy, David. Birth, Marriage, and Death: Ritual, Religion, and the Life cycle in Tudor and Stuart England. New York: Oxford UP, 1997.
MLA - Encyclopedia
Author last name, first name (there may not be one). “Title of work.” Name of Encyclopedia. Ed. Editor first name last name. # (volume number) vols. City of publication: publisher’s name, year of publication.
Bram, Jean Rhys. “Moon.” The Encyclopedia of Religion. Ed. Mircea Eliade. 16 vols. New York: Macmillan, 1987.
MLA - Online Subscription Database
Author last name, first name. “Article Title.” Periodical Titleday Month. (as 3 letter abbreviation) year: pages. Name of subscription database. Name of library through which you accessed. Day Month (3 letter abbreviation) year <url for home page of the service>. (not the actual url)
Thompson, Mark. “Does the U.S. Need a Draft?.” “Time” 18 Oct. 2004: 164. ProQuest. BVW. 18 Oct 2006
“Dickens, Charles." Encyclopædia Britannica. 2006. Encyclopædia Britannica Online. BVW. 18 Oct.2006
Resources used: BVWLMC site, Purdue OWL Library, MLA Style Manual (2nd edition)