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MLA format : cite your sources!

MLA format : cite your sources!. In MLA style, referring to the works of others in your text is done by using what is known as parenthetical citation . Any source information that you provide in-text must correspond to the source information on the Works Cited page.

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MLA format : cite your sources!

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  1. MLA format :cite your sources!

  2. In MLA style, referring to the works of others in your text is done by using what is known as parenthetical citation. • Any source information that you provide in-text must correspond to the source information on the Works Cited page. • MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation.

  3. EXAMPLE SENTENCES IN A PAPER Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). 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). Works Cited page entry: Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford U.P., 1967. Print.

  4. Where can I get this info? http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/2/

  5. Works Cited "Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009. Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009. GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.

  6. All info was obtained from Owl.English.Purdue.edu. Use the link to help you for the rest of your school career! http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

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