Wednesday Workday: Practice Works Cited

A better name for this might be Fake Works Cited as you're not actually using any of these sources.  All we really want you to do is find and cite some sources and put it all in your best works cited page.  Keep that in mind.  Do a search, find the right kind of source, cite it, and move on.  No reading, taking notes, or using the information in any way. =)

Objectives:

• Use the MLA works cited skills you have so far
• Use the Purdue OWL as a resource to follow MLA guidelines for new types of sources

We expect that there will be some problems with MLA even though you learned it and should have been using it since your freshman year.  Consider this a sort of pre-test.  We're purposefully asking you to cite an easy source, a trickier source you may have cited before, and a source you likely haven't cited correctly before.  Use the Purdue OWL--rules change and no one will ever expect you to memorize this stuff.  The skill we're after is knowing how to look up the correct citation information, finding what you need, and following directions carefully.

The better you do on this pretest, the less practice and listening to us you have to do later.  =)  We will use this as a guide to see who needs additional instruction and what type of instruction they need.  As we move into this research paper, these skills will be a major part of the quarter.  And don't forget:  you need a 100% perfect WC page in your portfolio by the end of the semester!

Directions:

1. Open up a Word or Google Doc
2. Open up an internet browser window to the MLA guide on Purdue OWL
3. In a separate browser window, search for and find the following types of sources:
• One website article
• One EBSCO article--username:  3114indhs   password:  haea11
• One online picture
4. Look up how to cite each type of source on the Purdue OWL, follow the directions, and cite each source correctly in your document
5. Look up the correct formatting guidelines for a MLA works cited page on the Purdue OWL and make sure your finished document follows those rules exactly.
6. Save your document and upload it to Turnitin by midnight tonight.