Works Cited E-Z Reference Sheet

A Book:

Author’s Last Name, First Name. Title of the Book. Where Published: Publishing

Company, Year Published.

Wilson, Tom. How Ms. Brydges Made Me Love English Class. New York: Penguin

Books, 2002.

A Book By Two or Three Authors:

Author’s Last Name, First Name, and First Name/Last Name of other author(s). Title of

Book. Where Published: Publishing Company, Year Published.

Pitt, Brad and Kim Brydges. Why English is a Partnership. Atlanta: Kendrick Press,
2001.

A Book with More than Three Authors:

Author’s Last Name, First Name, et al. Title of Book. Where Published: Publishing Company, Year

Published.

Frank, Being, et al. This Stuff Can Be Boring. Los Angeles: Spartan Books, 1998.

Part of an Anthology:

Last Name, First. “Title of article/story.” Title of Book. Eds. Editor names. Where

Published: Publishing Company, Year published. pages used.

Brydges, Kim. “I Love to Research!” The Student’s Handbook to Quality Papers. Eds.

Ken Anderson, Carolyn Rapp, and Carlos Castillo. Boise, ID: Penguin Books,

2003. 23-26.

Book with an editor, but no author:

Last name, First, ed. Title of Book. Where Published, Publishing Company, Year

published.

Cool, Meso, ed. The English Teacher’s Guide to Success. New York, McGraw-Hill,

2000.

Book with an author AND an editor:

Author’s Last name, First. Title of Book. Ed. Editor’s first and last name. Where

Published: Publishing Company, Year published.

Neato, Shesureis. Ms. Brydges: A Biography. Ed. Mike Meyers. Los Angeles: Bantam

Books, 2002.

Any Reference Book: (Encyclopedia-style)

<>Author Last Name, First (if given). “Title of Article or Selection Researched.” Title of Reference
Book or Online Encyclopedia. Edition. Year of edition.

“English Teaching.” World Book Encyclopedia. 2^nd ed. 1997.

A Magazine

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Periodical. Day Month

Year: pages used.

Star, Super. “If Only I Could Always Take English Classes from Ms. Brydges.” Rocking

People. 5 Dec. 2002: 18-34.

A Newspaper

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article.” Name of Newspaper. Day Month

Year, edition: section & page of paper.

Winner, Ima. “Ms. Brydges Rules.” The New York Times. 17 May 2001, late ed.: A1+.

*If article in either magazine or newspaper continues onto another page, that is not in succession, you use a “+” versus writing all pages used.

The Internet

Author’s Last Name, First Name. “Title of Article or Document.” Title of Website.

Name of Editor of site. Last Update to site. Name of institution or organization

sponsoring the site. Date you accessed the site <Internet address>.

Student, Model. “Why Ms. Brydges is My Favorite English Teacher.” New Kids on The

Block Records. Ed. Jordan Knight. Mar. 2000. Boise State University. 4 Apr. 2002 http://www.coolhomepages.student.org/.

*Note: If some of the above information is not possible to locate on a site, you use only the information that you find in the above order.

*Note: If the site is someone’s personal Web page and does not have a title supplied, type Home page in the spot for the Web page title.

An Article or Publication retrieved from an Online Subscription Database

Author’s Last Name, First. "Title of Article." Publication Name Publication Date: span of pages.

Database name. Name of Service. Library where accessed, City, State. Date of access <Internet

address>.

Bloom, Orlando. "How I Saved Ms. Brydges from Pirates.” Journal of Entertainment

2 Feb. 2003: 66-72. Expanded Academic ASAP. Infotrac Search Bank. Boise High School Lib., Boise, ID.
28 Jan. 2004 <http://www.infotrac.galegroup.com>.

An Online Encyclopedia:

“Title of Article or Selection Researched.” Title of Reference Book or Online

Encyclopedia. Last Update to site. Name of institution or organization sponsoring the

site. Date you accessed the site Day Month Year <Internet address>.

“Dream Interpretation.” Microsoft Encarta Online Encyclopedia. 2004. Microsoft

Corporation. 3 Sept. 2002 <http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761575807/

Dream.html>.

A Video:

Title of Video. Dir. (Write First Name and Last Name). Perf. (Write names of main

performers/actors). Distributing Company, Year Distributed.

Ms. Brydges: A Credit to Society. Dir. Austin Powers. Perf. Kim Brydges,

Nelson Mandela, Oprah Winfrey, and Princess Diana. Miramax, 1999.

A Song:

Artist’s Last Name, First Name. “Song Title.” By (Write first and last name of

songwriter). Title of Album. Record Company, Year Produced.

Brydges, Kim. “Researching is FUN.” By Willie Nelson. English 101. RCA Records,

2000.

A Verbal Interview:

Last Name of Person Interviewed, First. What type of interview (Personal or Telephone).

Day Month Year of interview.

Leno, Jay. Personal interview. 11 Jan. 1997.

Clinton, Bill. Telephone interview. 15 May 1999.

NEED MORE EXAMPLES? Use a Pocket Key for Writers (found in Ms. Brydges’ classroom) or a MLA Handbook!

(SAMPLE WORKS CITED PAGE)

Works Cited

Brydges, Kim. The Life and History of Austin Powers. Seattle: Penguin Books, 2000.

- - -. Why English Classes Are Fun. New York: Penguin Books, 2001.

Derful, Won. “Ms. Brydges is the Coolest.” New York Times. 14 Sept. 1999: A5+.

Jiffy, Getehainah. “Write a Great Research Paper.” Journal of Smart Students Jan.

2003: 20-35. Expanded Academic ASAP. Infotrac SearchBank. Albertsons Lib.,

Boise, ID. 11 Oct. 2003 http://www.searchbank.com/searchbank.

"Momma Didn't Raise No Fool." Understatement Journal. 15 Dec. 2005. 34+.
Pass, Didya. “Works Consulted Pages Made Easy.” English Journal. 23 Oct. 2003: 24-

27.

Wiser, Feware. “Ms. Brydges: The Story of Success.” Time Online. Ed. Matthew

McConaughey. Mar. 2003. Harvard University. 5 Oct. 2003

http://www.heishot.com/matthew.

**DON’T FORGET THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN A WORKS CITED AND A WORKS CONSULTED PAGE!

WORKS CONSULTED = Any and all sources you researched

WORKS CITED = Only the sources that were used in your paper