<p>NAME:______DATE:______</p><p>Creating a MLA Bibliography: </p><p>What is a Bibliography? A bibliography is an alphabetical list of sources that you used to help write your essay or assignment. Sources include: books, magazines, websites, news articles, television programs, youtube clips…</p><p>Why do you need one?  To give people credit for their work and ideas  To support or prove statements you make in you assignment  Not having a bibliography is plagiarism, which is the stealing of another person’s work or ideas</p><p>What has to be included in the bibliography?  AUTHOR  TITLE  CITY WHERE THE BOOK WAS PUBLISHED  PUBLISHER  DATE OF PUBLICATION  PAGE NUMBER(S) </p><p>What is the format?</p><p>1. Books: Author’s last name, Author’s first name. Title of Book. City: Publisher, Year.</p><p>For Example:</p><p>Orwell, George. Animal Farm. London: Secker and Warburg, 1946.</p><p>Here’s another Example: 2. Magazine article: Author’s last name, Author’s first name. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine Date: Page(s).</p><p>For Example:</p><p>Dominus, Susan. "Why Pretty Isn’t Pretty Enough Anymore." Glamour Jan 2004: 136-139.</p><p>3. Newspaper article: Author’s last name, Author’s first name. "Title of Article." Name of Newspaper Date (day/month/year): Page(s).</p><p>For Example:</p><p>Smith, John. "Markville Secondary’s multicultural festival a success." Toronto Star 24 May 2004: A1.</p><p>4. Website or webpage: Title of the Site. Editor. Date Created or last updates. Name of Sponsoring Institution. Date of Access <URL>.</p><p>For Example: Encyclopedia Mythica. 2004. 13 May 2004 <http://www.pantheon.org/>.</p><p>What is an annotated bibliography? An annotated bibliography gives an account of the research that has been done on a given topic. Like any bibliography, an annotated bibliography is an alphabetical list of research sources. In addition to bibliographic data, an annotated bibliography provides a summary of the source and an assessment of its value or relevance. Also included would be information (one sentence) on the author and his or her background. </p><p>Now let’s practice! Use the samples provided by your teacher to create a bibliography. </p>