Footnoting Worksheet

1. Find a book, a newspaper, an encyclopedia and a Web site. You may choose ANY topic.
2. BOOK

a. Pick a short passage (2-3 sentences) from the book.
b. Write down the passage with a footnote at the end. Make sure that the passage has quotation marks.

 

 

c. Fill out the following information:

i. Name of book:_______________________
ii. Name of author:_______________________
iii. City of publisher:________________________
iv. Publisher: _______________________________
v. Date of Publisher: _______________________
vi. Page number: _______________________

d. Write the appropriate footnote for this passage:

3. NEWSPAPER

a. Pick a short passage from the newspaper.
b. Write down the passage with a footnote at the end. Make sure that the passage has quotation marks.

 

c. Fill out the following information:

i. Name of newspaper________________________
ii. Date of newspaper article___________________

d. Write the appropriate footnote for this passage:

4. ENCYCLOPEDIA

a. Pick a short passage from the encyclopedia.
b. Write down the passage with a footnote at the end. Make sure that the passage has quotation marks.

 

 

c. Fill out the following information:

i. Name of encyclopedia:_______________________
ii. Edition of encyclopedia:____________________
iii. Topic heading:______________________________
iv. Author of topic information (if listed)________________

d. Write the appropriate footnote for this passage:

5. WEBSITE

a. Pick a short passage from the Web site.
b. Write down the passage with a footnote at the end. Make sure that the passage has quotation marks.
c. Fill out the following information:

i. Author of article (if available):___________________
ii. Title of document (if available):__________________
iii. Title of Web site: ____________________________
iv. Site path (http):___________________________
v. Date site was accessed:_______________

d. Write the appropriate footnote for this passage: