A quick approach to citations

A Book

• Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.

• Shakespeare, William. A Midsummer Night’s Dream. New York: Dover Publications, Inc., 1992.

Magazines & Newspapers

• Magazine

• Lastname, Firstname. “Title of Article.” Title of Magazine Mon. Year pg-pg.

• Newspaper

• Lastname, Firstname MI. “Title of Article.” Title of Newspaper. Date, ed.: pg +.

Website• Lastname, Firstname. “Name of Site”. Date of

Posting/Revision. Name of organization. Date info accessed <electronic address>.

• “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”. 1993. Folger Shakespeare Library. 17 Mar. 2008. <http://www.folger.edu/template.cfm?cid=901>.

Class Notes

• Lastname, Firstname. Subject. Place, City, State. Day Mon. Year.

• Danchisko, John. Class Notes. Woodland Hills High School, Pittsburgh, PA. 7 Feb. 2008.

Parenthetical Citations

• Use every time you use someone else’s idea

• Use at the end of the sentence

• Format: – Blah blah blah blah blah (Author #).– Blah blah blah blah blah (“Title”)