Research and Style Manual - Works Cited for Grades 1-6

Authors Kathy Schrock,

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Research and Style Manual
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Works Cited for Grades 1-6
Students as early as grade one can understand the rationale for giving credit for created works. They feel pride
when their own work is exhibited, and teachers and library media specialists can easily transfer this feeling of
ownership to giving credit to others. Working backward from the MLA 9 citation format for grades 7 through
12, here are suggested citation formats for grades 1-6 which include the most common reference materials

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v.3 Last updated September 29, 202
Based on the MLA 9th edition

Möller, Erik.”Research.” Wikimedia Commons. 26 May 2005,
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Research and Style Manual - Grade 1
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For a boo

1. Name of the author
2. Title of the book
Joanna Cole. The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System.

For an article in a print encyclopedia or reference boo

1. Title of the article or chapter
2. Title of the encyclopedia or book
Shark. The World Book Encyclopedia

For an article from an online databas

1. Title of the article
2. Name of the resource site
3. Online
Abraham Lincoln. Kid Stuff. Online

For a Web page or article on a Web pag

1. Title on the page or of the section of the page you used
2. Title of the Web page, found in the address bar
3. Online
New toys. Consumer Reports. Online

For an online Creative Commons-licensed imag

1. Description or title of the image
2. Name of the Web site
3. CC
Butter y. Flickr, CC.
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Research and Style Manual - Grade 2
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For a boo

1. Name of the author
2. Title of the book in italics
3. The year the book was published
Joanna Cole. The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System. 2012

For an article in a print encyclopedia or reference boo

1. Title of the article or chapter
2. Title of the encyclopedia or book, in italics
3. The year the encyclopedia or book was published
Shark. The World Book Encyclopedia, 2021

For an article from an online databas

1. Title of the article in quotes
2. Name of the resource site, in italics
3. The date the article was published (Month day year)
4. Online
“Abraham Lincoln.” Kid Stuff. January 4, 2021. Online

For a Web page or article on a Web pag

1. Title on the page or of the section of the Web page you used in quotes
2. Title of the Web page, in italics, found in the tab or title bar
3. Online
“New toys.” Consumer Reports. Online

For an online Creative Commons-licensed imag

1. Description or title of the image, in quotes
2. Name of the Web site, in italics
3. CC
4. Online
“Butter y.” Flickr, CC. Online.
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Research and Style Manual - Grade 3
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For a boo

1. Last name of the author, rst name
2. Title of the book, in italics
3. The year the book was published
Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System. 2010

For an article in a print encyclopedia or reference boo

1. Last name of the author, rst name
2. Title of the article or chapter in quotes
3. Title of the encyclopedia or book, in italics
4. The year the book was published
Fisher, Joseph. “Shark.” The World Book Encyclopedia, 2021

For an article from an online databas

1. Author of the article last name, rst name
2. Title of the article in quotes
3. Name of the source, in italics
4. The date the article was published (day month year)
5. Online
Winters, Paul. “Abraham Lincoln.” Kid Stuff. 4 January 2021. Online

For a Web page or article on a Web pag

1. Title on the page or of the section of the page you used in quotes
2. Title of the Web page, in italics, found in the address bar
3. The date the page was published or last updated (day month year)
4. Online
“New toys.” Consumer Reports. 10 March 2021. Online

For an online Creative Commons-licensed imag

1. Description or title of the image, in quotes
2. Name of the Web site, in italics
3. The year the image was published
4. CC
5. Online
“Butter y.” Flickr. 2011, CC. Online.
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Research and Style Manual - Grade 4
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For a boo

1. Last name of the author, rst name
2. Title of the book, in italics
3. Publisher
4. The year the book was published
Cole, Joanna. The Magic School Bus: Lost in the Solar System. Penguin, 2010

For an article in a print encyclopedia or reference boo

1. Last name of the author, rst name
2. Title of the article or chapter in quotes
3. Title of the encyclopedia or book, in italics
4. Publisher
5. The year the book was published
Fisher, Joseph. “Shark.” The World Book Encyclopedia, Astor Press, 2021

For an article from an online databas

1. Author of the article last name, rst name
2. Title of the article in quotes
3. Name of the resource site in italics
4. The year the article was published
5. URL of the article page
Winters, Paul. “Abraham Lincoln.” Kid Stuff. 2021, kidsdb.com/abe

For a Web page or article on a Web pag

1. Title on the page or of the section of the page you used in quotes
2. Title of the Web page, in italics, found in the address bar
3. The date the page was published or last updated (day month year)
4. URL of the Web page
“New toys.” Consumer Reports. 10 March 2021, consumerreports/newtoys

For an online Creative Commons-licensed imag

1. Creators last name, rst name
2. Description or title of the image, in quotations
3. Name of the Web site, in italics
4. The year the image was published
5. CC
6. URL
Schrock, Kathy. “Butter y.” Flickr. 2011, CC. ickr.com/kathyschrock/345.html.
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Research and Style Manual - Grade 5
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For a book with two author

1. Names of the authors, last name, rst name, and rst name last name
2. Title of the book, in italics
3. Publisher
4. The year the book was published
Morris, Thomas, and George Smith. How to Code Apps. Adobe Press, 2021

For an article in a print encyclopedia or reference boo

1. Last name of the author, rst name
2. Title of the article or chapter in quotes
3. Title of the encyclopedia or book, in italics
4. Volume number
5. Publisher
6. The year the book was published
Fisher, Joseph. “Shark.” The World Book Encyclopedia, vol. 4, Astor Press, 2021

For an article from an online databas

1. Author of the article last name, rst name
2. Title of the article in quotes
3. Name of the resource site, in italics
4. The date the article was published (day month year)
5. URL of the article page
Winters, Paul. “Abraham Lincoln.” Kid Stuff. 4 January 2021, kidsdb.com/abe

For a Web page or article on a Web pag

1. Author of the article
2. Title on the page or of the section of the page you used in quotes
3. Title of the Web page, in italics, found in the address bar
4. The date the page was published or last updated (day month year)
5. URL of the Web page
Jones, Alice. “New toys.” Consumer Reports. 10 March 2021, consumerreports/newtoys

For an online Creative Commons-licensed imag

1. Creator’s last name, rst name
2. Description or title of image, in quotations
3. Name of Web site, in italics
4. The year the image was published
5. URL of the image page. Date accessed
Schrock, Kathy. “Butter y.” Flickr. 2011, ickr.com/kathyschrock/345.html. Accessed 8 Jan. 2021.
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Research and Style Manual - Grade 6
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For a chapter in a boo
1. Last name, rst name of the author
2. Title of chapter in quotes
3. Title of the book, in italics
4. Publisher
5. The year the book was published
6. Page numbers of the chapter
Smith Linda. “Virtual Reality.” New Technologies for Schools. Google Press, 2021, pp. 34-54

For an article in a print encyclopedia or reference boo
1. Last name of the author, rst name
2. Title of the article or chapter in quotes
3. Title of the encyclopedia or book, in italics
4. Volume number
5. Publisher
6. The year the book was published
7. Page number(s) of article
Fisher, Joseph. “Shark.” The World Book Encyclopedia. vol. 4, Astor Press, 2021, pp. 34-35

For an article from an online databas
1. Author of the article last name, rst name
2. Title of the article in quotes
3. Name of the resource site, in italics
4. The date the article was published (day month year)
5. Title of database
6. URL of the article page
Winters, Paul. “Abraham Lincoln.” Kid Stuff. 4 January 2021, EBSCO, kidsdb.com/abe

For a Web page or article on a Web pag
1. Author of the article
2. Title on the page or of the section of the page you used in quotes
3. Title of the Web page, in italics, found in the address bar
4. Name of the publisher of the page
5. The date the page was published or last updated (day month year)
6. URL of the Web page
7. Date of access (day month year)
Jones, Alice. “New toys.” Consumer Reports. Hearst Inc., 10 March 2020, consumerreports/newtoys.
Accessed 29 Sept. 2021

For an online Creative Commons-licensed imag
1. Creator’s last name, rst name
2. Description or title of image, in quotations
3. Name of Web site, in italics
4. The date the image was published (day month year)
5. URL of image
6. Date of access (day month year)
Schrock, Kathy. “Butter y.” Flickr. 4 January 2018, icker.com/kathyschrock/345.htm. Accessed 29 Sept. 2021.
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