FCCLA Quick Reference Chart
MLA and APA Citation Style
Several STAR Events require participants to use MLA or APA citation style to cite all references. If help is
needed, first ask the chapter adviser or other teachers for print or online resources available to students.
More detailed information on MLA and APA citation styles can be found on these websites:
MLA Style - http://www.mla.org/style/
APA Style - http://www.apastyle.org/
The Purdue Online Writing Lab has a very helpful “Research and Citation” section here http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
MLA
APA
Books
One Author
Baldwin, Grant. Reality Check. Missouri:
Priority Productions, 2008. Print.
Baldwin, G. (2008). Reality check. Springfield,
MO: Priority Productions.
Two or Three
Authors
Notbohm, Ellen and Veronica Zysk. Ten
Things Your Student with Autism Wishes
You Knew. Texas: Future Horizons, 2006.
Print.
Notbohm, E. & Zysk, V. (2006). Ten things your
student with autism wishes you knew. Texas:
Future Horizons.
Edition Other
than First
Largen, Velda L., and Deborah L. Bence.
Guide to Good Food. 12th ed.
Largen, Velda L., and Deborah L. Bence. (2012).
Guide to good food (12th ed.)
Corporate/Organi Family, Career and Community Leaders of
zation Author
America. The Handbook to Ultimate
Leadership. Virginia. 2009. Print.
Unknown Author
Encyclopedia of Indiana. New York:
Somerset, 1993. Print.
Family, Career and Community Leaders of
America. (2009). The handbook to ultimate
leadership. Reston, VA.
Encyclopedia of Indiana. (1993). New York:
Somerset.
Periodicals
Magazine
Newspaper
Belsky, Scott. “Get Inspired.”
Entrepreneur Sept. 2012: 58-60. Print.
Belsky, S. (2012, September). Get inspired.
Entrepreneur, 58-60.
Downs, Stacy. “More Apps in the House.”
The Kansas City Star 26 Aug. 2012. C1.
Print.
Downs, S. (2012, August 26). More apps in the
house. The Kansas City Star, pp. C1.
Online Sources
Page from
Website
Image from a
Website
Baig, Edward C. “Apps Now Key to SmallBusiness Savings.” USA Today. USA Today,
17 Aug. 2012. Web. 21 Aug. 2012.
Baig, E. (2012, August). Apps now key to smallbusiness savings. USA Today. Retrieved from
http://www.usatoday.com/money/smallbusine
ss/story/2012-08-19/efficient-small-businessapps/57121726/1
Gschmeissner, Steve. Lung Cancer Cell
Gschmeissner, S. Lung cancer cell division, SEM.
Division, SEM. Science Photo Library. Web. Science Photo Library. Retrieved from
21 August 2012.
http://www.sciencephoto.com/set/1336
E-Mail
Benjamin, Michael. “Re: STAR Events.”
Message to the author. 15 May 2012. Email.
M. Benjamin (personal communication, May
15, 2012)
Tweet
ACTE (actecareertech). “Students involved
in #CTE organizations have higher
motivation, grades, engagement &
employability skills #careerteched
#edchat.” 16 Aug. 2012, 10:26 a.m. Tweet.
Actecareertech. (2012c, August 16). Students
involved in #CTE organizations have higher
motivation, grades, engagement &
employability skills #careerteched #edchat.
[Twitter post]. Retrieved from
https://twitter.com/actecareertech/status/236
121789154091009
Multimedia Sources
Video or Film
Pressure Cooker. Dirs. Mark Becker and
Jennifer Grausman. Bev Pictures, 2008.
DVD.
Podcast/YouTube LeFever, Lee. “Electing a US President in
Plain English.” Common Craft. YouTube, 2
Aug. 2008. Web. 21 Aug. 2012.
Becker, M. & Grausman, J., (Directors). (2008).
Pressure cooker [DVD]. United States: Bev
Pictures.
LeFever, L. (2012, August 21). Electing a US
president in plain English. [YouTube]. Common
Craft. Retrieved from
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ok_VQ8I7g
6I&feature=plcp
These are very basic citations. To determine how to cite resources not listed, please refer to
the websites listed on page 1 or the current editions of the MLA or APA Style Manuals.
August, 2012