Build MLA 9th-edition Works Cited entries across 5 source types (book, scholarly article, journalistic article, website, interview) (CCSS W.7.8; W.8.8 entry)
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~6 min
eng.g7.f.ex_18
Build Works Cited Article
Prompt
Build MLA Works Cited entry for: Anthony F. Aveni's article 'Astronomy in Ancient Mesoamerica' in Journal of Archaeoastronomy, volume 17, issue 2, year 2003, pages 12-34, retrieved via JSTOR (URL: www.jstor.org/stable/example).
M-7-F-RES-EX-18-A
Interactive
Physical / non-image
Works Cited article worksheet with element labels. Print-ready 8.5x11.
Answer criteria
type
rubric
rubric
Author + article in quotes + journal italicized + vol/issue/year/pp + database + URL + period = 4; 1 element missing = 3; 2 missing = 2; 3+ missing = 1
Hints
- Article title in quotation marks; journal title italicized.
- Database (JSTOR) italicized; URL follows.
Misconceptions to watch
- Journal italicized but article also italicized (should be quotes).
- Missing volume or issue number.
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