How do I Cite a Teacher Handout?

Question

I need to cite thiks handout using MLA; however, there is no author listed or publication information. The handout looks like it was photocopied out of a book. How should I cite this? In my paper I just put (teacher handout 287). How should I cite it in my work cited page?

All I have is the title of the article and the article itself...

Answer 1

I think you could cite it is a publication. Some examples follow:

ENCYCLOPEDIA ARTICLE:

Author's name, last name first, followed by a period. Title of the article in quotation marks, followed by a period. Title of encyclopedia, underlined, followed by a period. Copyright date of edition, followed by a period.

Dickinson, Robert E. "The Norman Conquest." World Book Encyclopedia. 1990 ed.

(If there is no author, leave it out.)

"Vietnam." Compton's Encyclopedia. 1992 ed.

MAGAZINE ARTICLE (MONTHLY):

Author's name, last name first, followed by a period. Title of article, in quotation marks, followed by a period. Title of magazine, underlined, followed by a period. Date of issue (month, then year), followed by a comma. Pages, followed by a period.

Sterling, Jeffrey. "Apartheid in South Africa." The World & I. April 1986, pp. 27-35.

(If there is no author, leave it out.)

MAGAZINE ARTICLE (WEEKLY):

Same as a monthly magazine article, except the date is done differently. See below.

Smith, Belinda. "Chaos in Television." Time. 7 Feb. 1990, pp. 34-35.

NEWSPAPER:

Author's name, last name first, followed by a period. Title of article, in quotation marks, followed by a period. Title of newspaper, underlined, include city if necessary in parentheses, followed by a comma. Date (day, month, year) followed by a comma. Page, followed by a period.

Adams, George. "Ford's Plan to Spur Republican Revival." Christian Science Monitor , 29 Nov. 1974, p. 20.

(If there is no author, leave it out.)

"How to Measure Justice." The Tennessean (Nashville), 19 Aug. 1979, p. 8.
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