AUTHORS & ARTISTS (comparison essay)

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Book Sources

1. Vincent van Gogh: Sunflowers and Swirly Stars

use this ISBN to cite: 9780448425214

  • 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: 9780689840920

3. Woodsong (the book "The Bone Wars" is in)

​use this ISBN to cite: 0689852509

4. Vincent van Gogh: Portrait of an Artist
​note: not all ELA classes are using this book as evidence in the comparison essay. Check with your teacher to see if you may use this in your essay.

use this ISBN to cite: 0440419174

​Creating a Works Cited Page​

​When all your citations are in NoodleTools, you're ready to export to Google Docs to create a proper MLA works cited page.
  1. ​Have the project open in NoodleTools with your citations in it
  2. Click Print/Export and choose Print/Export to Google Docs
  3. NoodleTools will open your works cited for you you in a new Google Doc called "Sources for (the name of your NT project)"

​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!