MLA Citations ENGLISH 9 B What is MLA

MLA Citations ENGLISH 9 B

What is MLA? �Modern Language Association Produce guidelines for citing evidence Produce guidelines format of papers �Who follows MLA guidelines? Students and teachers in English courses �High school �College

The nature of MLA �The MLA is always changing guidelines �Stay up-to-date on the rules �OWL at Purdue University is a great resource http: //owl. english. purdue. edu/ �Example: MLA’s former guidelines stated that you must include the URL for electronic sources. In 2009, they decided it is not necessary to include this. �Why? Because the Internet is always changing

What are citations? �Two types: in-text and Works Cited �In-text citations Appear in the middle of paper or presentation Shorter than Works Cited citations Lists the author and page number �Works Cited Appear at the end of the paper or presentation Lists detailed information on the source

Why do we need citations? �To prevent plagiarism �To give audience information on source �To show others where to research your topic further

Works Cited Citations for Websites �To cite an entire web site: Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/ organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. � Example: The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue University, 2008. Web. 23 Apr. 2008.

Important rules �Place punctuation at appropriate places �Italicize only the name of the website �Notice the day goes before the month �Use n. p. to indicate that neither a publisher nor a sponsor name has been provided �Use n. d. when the Web page does not provide a publication date

Works Cited Citations for Websites �To cite a page on a website: Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Article name. ” Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/ organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. � Example: "How to Make Vegetarian Chili. " e. How. com. e. How, n. d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

Works Cited Citations for Websites �To cite an image or photograph from a website: Artist’s name, the work of art italicized, the date of creation, the institution and city where the work is housed. Name of the Website, the medium of publication, date of access. � Example: Goya, Francisco. The Family of Charles IV. 1800. Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid. Museo National del Prado. Web. 22 May 2006.

Works Cited: the Format �Label the slide Works Cited �Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries �Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations �Entries are listed alphabetically according to the first word in the entry �See attached sample page

In-text citations �You need an in-text citation every time you give information that is not common knowledge �You need an in-text citation every time you take a picture, graph, diagram, etc. off a website �To cite websites in-text: �Include in the text the first item that appears in the Work Cited entry that corresponds to the citation (author name, article name, website name)

In-text citations � Example Works Cited entry: Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change. ” New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. � Example in-text citation for paraphrases: Evidence suggests global warming is an alarming trend (Clinton). � Example in-text citation for direct quotations: He states, “Global warming is an alarming trend” (Clinton).