Citing Pop Culture Texts
You need to know the kind of source in order to find a sample citation in the
textbook or one of the websites below. These are the most likely kinds of sources
you would have used for your essay.
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Video
Online article/news story
Print article/news story
Entire website
Song/CD
Film/TV show/TV news
Photograph/Artwork
Personal interview
Live event
Observation
To see how to cite (in-text and on Works Cited) for different kinds of sources, use
any of the following websites:
 http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch08_s1-0001.html (Intext)
 http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch08_s1-0011.html
(Works Cited)
 http://hub.miracosta.edu/Library/Libguides/Documents/MLA_Handout_7th
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 https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/
 www.easybib.com (Click “All 49 Options” and make sure you are in MLA)
If you have tried all of these resources and can’t find an example citation for a kind
of source you have, let me know.