Determine which citation style your essay will follow based on assignment instructions or personal preference if there is no requirement. Common choices include Modern Language Association or American Psychological Association.
Input the following at the top of the page when using APA style: Author Last Name, Author First Name. (Date of Publication). Title of Website. Retrieved from http://Website URL. The title of the website must be italicized. For example: Doe, John. (2010). All About Bunnies. Retrieved from http://www.rabbit.org/. There is no period at the end of the citation.
Format an MLA citation in the following manner: Author Last Name, Author First Name. "Title of Page." Title of Overall Website. Publisher Name, Publication Date. Web. Date of Access. The title of the website page must be italicized. For example: Doe, John. "What to Feed Bunnies." Bunnies Galore. Bunnies Inc., 26 May 2009. Web. 31 Mar. 2010. MLA style does use a period at the end of a citation.
Write one paragraph summarizing the website. Summarize the type of material it covered; its main argument, if there was one; and the main points supporting the argument.
Write one paragraph evaluating the website. Including the credibility of the source, any holes in its argument, the type of website it was published on and any concerns an objective third party might have about the reliability of this site.
Write a final paragraph detailing how you believe the information on the website will fit into your essay. Mention any specific points found on the site that you intend to include in your own writing.