AUTHORS & ARTISTS
(comparison essay)


There are different sources you may have used to help write your essay. Use the information below to help cite your sources, do your in-text citations, and properly format your essay using the MLA guidelines.

Artwork Displayed Online:

1. The Harvest by Vincent Van Gogh​
Citing Artwork Displayed Online:
  1. LOG IN to EasyBib (Sign in with Google)
  2. Create a project for this assignment and name it (if you have already done this, skip to step #3)
  3. Click the blue "Bibliography" link under your project's name to open the project
  4. Under "All 59 Options" choose "Painting/Artwork"
  5. Make sure to then switch the medium type to Website.
  6. You will have to fill in everything. EasyBib will not autocite for you.
  • Fill in Painting Title: The Harvest
  • Fill in name of the museum where original painting is: Van Gogh Museum
  • Fill in the location of the gallery/museum (city): Amsterdam
  • Fill in the year the artwork was created: 1888
  • Under Contributor, fill in the artist's name: Vincent Van Gogh
If we were looking at this piece of art in person, that would be it for the citation. But since we are looking at it online, EasyBib is asking for some more information
  • Fill in Website Title (just like when you're citing a website - what is the name of the website we are looking at, i.e. Artnet)
  • Fill in Publisher (just like when citing a website, look for the copyright or published by indicator usually at the bottom)​
  • Fill in date of Electronically Published (use the date you find just like when citing a website)
  • Lastly, fill in the date you accessed this artwork by clicking the "Today" button.
Print Books (not reading online):

1. Vincent Van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars
use this ISBN to cite: 9780448425214
  • Fix the capitalization in the title (the "S" in Sunflowers, the "S" in Swirly, and the "S" in Stars)
This book contains the following artwork. If you used ANY of these pieces for your essay, you only need to cite this book ONCE:
  • Vincent van Gogh's Japonaiserie 
  • Vincent van Gogh's The Starry Night
  • Vincent van Gogh's The Potato Eaters
  • Vincent van Gogh's Portrait of Père Tanguy
  • Vincent van Gogh's The Yellow House
  • Vincent van Gogh's Vase with Sunflowers
  • Vincent van Gogh's The Postman Rowlin
  • Vincent van Gogh's The Bedroom
  • Vincent van Gogh's The Red Vineyards

2. Hatchet
use this ISBN to cite: 9781416936473
  • Cite the whole book - not individual chapters! You should only have one citation for Hatchet. You will specify pages in your in-text citations.

3. Woodsong (the book "The Bone Wars" is in)
use this ISBN to cite: 0689852509
Citing (non-reference) Print Books in EasyBib
  1. LOG IN to EasyBib 
  2. Create a project for this assignment and name it (if you have already done this, skip to step #3)
  3. Click the blue "Bibliography" link under your project's name to open the project
  4. Choose the Book tab
  5. Look for your book's ISBN (I listed them for you on the left side of this page) Copy/paste in your book's ISBN to locate it. Click "cite it"
  6. Select your book from the list (orange "Cite This" button)
  7. Scroll down and click "Continue"
  8. Fix any errors EasyBib may have made (like capitalization)
eBook (reading online): Vincent Van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist
  1. Go to Destiny and search for the eBook by title
  2. Open the book's title details card by clicking on it
  3. Choose "Open" (on the right)
  4. You will need to login. Your login information is just your school username and password (NO @nburlington.com)
  5. ​Note: if the eBook does not open, make sure your popup blocker is disabled
  • Look at your URL bar. Do you see a red X on the right side? If so, then your pop-ups need to be disabled.
  • Click the red X to disable them
Citing eBooks Manually in EasyBib
EasyBib will not auto cite your eBook. You must enter all the info in. Follow these steps:​
  1. LOG IN to EasyBib 
  2. Create a project for this assignment and name it (if you have already done this, skip to step #3)
  3. Click the blue "Bibliography" link under your project's name to open the project
  4. Choose the Book tab
  5. Then, under the search bar, choose Manual Cite
  6. Make sure to change your format to eBook: Online
  7. Fill in the appropriate info for the eBook
When all your citations are in EasyBib, you're ready to export to Google Docs to create a proper MLA works cited page
  1. Make sure you are logged into EasyBib 
  2. Make sure you cited all sources referenced in your essay. Failure to cite all sources is plagiarism!!
  3. Click the orange Export button. Choose Save to Google Docs
  4. Click Allow Access (if asked) and then click the link to open the file in your Drive
  5. Don't change anything!! However, you should rename the file so you know what it is in your Drive.
Getting your exported Works Cited Page onto the last page of your essay in Docs
  1. Copy everything on your exported works cited page (including the title: Works Cited)
  2. Go the end of your essay in Docs and get a clean, blank page (hit Enter if you need to get a new page)
  3. Paste in your exported works cited into this blank, last page of your essay. 
  4. Then follow the steps to add the appropriate header to your essay
  5. Make sure that if you make adjustments to your essay, you fix the spacing on your works cited (it should start at the top of a page, not in the middle)
Formatting Your Paper in MLA Style
Set up your document properly so you will be successful. MLA style requires you to do the following:
  1. Type your essay in Times New Roman, size 12 font
  2. Double space your entire essay (even the heading!)
  3. Do NOT quadruple space in between paragraphs. When you move on to the next paragraph, hit enter once, indent, & begin
  4. Indent each new paragraph 5 spaces (tab key once)
  5. Proper nouns (artist/author names, titles of pieces) all get capitalized properly
  6. Titles of novels and paintings are italicized. Titles of book chapters ("The Bone Wars") go in quotes
  7. Use in-text (parenthetical) citations after each example taken from a book, painting, website, etc.
  8. Do NOT use personal pronouns in formal writing (I, you, us, we, etc.)
  9. Use transitions within and between your paragraphs to show movement from one idea to the next
  10. Always include your works cited as the last page of a formal essay if you referenced books, paintings, speeches, etc. in your essay
Adding a header to your essay 
  1. Go to page one of your essay
  2. Choose Insert > Header
  3. Hit enter once so your header does not get cut off when printing
  4. Type your LAST NAME only
  5. Make sure your name is right-aligned and is in Times New Roman size 12 font (should match your essay)
  6. Then, hit the space bar once
  7. Choose Insert > Page Number, Top of Page
Adding a title to your essay
  1. Hit enter after your heading. Make sure you are still double-spacing
  2. Center your title and capitalize it appropriately
  3. Your title should be in Times New Roman, size 12 font (same as your essay)
  • DO NOT underline your title, put it in bold, put it in italics, or put it in quotes! 
Adding a heading to your essay 
  1. Before all of your typing for your essay, begin on page one with a heading
  2. Your heading should begin on the left hand side
  3. Your heading should be in Times New Roman size 12 font
  4. Your heading should be double spaced 
  5. Include the following 4 lines for your heading
  • Your first and last name
  • Your teacher's name
  • Name of class
  • Date (written "backwards" like when you're citing)
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Sample essay format: Be sure to replace my name with your name! Be sure to create your own unique title that reflects the content of this particular essay!