How to Cite SparkNotes
To write a citation, start a new line with the name of the SparkNotes author., Place a period after the author’s name, skip a space, then add “SparkNotes on ” where is the subject of the SparkNotes entry you are citing., Supply the date you accessed...
Step-by-Step Guide
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Step 1: To write a citation
List the author’s last name, follow by a comma and a space, then the author’s first name and, if provided, middle initial.
Locate the author information for any given SparkNotes on the bottom of the title page (if printed) or in a gray bar at the bottom of the table of contents (if viewed online). -
Step 2: start a new line with the name of the SparkNotes author.
This occupies the same place that a book or magazine title would in a more conventional citation.
Add a period after this.
Italicize this text if possible, as you would when citing a magazine entry.
Find the exact subject name for the SparkNotes in question at the top of every SparkNotes page or at the top of the table of contents. , Add a period at the end.
If you’re working from a professionally printed copy of SparkNotes purchased from a major bookstore, use the publication date of that copy. , -
Step 3: Place a period after the author’s name
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Step 4: skip a space
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Step 5: then add “SparkNotes on <topic>” where <topic> is the subject of the SparkNotes entry you are citing.
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Step 6: Supply the date you accessed the SparkNotes online
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Step 7: or the date you downloaded and printed the SparkNotes
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Step 8: in the format <day> <month> <year> with no commas in between.
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Step 9: Include the full URL for the SparkNotes in question within angled brackets
Detailed Guide
List the author’s last name, follow by a comma and a space, then the author’s first name and, if provided, middle initial.
Locate the author information for any given SparkNotes on the bottom of the title page (if printed) or in a gray bar at the bottom of the table of contents (if viewed online).
This occupies the same place that a book or magazine title would in a more conventional citation.
Add a period after this.
Italicize this text if possible, as you would when citing a magazine entry.
Find the exact subject name for the SparkNotes in question at the top of every SparkNotes page or at the top of the table of contents. , Add a period at the end.
If you’re working from a professionally printed copy of SparkNotes purchased from a major bookstore, use the publication date of that copy. ,
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