MLA Citations and Parenthetical Citations What are we

MLA Citations and Parenthetical Citations

What are we doing today? • Learning the difference between plagiarism vs. paraphrasing & quoting • Learning how to incorporate MLA Citations: Websites (review), Books, Reference, Periodical, Interview

What is Plagiarism? “…Taking and passing off as one’s own someone else’s work or ideas (from Latin plagiārius, kidnapper, literary thief). ” ~ Macmillan Dictionary ANY TIME YOU USE SOMEONE ELSE'S IDEA, cite it.

Perhaps you already knew that, but did you know this is plagiarism too? • Using three or more consecutive words from a source without using quotations, even if you have cited it • Keeping the original order of ideas or sentence structure and simply switching it out with a synonym even if cited • Not using ANY of your own ideas (entire paper is in quotations and/or cited) • Parenthetical citations do not lead to the right source • Inaccurately paraphrasing or misrepresenting the authors intentions (putting words in their mouths)

What’s The Big Deal? If you plagiarize: In the “Real World, ” if you plagiarize, you may… • Be expelled from college the first time • Lose your job • Lose recommendations to another college or job • Be sued by the person whose idea you “borrowed” • Be completely humiliated when called out CNN: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=Rcbi. Gs. DMm. CM Fox: https: //www. youtube. com/watch? v=5 o. B 5 ut 9 k. Ps. Q

Before we get into plagiarism, let’s figure out how to create MLA citations and parenthetical citations. Step 1: Start a Microsoft Word doc to keep track of your sources. Later, you will correctly format this document and use it as your Works Cited. Source: http: //www. dividend. com/how-to-invest/7 -charts-that-comparecoca-cola-and-pepsico-ko-pep/ Easy bib: http: //www. easybib. com/ MLA Citation: O'Brien, Shauna. “Coca Cola Vs. Pepsi: Comparing Sales, Earnings & More. ” Dividend. com, Mitre Media, 22 Jan. 2015, www. dividend. com/how-to-invest/7 -charts-that-compare-coca-colaand-pepsico-ko-pep/. Accessed 3 Apr. 2017.

Parenthetical Citations MLA Citation: O'Brien, Shauna. “Coca Cola Vs. Pepsi: Comparing Sales, Earnings & More. ” Dividend. com, Mitre Media, 22 Jan. 2015, www. dividend. com/how-to-invest/7 charts-that-compare-coca-cola-and-pepsico-ko-pep/. Accessed 3 Apr. 2017. Look at which information comes first in order to create a parenthetical (intext citation). See research packet for more info! This source begins with an author name. Take the author’s last name only, and search the rest of the citation for a page number. If there is none, simply use the author’s last name. Parenthetical citation: (O’Brien)

Parenthetical (in-text) citations (This info is in your research packet) • Author and page #: • (Martinez 5) • For websites, you don’t usually have a page number: (Martinez) • Sometimes you don’t have an author either! Use an abbreviated title of the article: (“Pollution”)

Pop Quiz: What are the parenthetical citations for these sources? Works Cited Berman, Morris. The Twilight of American Culture. New York: W. W. Norton, 2000. Netlibrary. Web. 22 Aug. 2009. Curtin, Michael F. “Media and the Degradation of Language: The Tides of Vulgarity Can be Countered. ” Vital Speeches of the Day 72. 20 -21 (Aug. 2006): 578 -580. Print. “The Liberal Arts in the Age of Info-Glut. ” Chronicle of Higher Education 1 May 1998: 45. Print.

Check your answers! (Berman) (Curtin 578 -580) (“Liberal Arts” 4 -5)

You try! • Source: http: //money. cnn. com/2016/09/29/investing/pepsi-cokeearnings-stock/ • Easy bib: http: //www. easybib. com/ • Submit your completed citation as well as a parenthetical citation to Turnitin. com upon completion.