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MLA Format for Essays & Research WritingYes, it’s boring, but you’ve
GOT to know it!!!!!!!
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What is MLA Style Format?
• Standard format for writing that includes research
• Format widely adopted by schools, literary journals, magazines, and newsletters across North America, Brazil, China, India, Japan, Taiwan, and other countries throughout the world
• Provides a highly structured method for documenting outside sources used within your writing
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What are the Main Elements of an essay
formatted in MLA Style• First page formatting necessities• Works Cited• Parenthetical Citation (also known
as Parenthetical References, or Parenthetical Documentation)
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Are You Confused Yet?
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Main Element #1: First Page Formatting
Necessities• Header (top right--
last name and page number)
• Heading (top left--Your Name, Teacher’s Name, Course Name, Date)
• Title (no special formatting besides being centered)
• Double-spaced throughout
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Let’s Review…
In your own words….-What is MLA Format?-Why do we use MLA Format?-What are the specific formatting
elements you need to apply to the first page of your essay?
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Main Element #2: Works Cited (a.k.a
Bibliography)• List of sources cited
within your essay• Specific format for
every type of source (i.e. book, website, interview, magazine, etc.)
• Double-spaced• Hanging indent• Separate, last page of
essay• Arranged
alphabetically
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Works Cited Entry Format: Book
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
Example:Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House.
Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print.
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Works Cited Entry Format:
WebsiteEditor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Name of Specific Page.” Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.
*Use n.p. to indicate that neither a publisher nor a sponsor name has been provided. Use n.d. when the Web page does not provide a publication date.
Example: "How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow.com.
eHow, n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.
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Works CitedEntry Format:
InterviewLastname, First name of person interviewed.
Personal interview. Date of interview.
Example:Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2010.
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Were You Paying Attention????
• What is the purpose of a Works Cited page?
• How is a Works Cited page arranged?• What is a hanging indent?• Where does the Works Cited page
appear in your essay?
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Main Element #3: Parenthetical
Citation
• Specifically notes WHERE in your essay you have used a source from your Works Cited page
• MUST be used whenever you have a Works Cited page
• MUST be used for direct quotes, AND for paraphrasing or summarizing information from an outside source
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Parenthetical Citation, continued
• General format is (Author last name and page #).
• Citations should appear at the end of the sentence where you have included info. from an outside source
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Let’s Practice Parenthetical
Citation!• What would be the proper way to
use parenthetical citation a piece of evidence you can find that relates to you claim?
• Write it on your draft be checked for clarity.
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Let’s Practice Parenthetical
Citation!• What would be
the proper way to use parenthetical citation for each of the following sources in this sample Works Cited page?
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We’re Almost Finished…..
• Do you have any remaining questions?????
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In Conclusion…
• You will be expected to apply MLA Style Format to every formal essay you write from now on….
OR ELSE!!!!!