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ENG 106: Composition II Learning Unit 3: Instructions
Working Bibliography and Citations Assignment Instructions
Overview:
Our textbook indicates that keeping records of sources as we find them ultimately helps us have all the
necessary information to finalize our works cited page. Students often find that completing the works
cited page can be a lot more time consuming than first expected, so beginning a working bibliography (a
growing MLA list of sources) will help prepare you to complete the final works cited page when you
write your paper.
Instructions:
1. Create a works cited page containing MLA bibliographic citations for the five sources you found
in the “Utilizing the Library & Databases” activity (in LU3) plus three more sources of your choice.
a. These should all be sources you plan to eventually use in your Informative Essay.
b. You’ll want to reference the Rules for Writers handbook to determine which type of sources
you’re dealing with and which citation model you need to follow. See the directories.
c. Your formatting should look like the sample works cited page in Rules for Writers. See the
Course Schedule for page numbers.
2. Once you’ve created the list of works cited for eight of your sources, create a corresponding list
on a separate page which demonstrates how to do an in-text (parenthetical) citation for each
source. As you create the citation, pretend as though it’s a citation that does NOT already
contain the author’s last name or source title in the signal phrase.
3. Save both parts in a single document and upload it as one document in MyHills.
Example:
Works Cited Entry (which you’d include in the properly formatted list of eight sources):
Blum, Virginia L. “Love My Neighbors, Hate Myself: The Vicissitudes of Affect in Cosmetic
Surgery.” From Inquiry to Academic Writing. Ed. Stuart Green and April Lidinsky. 2nd
ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2012. 801-06. Print.
Corresponding In-Text Citation (which you’d include on the second list): (Blum 802)
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