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Cite Your Sources


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Citation Worksheet
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Examples:


Book
1.     Author’s name—last name first.
2.     Title of book (Italicized)
3.     Copyright date.                                                 Example: Landau, Elaine.  Sea Horses.  1999.

 Print Encyclopedia
1.     The article in quotation marks.
2.     Title of the encyclopedia (Italicized).
3.     Copyright date.                                                 Example: “Washington, George.”  The World Book Encyclopedia.  1999.

Online Encyclopedia
1.     The article in quotation marks.
2.     Title of the encyclopedia
3.     Date you visited the website.
4.     Online.                                                           Example: “Washington, George.”  The New Book of Knowledge.  12 Dec. 2008.  Online.


Internet Article
1.     Name of the author, if you can find it—last name first.
2.     Title of article in quotation marks.
3.     Title of home page, if you can find it (Italicized).
4.     Date you visited.
5.     First part of the http address in brackets ([ ]).
 
Examples: 
Arnett, Bill.  “The Moon.”  The Nine Planets.  5 May 2001. [http://seds.lpl.arizona.edu/].
 
“Cheetah.”  Cheetah Spot.  8 Aug. 2005.  [http://www.cheetahspot.com/].



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