MLA FormatBy Brendan Connery, Jack McAdams, Carolina Ivanovic, Sasha Morris

• The MLA style specifies guidelines for formatting manuscripts and using the English language in writing

• MLA formatting provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through parenthetical citation in their essays and Works Cited pages

What is it

• It helps writers who properly use the MLA style by…

• Building creditability for writers who source their material

• Protects writers from accusations of plagiarism

• Plagiarism is the purposeful or accidental uncredited use of source material by other writers

Why use it

• MLA formatting should be used for…• Quotations• Books• Electronic Sources• Periodicals• Other Common Sources

MLA Formatting Uses

• In MLA style referring to other works in text is done by using parenthetical citations

• Parenthetical citations involves placing relevant source information after a quote or paraphrase

• In-text citations formatting changes based on the source and the sources entry on the Works Cited page

In-text Citations

• Include authors last name and page number• Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as

"symbol-using animals" (3). • Human beings have been described as "symbol-using

animals" (Burke 3).• For unknown authors include shortened title of

the source and page number• Human beings have been described as "symbol-using

animals" (“Impact of Global Warming” 6)• For electronic sources do the same as above

without the page number

In-text Citations

• Type and print on a white 8.5 x 11-inch paper• Double-space the text of the paper• Use Times New Roman as font• Use 12 pt. font size• Set margins of paper to 1 inch on all sides• Indent first line of paragraphs• Create a header that numbers all pages in

upper-right corner• Use italic for titles of longer work titles

Paper Formatting

Flocabulary 4

• Marked by stubborn resistance to and defiance of authority or guidance

Recalcitrant

• Of a price or amount charged unreasonably high

Exorbitant

• Given to lavish or imprudent expenditure

Extravagant

• A statue that is much bigger than life size

Colossus

• A brief summary or general survey of something

Synopsis

• A modulation or inflection of the voice

Cadence

• Jump or dance around excitedly

Cavort

• Noisy, energetic, and cheerful

Boisterous

• Silly, foolish

Daft

• Neatly skillful and quick in ones movement

Deft

• What is the difference between deft and daft?

• What is MLA formatting?

• Why use MLA formatting?

• What does cavort mean?

• What does exorbitant mean?

Quiz

• Daft means silly or foolish while deft means skillful and graceful

• MLA formatting is a guideline to follow when writing any piece of work

• To protect the writer from plagiarism

• Jump or dance around excitedly

• Of a price or amount charged unreasonably high

Answers