Works Cited

Putting it all together

Step 1

• Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your research project. �

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Step 2

• Title the page Works Cited (do NOT italicize, BOLD, underline or put the words in “quotation marks” or make them larger or a different color.)

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• Center the words Works Cited at the top of the page.

Works Cited

Step 3

• Copy and paste all your citations into this document. (Only the ones you use in your paper.)�� *It helps to leave one line space between entries.

Works Cited

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Higginbotham, Peter . "Welfare and the workhouse." The History Press, www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/welfare-and-the-workhouse/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023.

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Biography.com Editors, and Colin McEvoy. “Charles Dickens.” Biography, Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., 19 Sept. 2023, https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/charles-dickens

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Blue Plaque Stories. “Chaplin, Dickens and London Poverty.” English Heritage, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/chaplin-dickens/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023.

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Slater, Michael. "Dickens, Charles John Huffam (1812–1870), novelist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. November 12, 2020. Oxford University Press. Date of access 6 Nov. 2023, <https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-7599>

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Step 4

• Alphabetize the entries by first letter/word.

Works Cited

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Alphabetical order

Higginbotham, Peter . "Welfare and the workhouse." The History Press, www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/welfare-and-the-workhouse/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023.

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Biography.com Editors, and Colin McEvoy. “Charles Dickens.” Biography, Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., 19 Sept. 2023, https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/charles-dickens

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Blue Plaque Stories. “Chaplin, Dickens and London Poverty.” English Heritage, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/chaplin-dickens/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023.

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Slater, Michael. "Dickens, Charles John Huffam (1812–1870), novelist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. November 12, 2020. Oxford University Press. Date of access 6 Nov. 2023, <https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-7599>

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Biography.com Editors, and Colin McEvoy. “Charles Dickens.” Biography, Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., 19 Sept. 2023, https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/charles-dickens

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Blue Plaque Stories. “Chaplin, Dickens and London Poverty.” English Heritage, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/chaplin-dickens/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023

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Higginbotham, Peter . "Welfare and the workhouse." The History Press, www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/welfare-and-the-workhouse/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023.

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Slater, Michael. "Dickens, Charles John Huffam (1812–1870), novelist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. November 12, 2020. Oxford University Press. Date of access 6 Nov. 2023, <https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-7599>

Work Cited

Biography.com Editors, and Colin McEvoy. “Charles Dickens.” Biography, Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., 19 Sept. 2023, https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/charles-dickens

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Blue Plaque Stories. “Chaplin, Dickens and London Poverty.” English Heritage, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/chaplin-dickens/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023

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Higginbotham, Peter . "Welfare and the workhouse." The History Press, www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/welfare-and-the-workhouse/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023.

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Slater, Michael. "Dickens, Charles John Huffam (1812–1870), novelist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. November 12, 2020. Oxford University Press. Date of access 6 Nov. 2023, <https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-7599>

Step 5

• Indent the second and subsequent lines of each citation by 0.5 inches to create a hanging indent.

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*If on an ipad: Place cursor at beginning of line, hit Enter/Return and then the Tab button.

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*If on a computer: Select Format tab>>Format Options>>Text fitting>>Under Indentation and Special, select “Hanging” and then change the number on the right to 0.5.

Works Cited

Biography.com Editors, and Colin McEvoy. “Charles Dickens.” Biography, Hearst Magazine Media, Inc.,

19 Sept. 2023, https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/charles-dickens

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Blue Plaque Stories. “Chaplin, Dickens and London Poverty.” English Heritage, https://www.english-

heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/chaplin-dickens/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023

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Higginbotham, Peter . "Welfare and the workhouse." The History Press, www.thehistorypress.co.uk/

articles/welfare-and-the-workhouse/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023.

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Slater, Michael. "Dickens, Charles John Huffam (1812–1870), novelist." Oxford Dictionary of National

Biography. November 12, 2020. Oxford University Press. Date of access 6 Nov. 2023, <https://

www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-7599>

Step 6

• Double space all citations.
• Be sure you have only one line between entries.

Works Cited

Biography.com Editors, and Colin McEvoy. “Charles Dickens.” Biography, Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., 19 Sept. 2023, https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/charles-dickens

Blue Plaque Stories. “Chaplin, Dickens and London Poverty.” English Heritage, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/chaplin-dickens/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023

Higginbotham, Peter . "Welfare and the workhouse." The History Press, www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/welfare-and-the-workhouse/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023.

Slater, Michael. "Dickens, Charles John Huffam (1812–1870), novelist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. November 12, 2020. Oxford University Press. Date of access 6 Nov. 2023, <https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-7599>

Step 7

• Make sure EVERY citation ends with a period.

Works Cited

Biography.com Editors, and Colin McEvoy. “Charles Dickens.” Biography, Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., 19 Sept. 2023, https://www.biography.com/authors-writers/charles-dickens.

Blue Plaque Stories. “Chaplin, Dickens and London Poverty.” English Heritage, https://www.english-heritage.org.uk/visit/blue-plaques/blue-plaque-stories/chaplin-dickens/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023.

Higginbotham, Peter . "Welfare and the workhouse." The History Press, www.thehistorypress.co.uk/articles/welfare-and-the-workhouse/. Accessed 6 Nov. 2023.

Slater, Michael. "Dickens, Charles John Huffam (1812–1870), novelist." Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. November 12, 2020. Oxford University Press. Date of access 6 Nov. 2023, <https://www.oxforddnb.com/view/10.1093/ref:odnb/9780198614128.001.0001/odnb-9780198614128-e-7599>.

Step 8

• Proofread!!!

*Alphabetical?� *Hanging indents?

*Double spaced only?� *Complete URLs?� *All important words capitalized?

-Do NOT capitalize articles,

prepositions, or conjunctions

*Periods at the end?�