Park View Middle School: Works Cited

Using the Google Citation Tool

1. Open a Google Doc
2. Click Tools
3. Click Citations. Choose “MLA” format.
4. Click “Add citation source”
5. Change the source type to reflect the source you used (book, website, journal article, etc.)
6. Click “Accessed By” and choose the appropriate one for your source.
7. Click “Cite Manually” and input the information for your source.
8. At the bottom, click “Add citation source” when all the required boxes are filled. (only boxes with blue asterisk* are required)
9. When you are finished citing ALL your sources, click “Insert Works Cited.” This will give you a list of your sources on a new page with the heading “Works Cited.” They will also be properly spaced and in alphabetical order.

Standards

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.W.x.8 (Grades 6,7,8):
Gather relevant information from multiple print and digital sources; assess the credibility of each source; and quote or paraphrase the data and conclusions of others while avoiding plagiarism and providing basic bibliographic information for sources.

Formatting Your Works Cited Page

• Font: Times New Roman, size 12
• “Works Cited” centered on page
• double spaced
• alphabetical by authors last name, or article title if no author
• second line indented (enter + backspace tab is how to do that on a Chromebook)

Tip: Make a copy of this template for your own works cited page.