HISTORY IN LITERATURE 
There are four different sources you used to help write your essay. Use the information below to help cite your sources and do your in-text citations.

Website

1. Liberty's Kids: "The Boston Tea Party" (part 1)
  • This has video two parts (the link above is for part one), but it's fine for this assignment to just cite part one.
Citing Websites in EasyBib
  1. LOG IN to EasyBib 
  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. YouTube videos get cited like websites, so just copy and paste the URL like you normally would in EasyBib.
  5. ​Fix up the citation:​
  • Take out the quote in the article title (around The Boston Tea Party); EasyBib will add its own quotes.
  • There is no author - skip it
  • There is a date when the video was uploaded. Add it in.
Print Books

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

2. Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson  
  • ISBN: 1416905863
  • Chains Summary (you don't need to cite this; you're just using it to help you understand the excerpt) 
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 (blue select button)
  7. Fix any errors EasyBib may have made (like capitalization)
​Artwork found Online

1. Washington Crossing the Delaware painting
Citing Artwork Displayed Online:
  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. 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.
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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