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1 Citation Maker Examples for Secondary Students -- MLA 8 th Edition March 2017 Books Print Books (Whole) Book, 1 author Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. Warner Books, Book, 2 authors Rottmann, Alexander, and Nici Pederzolli. Freestyle Snowboarding: Tricks, Skills, and Techniques. Firefly Books, Book, 3 authors, edition Reilly, Mary Jo, et al. Mexico. 3rd ed., Marshall Cavendish Benchmark, Book, 1 editor Willis, Laurie, editor. Adoption. Greenhaven Press, Book, 2 editors, used all volumes of a multi-volume set Lerner, K. Lee, and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner, editors. World of Sports Science. Gale, vols. Book, 3 editors, edition, used one volume of a multi-volume set Lerner, K. Lee, et al., editors. Alternative Energy. 2nd ed., vol. 1, Gale, Print Books (Part) Poem in a book, 1 author Medina, Pablo. "The Secret." Cool Salsa: Bilingual Poems on Growing Up Latino in the United States, Holt, 1994, p. 48. Short story in a book, 1 author, 1 editor Chase, Richard. "Old Christmas Eve." Grandfather Tales, edited by H. L. Pick, Viking, 1973, pp Oregon School Library Information System Licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-ShareAlike 3.0 Unported License

2 Essay in a book, 1 author, 1 editor, edition, title within a title Fowler, Robert. "Newspeak and the Language of the Party." George Orwell's 1984, edited by Harold Bloom, updated ed., Chelsea House, 2007, pp Encyclopedia article, author Cloos, Mark. Plate Techtonics. The World Book Encyclopedia, 2013, pp Encyclopedia article, no author, from a multi-volume set, edition "Nike." Encyclopedia of Global Brands, 2nd ed., vol. 2, St. James Press, 2013, pp Word in a dictionary "Chlorophyll." Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, 11th ed., 2003, p Map in an atlas "Prevailing Winds and Ocean Currents." National Geographic Student World Atlas, 4th ed., National Geographic, 2014, p. 23. Photograph of artwork, in a book, no author, 2 editors Chinese Horse. Art That Changed the World, edited by Gadi Farour and Sam Atkinson, DK Publishing, 2013, p. 20. Chapter/essay ( Wrestling ) from a book (Private Voices, Public Lives by Flowers), republished in a different book (Contemporary Literary Criticism edited by Hunter) Flowers, Betty S. "Wrestling with the Mother and Father: 'His' and 'Her' in Adrienne Rich." Contemporary Literary Criticism, edited by Jeffrey W. Hunter, vol. 125, Gale, 2000, pp Article ( Of George by Spilka) from a journal (Modern Fiction Studies), republished in a book (Contemporary Literary Criticism edited by Gunton) Spilka, Mark. "Of George and Lennie and Curley's Wife: Sweet Violence in Steinbeck's Eden." Contemporary Literary Criticism, edited by Sharon R. Gunton, vol. 21, Gale, 1982, pp

3 Books (Whole or Part) Found in a Library Database Book, in a library database, no author, 1 editor Friedman, Lauri S., editor. Cyberbullying. Greenhaven Press, Gale Virtual Reference Library, go.galegroup.com/ps/i.do?id=gale 4HRV&v=2.1&u=oslis&it=etoc&p =GVRL&sw=w. Article in a book, library database, no author, 2 editors, no pages listed Eating Disorders. UXL Encyclopedia of Science, edited by Amy Hackney Blackwell and Elizabeth Manar, 3rd ed., UXL, Student Resources in Context, link.galegroup. com/apps/doc/cv /suic?u=port&xid=6c46c891. Books (Whole or Part) Found on the Internet Word in a dictionary, Internet, publisher is same as Web site title Chlorophyll. Merriam-Webster Dictionary, 2016, dictionary/chlorophyll. Encyclopedia article, Internet Stock, Joann. "Earthquake." World Book Student, World Book, 2016, worldbookonline.com/ student/article?id=ar E-Books E-book, 1 author, downloaded to a device Lee, Harper. To Kill a Mockingbird. E-book, HarperCollins, E-book, 1 author, read on a Web site Hawthorne, Nathaniel. Twice-Told Tales. E-book, Houghton, Project Gutenberg, E-book, 2 editors, read on a Web site Wiggin, Kate D., and Nora A. Smith, editors. Pinafore Palace. E-book, Grosset, Project Gutenberg,

4 Periodical Articles Magazine article, print, two authors, non-consecutive pages Clarke, Kevin, and James Martin. "A History of Violence: Gun Control in America." America, 18 July 2016, pp Magazine article, Internet Mason, Betsy. "Lunar Probe Sends First High-Res Images." Wired, 2 July 2009, /2009/07/Iroimages/. Magazine article, library database, no author "The Science of Decision Making and Peer Pressure." New York Times Upfront, 8 Feb. 2016, p. S17. Student Resources in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/a /suic?u =port&xid=fcd649c7. Journal article, print, volume and issue number Freedman, Marian. "Parental Supervision Enhances Adolescents' Prelicense Driving Skills." Contemporary Pediatrics, vol. 31, no. 10, Oct. 2014, p. 18. Journal article, Internet, 3 authors, with DOI instead of URL Hubbard, Ruth E., et al. Effect of Parental Age at Birth on Accumulation of Deficits, Frailty and Survival in Older Adults. Age and Ageing, vol. 38, no. 4, July 2009, pp doi: /ageing/afp035. Journal article, Internet, with URL instead of DOI Ouellette, Marc. "Theories, Memories, Bodies, and Artists." Reconstruction, vol. 7, no. 4, 2007, reconstruction.eserver.org/issues/074/intro.shtml. Journal article, library database, non-consecutive pages Nierengarten, Mary Beth. Dying to Be Thin: Body Image and Disordered Eating. Contemporary Pediatrics, vol. 32, no. 9, Sept. 2015, pp Student Resources in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/a /suic?u=port&xid=ae8524c7.

5 Newspaper article, print, local (not national), city not already in newspaper s name Theen, Andrew. Oregon s Newest College Offers a Path to Unconventional Education. The Oregonian [Portland], 17 Aug. 2016, pp. A8-A9. Newspaper article, Internet, national Gamerman, Amy. America s New Small Towns: Housing Developments That Recreate Village Life. Wall Street Journal, 4 Aug like-old-fashioned-small-towns Newspaper article, library database, no author, no page listed "Secondhand Smoke Remains a Problem for Teens, Study Finds." Washingtonpost.com, 11 Jan Student Resources in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/a / SUIC?u=port&xid=5286da8e. Web Sites Entire Web site, author same as publisher "Crater Lake." National Park Service, 2016, Page on a Web site, different author and publisher, Web site title same as publisher Forsha, Emily. "7 Wonders of Oregon: Crater Lake." Travel Oregon, 28 Sept. 2015, Blog on a Web site; different author, Web site, and publisher Scharping, Nathaniel. "Fish Fins and Fingers: A Surprising Cellular Connection." D-brief, Discover, 17 Aug. 2016, blogs.discovermagazine.com/d-brief/2016/08/17/ fish-finsfingers-connection. Video Recordings Film, viewed on DVD (or on television or in a theater) Super Size Me. Directed by Morgan Spurlock, Showtime Independent Films, 2004.

6 Film, viewed on Hulu The Paper Chase. Directed by James Bridges, performances by Timothy Bottoms and John Houseman, Twentieth Century Fox, Hulu, Episode of television program, viewed on publisher s own Web site Inside Einstein s Mind. Nova, PBS, 25 Nov. 2015, Episode of video podcast series, viewed on YouTube, includes date of creation and date of upload Stephen Hawking: Questioning the Universe. TED Talks, Feb YouTube, uploaded by TED, 4 Apr. 2008, Audio Recordings Song on an album John, Elton. "Candle in the Wind." Goodbye Yellow Brick Road, MCA, Song on an album, listened to on artist s own Web site, performer as author Beyoncé. Sandcastles. Lemonade, Parkwood Entertainment, 2016, Song on an album, listened to on artist s Web site, focus on producer Berry, Vincent, producer. Sandcastles. Lemonade, Parkwood Entertainment, 2016, Song, no album, listened to on a Web site, author is songwriter Key, Francis Scott. "Star Spangled Banner." U.S. Army Music, U.S. Army, Song on an album, listened to on Spotify Morris, Rae. Skin. Cold, Atlantic Records, Spotify, open.spotify.com/ track/0opes3tw5r86o6fudk8gxi. Album, artist is a group Beatles. Abbey Road. Capitol, 1969.

7 Opera album, listened to on a CD, composer as author, with featured artists Mozart, Wolfgang A. Cosi Fan Tutte. Performances by David Randall and Phillippe Huttenlocher, RCA, Episode of a radio program (or podcast), listened to on a Web site "What It s Really Like to Walk in Space." Weekend Edition Sunday, NPR, 21 Aug. 2016, Speech, listened to on a Web site Kennedy, John F. "Ich Bin Ein Berliner." U of Virginia Miller Center, 26 June 1963, millercenter.org/president/speeches/speech Poem, listened to from a library database Thayer, Ernest Lawrence. "Thayer: 'Casey at the Bat'." Exploring Poetry, Gale, Research in Context, link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/ej /suic?u=port&xid=6e9d5b04. Artwork, Image, Object, Artifact Painting, titled, viewed in a museum Monet, Claude. Garden at Sainte-Adresse. 1867, Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Object, untitled (you provide a description), viewed in a museum Gate, Simon. Glass bowl with cover and stand. 1928, Art Institute of Chicago. Artifact, untitled (you provide a description), unknown creator, estimated date, viewed in a museum Covered wagon. [Circa 1860], Oregon Historical Society, Portland. Sculpture, titled, viewed in an outdoor public space Johnson, John Seward, II. Allow Me. 1983, Pioneer Courthouse Square, Portland. Personal Interview Students interview an author, by video chat Kinney, Jeff. Interview. Conducted by Mrs. Hernandez s 6th grade class, 3 Oct

8 Personal interview of the conductor of a local symphony, by telephone Kalmar, Carlos. Interview. Conducted by Jane Smith, 24 Jan Personal interview of a school principal by two students, in person Brown, Jennifer. Interview. Conducted by Maria Lopez and Ivan Petrov, 15 Sept Live Performance, Lecture or Event Class lecture, attended in person, city already included in venue s name Lawson, James. Gettysburg. AP U.S. History, 14 Jan. 2016, North Salem High School. Lecture, with known series name, attended in person Erdrich, Louise. Louise Erdrich. Portland Arts & Lectures, Literary Arts, 20 Oct. 2016, Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall, Portland. Dance performance, attended in person Diavolo. Volo. 4 Oct. 2016, Collier Center for the Performing Arts, Medford. Concert performance, attended in person The Who. Hits 50! 17 May 2016, The Moda Center, Portland. Smith, Sandy. "Seattle Viaduct Alternatives." Received by Emily Chang, 17 Sept Soja, Julie. "Re: Hubble Space Telescope image enhancement techniques." Received by John Hernandez, 23 Jan Social Media Tweet from Twitter, pseudonym (unknown real name), title is entire tweet, with We have report of large street battles in east & west of Tehran now - #Iranelection. Twitter, 23 June 2009, 11:15 a.m., twitter.com/persiankiwi /status/

9 Tweet from Twitter, pseudonym (real name added), title is entire tweet, no timestamp (Pope Francis). Let us carry Mother Teresa s smile in our hearts and give it to those whom we meet along our journey. Twitter, 4 Sept. 2016, twitter.com/pontifex/status/ Post from Facebook, pseudonym (real name added), title is excerpt of the post, no timestamp (President Obama)....At Sherman's sentencing, even the judge couldn't believe he was bound by law to hand down a punishment that didn't fit the crime Facebook, 3 Aug. 2016,

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