HISTORY IN LITERATURE (and Art)
There are different sources you may have used to help write your essay. Use the information below to help cite your sources and do your in-text citations.
Websites
  1. The United States Constitution
  2. Letter from John Adams to Thomas Jefferson
  3. "Paul Revere's Ride" (poem by Longfellow)
Citing Websites in EasyBib
  1. LOG IN to EasyBib (use your school-issued Chrome email and password)
  2. Create a project for this assignment. Name it appropriately
  3. Click the blue "Bibliography" link under your project's name to open the project
  4. Copy the website's URL (http://...) and paste it into EasyBib while you are in the Website tab
  5.  Add any info EasyBib may have not been able to find but that you see on the website (like dates, authors, publishers)
  6. Fix any errors EasyBib may have made (like wrong titles, capitalization)
Artwork Displayed Online
  1. Midnight Ride of Paul Revere
  2. Washington Crossing the Delaware
  3. John Trumbull's Declaration of Independence
Citing Artwork Displayed Online
  1. LOG IN to EasyBib (use your school-issued Chrome email and password)
  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 (what is the painting called)
  • Fill in name of the museum where original painting is
  • Fill in the location of the gallery/museum (city)
  • Fill in the year the artwork was created
  • Under Contributor, fill in the artist's name
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)
  • Leave the URL display to NO
  • 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

1. George vs. George (ISBN 9781426300424)
  • Take off the subtitle given in EasyBib and just use George vs. George as your book's title)

2. Common Core Coach (ISBN  9781619971196)
This is where the play "The Surprise Patriot" comes from
  • Fix the capital letters in the title in EasyBib
  • Change the date from 2013 to 2010
Citing (non-reference) Print Books in EasyBib
  1. LOG IN to EasyBib (use your school-issued Chrome email and password)
  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 (blue select button)
  7. Fix any errors EasyBib may have made (like wrong titles, capitalization)
eBook
  1. Go to Destiny
  2. Type in the following title: The Encyclopedia of the American Revolution
  3. The first title that is listed (with the blue "e" in the corner) is the correct title. Click to open
  4. Then, click the blue hyperlink that says "Click here to acces"s (if it doesn't open, check to see if popups are being blocked)
  5. Once the eBook is open, search on the left for Paul Revere's Ride 
  6. The article called Lexington and Concord is the one you want. Click to open. The piece about Paul Revere's Ride is about halfway down the page.
Citing this eBook
  1. This eBook is cited for you! Scroll to the bottom where it says Source Citation
  2. Copy the citation (do NOT include the document URL)
  3. In EasyBib, click on All 59 Options
  4. On the left choose Write/Paste Citation
  5. Paste your citation into the blank box and create
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 using the Chrome web browser
  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 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 books and paintings are italicized. Titles of poems "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
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 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)
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)
  4. DO NOT underline your title, put it in bold, put it in italics, or put it in quotes! 
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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!
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