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Acker-ENG II MPHS

Acker-ENG II MPHS. Thesis Statement. States main idea: “Jim-bob is the very definition of a survivor because through determination and a team of great medical doctors, he overcame cancer.”

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Acker-ENG II MPHS

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  1. Acker-ENG II MPHS

  2. Thesis Statement • States main idea: “Jim-bob is the very definition of a survivor because through determination and a team of great medical doctors, he overcame cancer.” • Is supported by EVERY SENTENCE IN YOUR PAPER! Don’t put in anything that does not back up your Thesis statement! • Goes at the END of your 1st Paragraph

  3. MLA Format-Why? • Gives a reliable basis for your research • No matter your major, in college you will write these and your professor will simply tell your either APA or MLA Format • Shows your audience that you are educated and have checked deep into your information instead of just “winging it”

  4. MLA Format- Heading & Title Your Name Acker English II-(your class period) 2 January 2013 Creative Title • All double spaced • Aligned to the left except for title. Title is Centered.

  5. MLA Format-Body & Parenthetical Citation • Must have 1 direct quote to support each point • May also use paraphrasing but STILL CITE IT! Within a paper, citations look like this: Red was a good daughter, and her mother often said that she, “Calmly obeyed every request made of her,” (Acker 4)  Author’s last name and page number- NO COMMAS!

  6. MLA Format- Commas & Periods • Commas surround a quote • Period go after the citation Red was a good daughter, and her mother often said that she, “Calmly obeyed every request made of her,” (Acker 4).

  7. MLA Format: Orphan Quotes Wrap up a quote in YOUR OWN WORDS! Don’t create an orphan quote. Ex. of Orphan Quote: Marcie reads a lot. “She had piles and piles of books around her nightstand (Acker 422).” Ex. of Non-Orphan Quote: Marcie reads a lot, and she has, “Piles and piles of books around her nightstand (Acker 422).”

  8. MLA Format- Page Numbers & Spacing • Double space everything in your paper, including Heading and Works Cited • Each page MUST have a page number and YOUR last name!

  9. MLA Format-Closing • In final paragraph, DO NOT RESTATE THESIS! • In a few, brief statements, explain how the information and quotes you gave supported your thesis statements

  10. MLA Format- Works Cited • Final page of your paper • Gives credit to the sources you used • Not included in page number total

  11. MLA Format- Citing Internet Last, First M. “Article Title.” Website Title. Website Publisher, Date Month Year Published. Web. Date Month Year Accessed. <URL>. MLK Speech

  12. MLA Format- Citing Interviews Interviewee Last, First M. “Interview Title”. Interview by First M Last. Magazine/Newspaper Name. Date Month Year: start page–end page. Print or Web.

  13. MLA Format- Citing Books Last, First M. Book. City: Publisher, Year Published. Print.

  14. MLA Format- Citing Newspaper or Magazine Last, First M. “Article Title.” Magazine Title. Date Month Year Published: Page(s). Print.

  15. Further Information on MLA- • http://content.easybib.com/students/citation-guide/mla/ • http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ • http://citationmachine.net/index2.php

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