MLA power point

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MLA


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Why MLA? What is MLA?

MLA stands for Modern Language Associate and follows a specificstructure/format for specific subjects

MLA allows the reader to easily cross reference your sources.(In other words, is itreal? Is it accurate? Is it current?)

Proper MLA citation also helps you avoid plagiarism.

MLA is made up of two parts: 1. direct quotations (you are repeatinganother source word for word) 2. work cited page

Titles are centered on the first page, not in bold or italicized

If the paper is longer than one page your last name needs to be placed inthe top right hand corner next to the page number


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What Does MLA look like?


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Still confused?

Take a second look


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What Quotes will look like:

When you quote an author or researcher in yourpaper you must use quotation marks around whatit is they said. At the end of the quote you will

have parenthesis with the authors last name andthe page numberthis tells the reader what pagethe information you used appears.

Example:

According to Washington, Abraham Lincoln isoften quoted as saying, one can never trust theinternet or its sources (Blooms 75).

Authors last

name Pg. #

punctuation


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I really want to use this quote, but its

long!

For quotations that are more than four lines of

verse or prose: place quotations in a free-

standing block of text and omit quotation

marks. Start the quotation on a new line, with

the entire quote indented one inch from the left

margin (one tab); maintain double-spacing..


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What a long quote looks like in your paper:


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Work Cited Last page of your paper

Work Cited is centered at the top

Complete list ofALL the sources you used in your paper

Three basic things are required for your Works Cited page: authors name,title, and publishing information.

Entries in Alphabetical order by authors last name or title of the article(if the authors name is unknown).

Each line afterthe authors last name in indented 5 spaces or one tab.

Numbered with your last name in the top right hand corner

Get stuck with MLA format?check out Purdue Owl online writing lab(question #10 on your handout)


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Help! I have two authors with same

name! If your paper has two sources by authors with the same last name you have

two choices, include the author's first name in the text or the parentheticalcitation (parenthesis):

Example using the authors name in your paper:

Tom Peters talks about a company that facilitates employees' renewal byshutting down its factory for several hours per week while teams work throughreadings on current business topics (57).

Example using the author in the parenthesis:

a company that facilitates employees' renewal by shutting down its factory for

several hours per week while teams work through readings on current businesstopics is the challenge for many CEOs (Peters, Tom 57).

On your work cited page use the first letter of the authors first name todetermine which author will go first in your list of references.


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Formula for CitationsJust plug in the information to correct format.

Alphabetize by authors LAST name.Book:Last name, First name. Title of Book. Place of Publication: Publisher,

Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Work in an anthology, article in a collection, chapter of an editedbook:

Last name, First name. "Title of Piece." Title of Collection. Ed.Editor's Name(s). Place of Publication: Publisher, Year. PageRange of Entry. Medium of Publication.

Article in a Reference Work:

Title. Title of Reference Work. Ed. Editors Name. Number of

Edition (if given). Vol. Volume Number (if given). Place of

Publication :Publisher, Date. Medium of Publication.


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More Formulas.

Article from a Newspaper:Last name, First name. Title of Article. Title of Newspaper

Date, edition (if given): Page range. Medium of Publication.(If there is no author, begin with the title.)

Article from a Magazine:Last name, First name. Title of Article. Title of Magazine

Date: Page Range. Medium of Publication.

Article from a Magazine from and Electronic Database:

Last name, First name. Title of Article. Title of MagazineDate: Page Range. Website. Web. Date accessed.

*write down the formulas in blue on the BRIGHT orange paper I gave you.


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What a Works Cited Page looks like:


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Examples of citations:You will NOT list the type of citation on your work

cited page I did it for your reference.

Gale Literacy Criticism-scholarly article:


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Lets Practice!

With your neighbor, put the following information in

the correct order for a Works Cited Page

Book:

Author: Edward Cornish

Title: Futuring: The Exploration of the

Future

City of Publication: Bethesda, Maryland

Publisher: World Future Society

Date: 2004

Magazine Article:

Author: Carmen Wong Ulrich

Article Title: Stop Stressing Over Money-

Now!

Magazine Title: Health

Date: April 2006

Pages: 126-128

Newspaper Article:

Author: James ONeill

Article Title: Richland is Given Award for

Quality Management

Newspaper Title: Dallas Morning News

Date: 20 April 2006Pages: 6B

Magazine Article from an Electronic Database

Author: Anne McGrath

Article Title: A New Read on Teen

LiteracyMagazine Title: U.S. News & World

Report

Date: 28 February 2005

Pages: 68-70

Database: Academic Search Premiere

URL: http://www.aspliteracy.comDate Accessed: 6 Feb. 2013


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The Answers:

Work Cited

Cornish, Edward. Futuring: The Exploration of the Future. Bethesda,Maryland. World Future Society. 2004. Print

McGrath, Anne. A New Read on Teen Literacy U.S. News & World Report . 28

February 2005 pp.68-70. Academic Research Premiere. Web. 6 Feb. 2013

Oneil, James. Richland is Given Award for Quality Management.DallasMorning News. 20 April 2006. pp.6B. Print

Ulrich, Carmen Wong. Stop Stressing Over Money-Now!Health . April 2006Pp: 126-128. Print

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