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Name: _______________________ Title and Author: ___________________________________

Citations Work Sheet (text to world)
Apply the information you received from the “How to Cite” handout and the work you have done in class to complete the following.
Use the publication information provided to complete the parenthetical citation after the quotation, and the corresponding ‘works cited’ entry.
Date: 1960
City of publication: New York
Author: Harper Lee
Publication House: Warner Books
Page number: 76
Quote:
“Simply because we were licked a hundred years before we started is no reason for us not to try to win.” (________)
Work Cited
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2. Choose a short quotation from your own text. Include the parenthetical citation, and give the full ‘work cited’ entry.
Quotation:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (_________________)
Work Cited
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Find a reliable website that gives information about the author of your text (NO WIKIPEDIA). Write a quotation from the website, include a parenthetical citation, and then complete the ‘works cited’
entry.
Quotation:
___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ (_________________)
Work Cited
__________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

Name: _______________________ Title and Author: ___________________________________

Research Task
Now that you know how to cite sources, it is time to engage in some research about your text.
Find information about the following from AT LEAST 3 reliable websites and/or BOOKS (check the library!):
The author’s place of birth, date of birth, and family background.
The author’s other works, and/or awards that the author has won.
Other interesting information such as what inspires the author, or why he/she decided to become an author.
Fill in the following chart to help you keep track of your research. Make sure you include ALL of the information you need for the citation.
Now, write a paragraph that contains the information you uncovered during your research.
Start with a topic sentence that introduces your author and the title of the novel you are reading
Include AT LEAST 3 quotations , one from each of the web sites you investigated.
For each quotation, make sure you have included the correct parenthetical citation.
Finish your paragraph with a concluding sentence that summarizes the most important information about the author.
Complete the “Works Cited” appendix that includes all of the information for each source in correct MLA format.

Book/Website	Information

Name: _______________________ Title and Author: ___________________________________

Research Task
Now that you know how to cite sources, it is time to engage in some research about your text.
Find information about the origins of the names of one character from your novel. Considering the origins of names is called “onomastics”. You must use AT LEAST 3 reliable websites and/or BOOKS (check the library!).
The name’s language of origin.
The meaning of the name and any symbolic, literary, or mythology connections..
How the meaning of the name connects to the character.
Fill in the following chart to help you keep track of your research. Make sure you include ALL of the information you need for the citation.
Now, write a paragraph that contains the information you uncovered during your research.
Start with a topic sentence that introduces the novel you are reading and the name you have chosen.
Include AT LEAST 3 quotations , one from each of the web sites or texts you investigated.
For each quotation, make sure you have included the correct parenthetical citation.
Finish your paragraph with a concluding sentence that summarizes the most important information about the name.
Complete the “Works Cited” appendix (on a separate page) that includes all of the information for each source in correct MLA format.

Book/Website	Information