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1 WORKS CITED FORMATS ***********It is important to note that MLA no longer requires the use of electronic addresses or URLs when citing electronic resources. If a teacher does require it, however, the full URL should be typed in angle brackets (< >) following the access date.*********************** Book with one author Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. Smith, Mildred P. The Great Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Print. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. Smith, Mildred P. The Great Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Kindle file. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Smith, Mildred P. The Great Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Smith, Mildred P. The Great Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Page 1 of 17

2 Book with more than one author Two authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., and First Name Middle Initial. Last Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. Samuels, Mildred P., and William R. Smith. The Super Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Print. Three authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., First Name Middle Initial. Last Name, and First Name Middle Initial. Last Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. Samuels, Mildred P., William R. Smith, and Cynthia R. Trampler. The More Super Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Print. More than three authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., et al. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. Samuels, Mildred P., et al. The Best Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Print. Two authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., and First Name Middle Initial. Last Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. Samuels, Mildred P., and William R. Smith. The Super Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Kindle file. Three authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., First Name Middle Initial. Last Name, and First Name Middle Initial. Last Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. Samuels, Mildred P., William R. Smith, and Cynthia R. Trampler. The More Super Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Kindle file. Page 2 of 17

3 More than three authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., et al. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. Samuels, Mildred P., et al. The Best Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Kindle file. Two authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., and First Name Middle Initial. Last Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/ Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Samuels, Mildred P., and William R. Smith. The Super Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Three authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., First Name Middle Initial. Last Name, and First Name Middle Initial. Last Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Samuels, Mildred P., William R. Smith, and Cynthia R. Trampler. The More Super Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb More than three authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., et al. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Samuels, Mildred P., et al. The Best Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Two authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., and First Name Middle Initial. Last Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Samuels, Mildred P., and William R. Smith. The Super Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Page 3 of 17

4 Three authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., First Name Middle Initial. Last Name, and First Name Middle Initial. Last Name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Samuels, Mildred P., William R. Smith, and Cynthia R. Trampler. The More Super Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb More than three authors: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., et al. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Samuels, Mildred P., et al. The Best Big Apple. New York: Houghton Mifflin, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Two or more works by the same author Format for first work: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. Format for subsequent works: ---. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. Evanovich, Janet. One for the Money. New York: Random House, Print Two for the Show. New York: Random House, Print. Format for first work: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. Format for subsequent works: ---. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. Evanovich, Janet. One for the Money. New York: Random House, Kindle file Two for the Show. New York: Random House, Kindle file. Page 4 of 17

5 Format for first work: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Format for subsequent works: ---. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/ Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Evanovich, Janet. One for the Money. New York: Random House, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Two for the Show. New York: Random House, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 22 Feb Format for first work: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Format for subsequent works: ---. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Evanovich, Janet. One for the Money. New York: Random House, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Two for the Show. New York: Random House, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Book by a corporate author Corporation. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. National Research Council. Dominance of Women in Education. Washington, DC: National Academy, Print. Page 5 of 17

6 Corporation. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. National Research Council. Dominance of Women in Education. Washington, DC: National Academy, Kindle file. Corporation. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. National Research Council. Dominance of Women in Education. Washington, DC: National Academy, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Corporation. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. National Research Council. Dominance of Women in Education. Washington, DC: National Academy, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Book by an unknown author (Anonymous book) Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. A Guide to our Federal Lands. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, Print. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. A Guide to our Federal Lands. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, Kindle file. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/ Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. A Guide to our Federal Lands. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Page 6 of 17

7 Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. A Guide to our Federal Lands. Washington, DC: National Geographic Society, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Translations *There are two formats for a translation; please check to make sure you are using the correct one. *Translator s ideas are cited - Translator s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., trans. Title of Work. By Original Author. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. Fitzgerald, Robert, trans. The Iliad. By Homer. Garden City, NY: Anchor, Print. Translator s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., trans. Title of Work. By Original Author. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. Fitzgerald, Robert, trans. The Iliad. By Homer. Garden City, NY: Anchor, Kindle file. Translator s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., trans. Title of Work. By Original Author. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Fitzgerald, Robert, trans. The Iliad. By Homer. Garden City, NY: Anchor, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Translator s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., trans. Title of Work. By Original Author. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Fitzgerald, Robert, trans. The Iliad. By Homer. Garden City, NY: Anchor, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Page 7 of 17

8 *Only the original work is cited - Original author (if available). Title of Work. Trans. Name of Translator. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. Homer. The Iliad. Trans. Martin Hammond. New York: Penguin, Print. Original author (if available). Title of Work. Trans. Name of Translator. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. Homer. The Iliad. Trans. Martin Hammond. New York: Penguin, Kindle file. Original author (if available). Title of Work. Trans. Name of Translator. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Homer. The Iliad. Trans. Martin Hammond. New York: Penguin, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Original author (if available). Title of Work. Trans. Name of Translator. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Homer. The Iliad. Trans. Martin Hammond. New York: Penguin, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb The Bible Title of Bible, including version. Ed. Name of Editor. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. The New Jerusalem Bible. Ed. Susan Jones. New York: Doubleday, Print. Page 8 of 17

9 Title of Bible, including version. Ed. Name of Editor. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. The New Jerusalem Bible. Ed. Susan Jones. New York: Doubleday, Kindle file. Title of Bible, including version. Ed. Name of Editor. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. The New Jerusalem Bible. Ed. Susan Jones. New York: Doubleday, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Title of Bible, including version. Ed. Name of Editor. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. The New Jerusalem Bible. Ed. Susan Jones. New York: Doubleday, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Book with an editor *There are two formats for a book with an editor; please check to make sure you are using the correct one. *Book with an editor and no author - Editor s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., ed. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. Bevington, David, ed. Children s Understanding of Television. New York: Harper, Print. Editor s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., ed. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. Bevington, David, ed. Children s Understanding of Television. New York: Harper, Kindle file. Page 9 of 17

10 Editor s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., ed. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Bevington, David, ed. Children s Understanding of Television. New York: Harper, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Editor s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial., ed. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Bevington, David, ed. Children s Understanding of Television. New York: Harper, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb *Book with both an author and an editor - Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Ed. Editor s First Name Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Print. Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Ed. Margaret Smith. Oxford: Oxford UP, Print. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Ed. Editor s First Name Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Type of file. Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Ed. Margaret Smith. Oxford: Oxford UP, Kindle file. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Ed. Editor s First Name Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Ed. Margaret Smith. Oxford: Oxford UP, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Book. Ed. Editor s First Name Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Page 10 of 17

11 Bronte, Charlotte. Jane Eyre. Ed. Margaret Smith. Oxford: Oxford UP, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Work in an Anthology An anthology is a collection of articles, short stories, plays or poems in a book. School literature textbooks are included in this category. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of story, play, article, or poem. Title of Book. Ed. First Name Last Name (if available). Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Pages used. Print. Tan, Amy. Two Kinds. The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. Ed. Joyce Carol Oates. New York: Oxford UP, Print. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of story, play, article, or poem. Title of Book. Ed. First Name Last Name (if available). Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Pages used. Type of file. Tan, Amy. Two Kinds. The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. Ed. Joyce Carol Oates. New York: Oxford UP, Kindle file. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of story, play, article, or poem. Title of Book. Ed. First Name Last Name (if available). Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Pages used. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Tan, Amy. Two Kinds. The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. Ed. Joyce Carol Oates. New York: Oxford UP, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of story, play, article, or poem. Title of Book. Ed. First Name Last Name (if available). Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Pages used. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Tan, Amy. Two Kinds. The Oxford Book of American Short Stories. Ed. Joyce Carol Oates. New York: Oxford UP, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Page 11 of 17

12 Collection of Criticisms in One Volume (Modern Critical Views, Literary Companion Series, Bloom s Modern Critical Interpretations, Bloom s Notes) Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Article. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name (if available). Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Pages used. Print. Langbaum, Robert. The Dramatic Monologue: Sympathy versus Judgment. Robert Browning. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, Print. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Article. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name (if available). Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Pages used. Type of file. Langbaum, Robert. The Dramatic Monologue: Sympathy versus Judgment. Robert Browning. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, Kindle file. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Article. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name (if available). Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Pages used. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Langbaum, Robert. The Dramatic Monologue: Sympathy versus Judgment. Robert Browning. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Article. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name (if available). Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Pages used. Title of Website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Langbaum, Robert. The Dramatic Monologue: Sympathy versus Judgment. Robert Browning. Ed. Harold Bloom. New York: Chelsea House, Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Page 12 of 17

13 Collection of Criticisms from Multiple Volume Series (Literary Criticism (LC), Nineteenth-Century Literary Criticism (NCLC), Contemporary Literary Criticism (CLC), Twentieth Century Literary Criticism (TCLC), Novels for Students, Epics for Students, Poetry for Students, and Short Stories for Students) Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if available). Title of Article. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Volume used: Pages used. Print. Mann, Cameron. Arabian Nights. Classical and Medieval Literary Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Kerstovic. Detroit: Gale Research, : Print. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if available). Title of Article. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Volume used: Pages used. Type of file. Mann, Cameron. Arabian Nights. Classical and Medieval Literary Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Kerstovic. Detroit: Gale Research, : Kindle file. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if available). Title of Article. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Volume used: Pages used. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Mann, Cameron. Arabian Nights. Classical and Medieval Literary Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Kerstovic. Detroit: Gale Research, : Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if available). Title of Article. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Volume used: Pages used. Title of website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Mann, Cameron. Arabian Nights. Classical and Medieval Literary Criticism. Ed. Jelena O. Kerstovic. Detroit: Gale Research, : Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Page 13 of 17

14 Multivolume Work (World Literature Criticism, Dictionary of the Middle Ages, American Writers/British Writers, Moulton s Library of Literary Criticism, Literature and Its Times, The Encyclopedia of Religion, the Critical Survey series, and the Masterplots series) Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if available). Title of Article/Subject. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name. Total number of vols. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Volume used: Pages used. Print. Gray, James. John Steinbeck. American Writers. Ed. Leonard Unger. 4 vols. New York: Charles Scribner s Sons, : Print. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if available). Title of Article/Subject. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name. Total number of vols. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Volume used: Pages used. Type of file. Gray, James. John Steinbeck. American Writers. Ed. Leonard Unger. 4 vols. New York: Charles Scribner s Sons, : Kindle file. Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if available). Title of Article/Subject. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name. Total number of vols. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Volume used: Pages used. Name of Collection/Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. Gray, James. John Steinbeck. American Writers. Ed. Leonard Unger. 4 vols. New York: Charles Scribner s Sons, : Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 20 Feb Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if available). Title of Article/Subject. Title of Work. Ed. First Name Last Name. Total number of vols. Place of Publication: Publisher, Date of Publication. Volume used: Pages used. Title of website. Web. Access Date Month Year. Gray, James. John Steinbeck. American Writers. Ed. Leonard Unger. 4 vols. New York: Charles Scribner s Sons, : Project Gutenberg. Web. 20 Feb Page 14 of 17

15 Interviews or In-class Lectures ****When reviewing these examples, please keep in mind that it may be necessary to combine two formats. For example, the citation for an interview on film would require the writer to combine these two formats. *Stand-alone published interview Format: Interviewee s Last Name, First Name. Title of Interview (if known). Interview by Interviewer s First Name Last Name (if known). Title of Show or Publication. Company. Place, Day Month Year. Medium. Newspaper interview: Gordimer, Nadine. Interview. New York Times. 10 Oct. 1991, late ed.: C25. Print. Television. Television interview: Wiesel, Elie. Interview by Ted Koppel. Nightline. ABC. WABC, New York, 18 Apr Television. *Published interview as part of larger work or publication (ex. book, documentary, or series) Format: Interviewee s Last Name, First Name. Title of Interview (if known). Title of Book, Documentary, or Series. Interview by Interviewer s First Name Last Name (if known). Title of Show or Publication. Company. Place, Day Month Year. Medium. Interview on DVD: Blanchett, Cate. In Character with: Cate Blanchett. Notes on a Scandal. Dir. Richard Eyre. Fox Searchlight, DVD. *Interview conducted by researcher Format: Interviewee s Last Name, First Name. Type of interview/lecture. Day Month Year. Examples: Lister, Keith. Personal interview. 27 Feb Cornish, Todd. In-class lecture. 26 Feb Page 15 of 17

16 Online Magazine or Newspaper Format: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Article. Magazine or Newspaper Volume Number [.Issue number (if applicable)] Date of Publication [Day Mon. Year (if available) or (Year of Publication)]: Inclusive page numbers. Web. Access Date Month Year. Kelly, Lauren Leigh. Hip-Hop Literature: The Politics, Poetics, and Power of Hip-Hop in the English Classroom. The English Journal (2013): Web. 17 Apr Online Database Article Format: Author s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Article. Magazine or Newspaper Volume Number [.Issue number (if applicable)] Date of Publication [Day Mon. Year (if available) or (Year of Publication)]: Inclusive page numbers. Name of Database. Web. Access Date Month Year. EBSCO Barrera, Rebeca Maria. A Case for Bilingual Education. Scholastic Parent and Child 12.3 (2004): Academic Search Premier. Web. 1 Feb Gale Johnson, Kirk. The Tragedies of Shakespeare. Shakespearean Journal 19.2 (2000): Literature Resource Center. Web. 3 Mar Web Sites While some information may not be available, use the information that is provided. Format: Author/Editor s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial (if available). Title of Work (italicized if it stands alone; in quotation marks if part of larger publication or web site). Title of Web Site (if different from former entry). Publisher or sponsor of the site (N.p. if not available), Day Month Year of publication (n.d. if not available). Web. Access Date Month Year. Page 16 of 17

17 Rutherford, Nancy Louise. Of Mice and Men: The Student Survival Guide. Los Angeles Unified School District, 28 July Web. 13 March Sound Recording Format: Artist s Last Name, First Name Middle Initial. Title of Recording. Manufacturer/Company, Year of Release. Medium. Sullivan, Flossie. The Essence of the Circus. Columbia, CD. Film or Video Recording Format: Title of Film. Dir. Director s First Name Last Name. [First Name Last Name of Performers, Screenwriters, and/or Producer as needed]. Distributer, Year of Release. Medium. It s a Wonderful Life. Dir. Frank Capra. Perf. James Stewart, Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, and Thomas Mitchell. RKO, Film. ************************************************************************ Students wishing to check their written citations may use online tools such as Son of Citation Machine ( Citation Builder ( citationbuilder/), or KnightCite ( ****************************************************************************** Revised and updated August 3, 2013 Adapted from: Works Cited Formats. Manchester Township School District. Manchester Township School District, n.d. Web. 20 Feb MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. Modern Language Association, Web. 14 Mar Page 17 of 17

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