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Writing Workshop 6 (continued)
WORKS CITED
The Works Cited page is an alphabetical list of sources included in your work. A citation should always include the first thing listed in the full citation, so that your audience can scan down the alphabetized list and find more information. So always make sure that your citations are the first few words of the full source information in the Works Cited.
soda “accounts for more calories than any other food or beverage groups for teens between the ages of 14 to 18” (Park). However, a recent study showed that, in fact, the move has had almost no impact at all (O’Connor D1).
Works Cited
O’Connor, Anahad. “Soda Bans in Schools Have Limited Impact.” New York Times.
7 November 2011. D1. Print.
Park, Madison. “Are School Soda Bans Effective?” The Chart. CNN.com. 8 November 2011.
Web. 3 April 2013.
Note that the citation information in parentheses provides only the information necessary to find out more on the Works Cited page. The goal is to be as brief as possible. Here is what is typically included in a parenthetical citation:
• Author’s last name and page number(s), if the source is in print or online with page numbers (Jones 11)
• Author’s last name with no page numbers, if the source is online and doesn’t provide page numbers (Jones)
• Title of the source if no author is given, or the first few words of the title if it is long (“Water Shortages”)
Punctuating Citations Correctly
Citations should come at the end of a sentence. Punctuating these sentences can be a bit tricky.
When paraphrasing, the citation is placed in parentheses, followed by a period:
The council replied that the situation is not as bad as it seems (Khan 21).
When quoting, the citation is place in parentheses after the quotation marks and followed by a period:
In fact, Pluto “is no longer classified as a planet” (Garcia 212).
Practice
Using the included Works Cited and the examples above, correct the citations below.
Music education is also important in providing opportunities for students to develop a sense of cultural identity. In fact, “music is part of the fabric of our society . . . and every human culture uses music to carry forward its ideas and ideals.” (Culbertson) A large majority of adults remember their music classes as one of the most important parts of their early education. (Music Facts.) The folk songs we learn in childhood, for example, give us a common musical ‘vocabulary,’ one that we share with people nationwide. Whether or not we are aware of it, this gives us a sense of who we are, and where we belong, i.e., that we are Americans and we share a common musical heritage. At the other end of the scale, the musical works of the greatest composers of our culture also define who we are by expressing “the deepest and most profound thoughts of our civilization” (“The Importance of Music Education”). In music classes, knowledge about great works is passed on, because, you “cannot prepare young people to be a part of a civilized society without teaching them to understand and fully experience its greatest achievements” (Second Source).
4 SpringBoard® Writing Workshop with Grammar Activities Grade 7
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