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How To Write A Citation

The Format...
A citation has 5 parts written in this order:
The author's name – last name, then first name.
The title of the website in italics.
The date the website was posted or updated.
The website's http:// address inside of brackets [  ] 
The date you visited the website.

  • You will always know the title of the website, the http address of the website and the date you visited the website.  

  • However, sometimes the author's name and the date the website was posted or updated is missing.  

  • When you cannot find the author of the site, write down Unknown for the author's name. 

  • If you can't find the date the website was posted or updated write down Unknown.

An Example...

Brown, Joan Marie.  Online Resources For Middle School Students.  9/20/06.
[http://students.resa.net/stoutcomputerclass/kids.htm].  10/20/06.

  • Notice that the citation looks like a short paragraph.  

  • Notice that there is a period after each piece of information. 

 

 

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Mrs. Brown, a Technology Educator, is the author of this website.
Updated September 2006.  
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