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MLA
In-text (parenthetical) citations
Works cited activity
Writing Process
Prewrite, Plan
Why create an outline?
Writing Process
Prewrite, Plan
2 types of outlines
Topic
Sentence
Writing Process
Prewrite
Plan
Drafting
Writing Process
Prewrite
Plan
Drafting
Proofread
Writing Process
Prewrite
Plan
Proofread
Publish
What is MLA?
Style most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within liberal arts
and humanities
every source type has a formula in APA; therefore, must refer to MLA
knowledge
MLA Basics
Use Times New Roman size 12 font, double space throughout, flush
left, paperclip left corner (I have a cat problem, please staple)
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
changing words but copying the sentence structure of a source without giving credit (patchwriting)
copying so many words or ideas from a source that it makes up the majority of your work, whether
you give credit or not
http://www.checkforplagiarism.net/plagiarism-consequences
Avoiding Plagiarism
Any summary, paraphrase, or quotation used in a paper MUST be
documented
Exemptions include the following:
Common knowledge
Shakespeares death
Standard terms
Ok.
Why?
The student has correctly placed borrowed language in
quotation marks and given the authors name and the
page numbers on which the quotation can be found.
Integrating Sources
Ellen Goodman offers this further observation about writers who peddle
formulas for achieving success through selfishness: They are all Doctor
Feelgoods, offering placebo prescriptions instead of strong medicine. They
give us a way to life with ourselves, perhaps, but not a way to live with each
other (16).
The author offers this further observation about writers who peddle
formulas for achieving success through selfishness: They are all Doctor
Feelgoods, offering placebo prescriptions instead of strong medicine. They
give us a way to life with ourselves, perhaps, but not a way to live with each
other (Goodman 16).
Integrating Sources
Block quotations
Freestanding quotation
The report further stated, All great writing styles have their wellsprings in
the personality of the writer. As Buffon said, The style is the man.
(Duncan 49).
Ok.
Explanation:
The student has put quotation marks around the exact
words from the source and has handled the MLA citation
correctly, putting the name of the author in a signal
phrase and the page number in parentheses.
In-text citations (parentheticals) must include the authors last name or first
word of title and the page number
(Stanko 7)
1.
A. Richard A. Hawley reports that although the
ancient Chinese used marijuana for medical
purposes, there is no record of the Chinese
using it as a pleasure-producing drug (26).
Explanation:
In MLA style, the sentence period comes after
the parenthetical citation.
In MLA style for a work with more than three authors, the in-text
citation matches the entry in the list of works cited. In this
cate, et al. appears after the first authors name.
Alternatively, the student could use all the authors names in
the works cited list and the in-text citation.
Entries are listed alphabetically by authors or editors last name or by the title
of the work if no author/editor is available
Author names are written last name, first name, middle name (or initials)
Burke,
Levy,
Kenneth
David M.
Wallace,
DO NOT list titles (Dr., Sir, Saint, etc.) or degrees (PhD, MA, DDS, etc.)
John
David Foster
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/12/
One-inch margins, same header as rest of essay, double spaced (no extra
spaces between citations)
Works Cited (do not italicize, underline, bold, or put inside quotation marks)
centered at top of page
First line of each entry is NOT indented. The second and subsequent lines are
indented (hanging indent).
Page numbers are hyphenated, not separated by a dash
For every entry, indicate the medium of publication (Print, Web, Film, DVD)
<https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/08/>.
Use italics (do not underline) titles of larger works (books, magazines, etc).
If citing a source originally issued in print form but was retrieved from an
online database, type the online database name in italics
It there is more than one entry per author, works are arranged alphabetically
by title
For second and all additional entries, type three hyphens and a period in
place of the authors name
OWL@Purdue https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
Inaccurate information
User error
Electronic Sources
Title of the Website, project, or book in italics. (Remember that some Print
publications have Web publications with slightly different names. They may,
for example, include the additional information or otherwise modified
information, like domain names [e.g. .com or .net].)
Medium of publication.
URL (if required, or for your own personal reference; MLA does not require a
URL).
Explanation:
For a work without an author, a works cited entry
begins with the title of the source, not with
Anonymous.
Explanation:
In MLA style, the city of publication precedes the
name of the publisher and the date of publication.
Explanation:
Because the student has used dialogue from the film
and has not emphasized one persons contribution,
the MLA works cited entry begins with the title of
the film, not the directors name.
Explanation:
Although the student has quoted Townes words, the book
in which the words appear was written by Biskind, not
Towne.
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