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Assignment Two: References Page or Works Cited List

There are two parts to this assignment.

The first is a list of five sources you will use in Assignment Four: Research Essay. The second is a

demonstration of in-text citation.

Source List

As one of your assignments for the research paper, you will be composing a References page (APA) or a

Works Cited List (MLA). This is a list of the secondary sources you will use in your research paper, and

you will choose which system you wish to use.

Each kind of source requires a slightly different form of citation. Books are different from journal

articles. Journal articles are different from web resources. Web resources are different than articles

from an online database such as those found in the Leatherby Library.

Nobody expects you to memorize each type of citation. You should, however, be able to use the style

guides effectively. Your Hacker handbook has sections on both systems and you can also access them

online at Purdue’s Online Writing Lab (OWL):

APA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/2/10/

MLA: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

For your list, you will need to cite five sources. Of these, no more than two may be webpages, and even

those must be from experts (The Mayo Clinic, for example). You may use articles from the Leatherby

Library databases, books, journals, or interviews with experts in the field. You may find other, better

sources as your work continues, and it is perfectly acceptable for you to remove less useful sources and

add new ones. However, you will need to accurately use the citation format you choose, and this

assignment will give you practice and feedback.

In-Text Citation

Using either the APA-4 or MLA-4 section of your Hacker handbook, select one passage from Anna

Quindlen’s essay, which was published in Newsweek on November 4, 2001.

1. Copy and paste the passage, quote it, and use the appropriate in-text citation.

2. Summarize the passage in your own words and use the appropriate in-text citation.