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MLA Guidelines: Formatting, Citing, and Works Cited

Learn the MLA format to avoid plagiarism and enhance your research paper. Get guidance on formatting, citing sources, and creating a Works Cited page.

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MLA Guidelines: Formatting, Citing, and Works Cited

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  1. MLA Guidelines

  2. Why use the MLA format? • To avoid plagiarism • To help you in your research • It is required

  3. Overview • Formatting the paper • Citing sources in the text • Preparing the Works Cited page

  4. Formatting the paper • First page • Margins • Page number and header • Font

  5. What goes on the first page? • Your name • The teacher’s name • English IV, per. # • The date

  6. Example Susan Garcia Dr. Ferguson English IV DE/AP per. 2 20 August 2018

  7. Margins • One inch on all sides • To change the margins in Word 2007,go to: • “Page Layout” • “Margins”

  8. Fixing the dreaded “extra space” • Go to: • To change the margins in Word 2007,go to: • “Format” • “Paragraph” • Under “spacing” set “before” AND “after” at “0”

  9. *Times New Roman *1” margins *”Works Cited” at end *12 point *Black text of document

  10. Font • 12 point Times New Roman will be used for this paper

  11. Page number and header In Word 2007, • Go to “Insert” on the main toolbar • In the “Header & Footer” box, click “Page Number” • Select “Top of Page” • Select “Plain Number 3” • Type your last name, followed by a space

  12. MLA GuidelinesUsing Sources in Text

  13. Use of sources in the text • Called “Parenthetical Citation” • Indicates direct or indirect references to sources within your text

  14. First example of a direct quote It may be true that “in the appreciation of medieval art the attitude of the observer is of primary importance” (Robertson 136). • Quotation marks are required for a direct quote. • Punctuation goes after the citation. • There is no comma between author and page number.

  15. Second example of a direct quote It may be true, as Robertson maintains, that “in the appreciation of medieval art the attitude of the observer is of primary importance” (136). • Again, a direct quote requires quotation marks. • The author’s name is not in parentheses because it is already in the text.

  16. Example of paraphrase (the use of your own words) It may be true, as Robertson maintains, that the art lover’s perspective is key to his or her appreciation of medieval art (136). • A paraphrase does not need quotation marks. • Already in the sentence, the author’s name is not in parentheses.

  17. Example of two successive references to the same source In the novel, Oliver Twist, Oliver bravely asks, “Please, sir, I want some more” (Dickens 14). The master of the work house is astonished that an orphan could be so bold. He replies, “‘What!’… at length, in a faint voice” (14). • The author’s name is not used the second time you quote from the same source.

  18. Example of two different sources on one author Examine the following passage, According to this critic, "Charles Dickens was the most prolific author of the Victorian Age" (Bloom 122). In Dickens's novel Bleak House, the narrator prepares us for Joe's imminent death: "Fast. The cart is shaken all to pieces, and the rugged road is very near its end" (Dickens 603).

  19. Two authors = Two citations • Even though the two references relate to one author, Dickens, a distinction must be made between the two sources, between the two authors, and between the two books. • Therefore, you need two complete and different citations, (Bloom 122) and (Dickens 603).

  20. 3. The Works Cited page • This is always the last page in a paper. • It is a separate page, but is numbered consecutively. If you have a ten-page paper, then the works cited page is page eleven. • The page is titled Works Cited. No underlining, quotes, or fancy fonts.

  21. For two or three authors Eggins, Suzanne, and Diane Slade. Analyzing Casual Conversation. London: Cassell, 1997. Print.

  22. Articles in scholarly journals Gorzelsky, Gwen. “Ghosts: Liberal Education and Negotiated Authority.”College English 64. 3 (2002): 302-325. Print.

  23. An article in a magazine Kher, Unmesh. "The Odd Ordeal of Daniel Pearl." Time 11 February 2002: 34-35. Print.

  24. Internet Sources • An entire website: The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 April 2008.

  25. Internet Sources • A periodical publication in an online database: Lal, Ananda. Letter. TDR 51.3 (2007): 17-18. Project Muse. Web. 30 Nov. 2007.

  26. Internet Sources • A work on the Web with print publication data: Whitman, Walt. Leaves of Grass. Brooklyn, 1855. The Walt Whitman Archive. Web. 12 Mar. 2007.

  27. Use the internet to help • OWL – owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ • Bibme.org • Citationmachine.net

  28. Quick Formatting Guide • OWL – owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ • Bibme.org • Citationmachine.net

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