MLA WHAT IS MLA MLA stands for Modern

MLA

WHAT IS MLA? • MLA- stands for Modern Language Association • Is format that you use to properly organize your paper and cite the sources you have used to gather your information. -It helps ensure that you do not commit plagiarism

What is Plagiarism? • the practice of taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own. – It’s illegal – You can fail an assignment, be suspended, expelled, fined, or put in jail for committing plagiarism – In this class you get double detention, a parent call, & you still have to complete the assignment

When to cite • Cite all mentions of another author’s original ideas, statistics, studies, borrowed concepts & phrases, images, quoted material, and tables. • You do not have to cite facts which are commonly known by your audience and easily verified in reference sources. • When in doubt, cite your source.

Ways to cite: • Parenthetical: Author’s last name and page number are in () at the end of the sentence, before the period. • In-Text: The author’s last name is listed within text (page numbers are at the end of the sentence

In-text Example: Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).

OR parenthetical Example: Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

Corresponding Works Cited Entry: Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford U. P. , 1967. Print.

Paraphrase • To paraphrase: express the meaning of (the writer or speaker or something written or spoken) using different words, • rewording of something written or spoken by someone else. • YOU MUST CITE using parentheses when you paraphrase something, otherwise you are plagiarizing

Paraphrase with parenthetical citation: • There are difficulties in labeling children with a type of intelligence, including the problem that labels may last, while the assessment may change (Gardner 139).

Paraphrase with in-text citation: • Gardner explains that there are difficulties in labeling children with a type of intelligence, including the problem that labels may last, while the assessment may change (139).

Quote • repeat or copy out (a group of words from a text or speech) • repeat a passage from (a work or author) or statement by (someone) • YOU MUST CITE using parentheses when you quote something, otherwise you are plagiarizing

Direct quotation: • Educators are cautioned that “. . . labels tend to stick, and few people go back later to document a shifting profile of intelligences” (Gardner 139).

Adding/Omitting Words In-text Example for Adding Words: Jan Harold Brunvand, in an essay on urban legends, states: "some individuals [who retell urban legends] make a point of learning every rumor or tale" (78). In-text example for Omitting Words: In an essay on urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand notes that "some individuals make a point of learning every recent rumor or tale. . . and in a short time a lively exchange of details occurs" (78).

Block Quote • A block quote is a direct quote that is four or more typed lines long. • Generally, only use one block quote in a short research paper. • Tab the whole word-for-word quote twice, omit quotation marks, and maintain double • spacing. • The citation may follow the period instead of come before the end punctuation.

Paper Formatting: Ø Type on white 8. 5” x 11” paper Ø Double-space everything Ø Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font (or similar font, such as Arial) Ø Leave only one space after punctuation Ø Set all margins to 1 inch on all sides Ø Indent the first line of each paragraphs one half-inch

Paper Formatting: Header with page numbers in the upper right corner Ø Use italics for titles Ø Endnotes* go on a separate page before your Works Cited page Ø * a note placed at the end of an article, chapter, or book. Usually it makes comment or has a reference for a certain part of the text.

Paper Formatting: Ø No title page (Unless Requested) Ø Double space everything Ø In the upper left corner of the 1 st page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and date Ø Center the paper title (use standard caps but no underlining, italics, quote, or bold) Ø Create a header in the upper right corner at half inch from the top and one inch from the right of the page (include your last name and page number)

Paper Formatting: • REQUIRED Paper Heading: Your last name, page # Your Full Name (First and Last Name) Ms. Wright English - Period # Date (Month day, year) Title of Paper/Assignment

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Works Cited page: MLA style citation • Include a “Works Cited” page listing all sources cited within the body of the paper. • Double-space, alphabetize the entries. • Do not indent first line, but do indent the following line(s) in an entry. (Called “hanging indent” in MSWord. )

Works Cited Page: The Basics Sample Works Cited page:

Works Cited Page: Books Basic Format: Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication. Examples: Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print. Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print. Palmer, William J. Dickens and New Historicism. New York: St. Martin's, 1997. Print. ---. The Films of the Eighties: A Social History. Carbondale: Southern Illinois UP, 1993. Print.

Works Cited Page: Periodicals Article in a Magazine Format: Author(s). "Title of Article. " Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication. Example: Buchman, Dana. "A Special Education. " Good Housekeeping Mar. 2006: 143 -8. Print. Article in Scholarly Journal Format: Author(s). "Title of Article. " Title of Journal Volume. Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication. Example: Duvall, John N. "The (Super)Marketplace of Images: Television as Unmediated Mediation in De. Lillo's White Noise. " Arizona Quarterly 50. 3 (1994): 127 - 53. Print.

Works Cited Page: Web Source Format: 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 last update. Medium of publication. Date of access.

Works Cited Page: Web Examples: Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web. ” A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. A List Apart Mag. , 16 Aug. 2002. Web. 4 May 2009. Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006. "How to Make Vegetarian Chili. " e. How. com. e. How, n. d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

Works Cited Page: Other Personal Interview Example: Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000. Speech Example: Stein, Bob. Computers and Writing Conference. Purdue University. Union Club Hotel, West Lafayette, IN. 23 May 2003. Keynote address.

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