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Research Essay and MLA Citations Guide

Research Essay and MLA Citations Guide. Intermediate Reading and Writing Spring 2014 . Format: General Guidelines. Double-space everything and type Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font (or similar font) Set all margins to 1 inch on all sides Indent the first line of paragraphs.

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Research Essay and MLA Citations Guide

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  1. Research Essay and MLA Citations Guide Intermediate Reading and Writing Spring 2014

  2. Format: General Guidelines • Double-space everything and type • Use 12 pt. Times New Roman font (or similar font) • Set all margins to 1 inch on all sides • Indent the first line of paragraphs

  3. Research Essay

  4. When to Give Your Source… You must acknowledge in your paper the source of • A direct quotation • A statistic • An idea • Someone else’s opinion • Concrete facts not considered “common knowledge” • Information not commonly known • Information taken from the computer (CD ROMS, internet, etc.) • Illustrations, photographs, or charts – if not yours Source: Silverman, Jay, Elaine Hughes, and Diana Roberts Weinbroer. Rules of Thumb: A Guide for Writers. New York: McGraw Hill, 2002.

  5. Signal Phrases in MLA • Model Signal Phrases: “In the words of researchers Long and McKinzie…” “As Paul Rudnick has noted…” “Melinda Stuart, mother of a child killed by a drunk driver, points out…” “…,writes Michelle Moore, …” NOTE: Never use “says” • Verbs in Signal Phrases: acknowledges admits agrees asserts believes claims comments confirms contends declares denies disputes emphasizes endorses grants illustrates implies notes observes points out reasons refutes suggests writes Complete list: Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003. p. 336.

  6. Parenthetical Citations:Author & Page Number (Keeling 125) • Notice there is no “p” and no comma. The struggle for identity is common during puberty (Keeling 125).

  7. Title & Page Number Her distinctive writing style adds to her mystique (“Plath” 19). • Often, articles, editorials, pamphlets, and other materials have no author listed; thus, give the first distinctive word of the title followed by page #

  8. With Unknown Author In-text Example: We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has “more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . .” (“Impact of Global Warming” 6).

  9. Page Number Only • If you have already mentioned the author’s name, put a page number only: Keeling states that Plath’s work stands in stark contrast to other confessional poets (58).

  10. WORKS CITED:Specific Entries • Book: Author. Title. City: Publisher, date. Corti, Lillian. The Myth of Medea and the Murder of Children. Westport, CT: Greenwood Press, 1998. • Article in a Magazine: Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Periodical Date: page(s). Gerard, Jeremy. “Review of Redwood Curtain.” Variety April 5, 1993: p. 43.

  11. Works Cited Page: Web • 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. 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.” eHow.com. eHow. n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

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