Question

Read the rough draft of a works cited page.

Works Cited

Gregor, Saul. Harnessing the Wind. Chicago: Skyline Publishing, 1998.

Cayman, Felicia. The Windmill Way. Topeka: Heart of America Press, 2010.

Tudor, Tanya. Off-Shore Sources. Portsmouth: Sunshine House, 2008.

Diaz, Carlos. Alternate Energy. New York: Academic Press, 2003.

Using MLA guidelines, which citation should be listed first on this page?

Gregor, Saul. Harnessing the Wind. Chicago: Skyline Publishing, 1998
Cayman, Felicia. The Windmill Way. Topeka: Heart of America Press, 2010.
Tudor, Tanya. Off-Shore Sources. Portsmouth: Sunshine House, 2008.
Diaz, Carlos. Alternate Energy. New York: Academic Press, 2003.

Answer 1

In MLA format, works cited entries are listed in alphabetical order by the last name of the author. Based on the authors' last names in your draft, the order of the citations should be:

1. Cayman, Felicia. The Windmill Way. Topeka: Heart of America Press, 2010.
2. Diaz, Carlos. Alternate Energy. New York: Academic Press, 2003.
3. Gregor, Saul. Harnessing the Wind. Chicago: Skyline Publishing, 1998.
4. Tudor, Tanya. Off-Shore Sources. Portsmouth: Sunshine House, 2008.

Therefore, the first citation that should be listed on the Works Cited page is:

Cayman, Felicia. The Windmill Way. Topeka: Heart of America Press, 2010.