AP English III MLA Worksheet: Practice Works Cited Page
Create entries for an MLA Works-Cited page using the following sources. OWL at Purdue has a very
helpful website for this. Practice writing each entry on a separate sheet of paper. MLA does NOT
require the website addresses in the new guidelines. Refer to your notes and the sample Works Cited
page on the back of this page.
1.
A book by F. Scott Fitzgerald called The Great Gatsby. It was published in New York, NY by
Scribner in 1996.
2.
An article called “Writing Utensils” in the 5th edition (published in 1985) of the Encyclopedia of
the Mediterranean.
3.
An Internet article by Joan Ingram called “The Secrets of the Greeks.” No publishing date is
provided, but it was viewed on 2/2/11 and the URL is http://www.greeksecrets.com.
4.
A DVD called The Hunger Games. Directed by Gary Ross and produced/distributed by
Lionsgate in 2012.
5.
An article/chapter by Joshua Smith, Ph. D. called “Those Insufferable Greeks” on page 201-247
of the book/collection called Infamous World Empires. The collection was edited by James
Wygonik and published by Colonial Press of Denver in 1983.
6.
A newspaper article by John Xavier called “The Amazing Greek Islands.” The article was
published in the Washington Post on 9/2/05 and started on page D1.
7. An article on pages 24-31 of the magazine 20th Century Travel by Karen Pankratz called
“Destination: Athens.” It was published on March 3rd, 2002.
8. An Internet article with no author called “Famous Greek Battles.” It was published on June 14,
1999, viewed on January 12, 2004, and the URL is http://www.iahistory.org/greeks/battles.htm.
9. A personal interview with Bill Nye about Science on July 17, 2005.
10. An Encarta CD-ROM article called “The Persian Threat.” No author listed. Publishing date is May
3, 1998 and it was viewed on October 17, 2004.
AP English III Works Cited Activity
Works Cited Guide
Book (by one author)
Author’s last name, first name. Book title. Publication city (if available): Publisher’s name, Year of publication.
Book (by two or more authors)
Author’s last name, first name, and first name last name. Book title. Publication city (if available): Publisher’s name,
Year of publication.
Encyclopedia Article from Online Database
Last, First M., and First M. Last. "Article Title" Encyclopedia Name. City: Publisher, Year Published, Website Title.
Web. Date Month Year Accessed.
Encyclopedia Article from Book/Print Source
Last, First M., and First M. Last. "Article Title" Encyclopedia Name. City: Publisher, Year Published. Page(s). Print.
Internet Source
Last name, First name. “Article Title.” Website Title/ Name. Modified Date. Publisher. Date Accessed. Website
Address.
Magazine Article
Author’s last name, First name. “Title of the article.” Title of Magazine or Journal. Volume number or Date of
issue: page numbers.
Movie, Film
“Film title.” Dir. First Name Last Name. Distributor, Year of Release. Medium.
Newspaper Article
Last, First M. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date Month Year Published: Page(s). Website Title. Web. Date
Month Year Accessed.
Poem
Last Name, First Name. “Title of Poem.” Title of Work that the Poem appears in (if applicable). Publication City:
Publisher’s Name, Year of Publication. Page numbers.
Speech
Speaker. “Title of the Speech.” Meeting name. Location of meeting. Date of presentation. Type of presentation.
AP English III Works Cited Activity