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What do you know about MLA?
Memes To Get Us Thinking…
Set Up Your Flipbook
• 1.) Follow the directions and example from
Mrs. H
• 2.) Throw scraps of paper away.
• 3.) Return scissors to bucket
• 4.) Have Mrs. H staple your book when she
comes around.
Look at The Basic Rules in your Flipbook
The Definition of MLA
MLA Format
• MLA (Modern Language Association)
• Most commonly used to write papers and cite
sources for liberal arts and humanities
Why Use MLA Format?
• MLA style gives writers a system for
citing their sources (parenthetical citations
and Works Cited pages)
• Writers who use MLA style build their
credibility
• Analogy: MLA is to writing papers as a
Uniform is to student dress code.
Why Use MLA Format?
• It protects you from plagiarism accusations
• It makes sure that everyone follows the same
format
• It provides COMMON LANGUAGE for writers.
Turn to this section in your booklet.
THE SETUP
Paper Guidelines
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Use standard, white 8.5 x 11-inch paper
Double-space the text of your paper
Standard font (Times, Cambria, etc.)
12 point font
Leave only one space after periods or other
punctuation marks
• One inch margins on all sides of your document
• Use the tab key to indent each paragraph
Keep looking at The Basic Rules in your flipbook.
FIRST PAGE
The 1st Page of the Paper
• No title page
• In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list:
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your name
instructor's name
course title
date the assignment is due (day month year)
• Add a header in the upper right-hand corner of the
document
• Last Name page number
ex: Smith 1
• Center the title and type it in plain text
• Use italics when referring to other works in your title
First Page Example
Header
One inch
margin
Heading
Paper Title
Indented
paragraph
One inch
margin
One inch margin
Example Video
http://youtu.be/22CPQoLE4U0
Look at your in-text citation handout.
IN-TEXT (IN YOUR
PAPER)
Parenthetical Citation
• A parenthetical citation is a
citation in the text of your writing to let your
readers immediately know where you got your
source
*Your parenthetical citation from the inside of
your paper will match your sources on your
Works Cited page*
*The period goes outside of the parenthesis*
How to do Parenthetical-In
Text Citations
• Print and Electronic Sources: (Author Last
Name Page Number) Example: (Hampton 37).
• Author Unknown: (“Title”). Example: (“English
Rocks Magazine”).
• Two or Three Authors: (Author Last Name and
Author Last Name Page Number) Example:
(Hampton and Franz 34).
• USE WITH DIRECT CITING OF EVIDENCE AND
PARAPHRASING OF EVIDENCE FROM SOURCES
MLA Citations
In-text (parenthetical) Citation
Columbia University Professor Jeffrey Johnson spent seventeen years
recording the viewing habits of children in 707 families in Upstate New
York and found that the ones “who watched one to three hours of television
each day . . . were 60% more likely to be involved in assaults and fights as
those who watched less TV” (“Research on the Effects of Media Violence”).
Works Cited Entry
Works Cited
“Research on the Effects of Media Violence.” Media Awareness Network.
2005. Web. 12 Mar. 2005
Bergen Community College © 2005
Works Cited Entry for a Book
In-text Citation
The ideal context for identity
formation is “a supportive and
respectful family” (Levine 169).
Works Cited Entry
Works Cited
Levine, Madeleine, Ph.D. See No Evil: A Guide to Protecting Our Children
from Media Violence. San Francisco: Jossey-Bass, 1998. Print.
Quoting vs. Paraphrasing
• Quoting: The act of taking something word for
word from the source.
• Paraphrasing: The act of taking something
from a source, but putting it in your own
words
• BOTH HAVE TO BE CITED WITH
PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS
• http://youtu.be/0KkTzOjVKuc
Block Quotations
• When you have information from a source
that is MORE than 4 lines….it all gets
indented!
• This is called a block quotation.
• If it is less than 4 lines it stays the same like as
if you were just writing your paper.
Block Quotations
• If you take information from a source and it is
4 lines are longer, you need to use block
quotations.
• This means that all of the quotation is
indented (like the video showed)
Turn to the Book section in your flipbook.
WORKS CITED
Works Cited Page
To create a Words Cited page…
•Press “Ctrl” and “Enter” to begin your Works Cited
page (this will jump you down to the next page in
your document)
•Label the page Works Cited in the center
•Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces
between entries
•Create a hanging indent for all listings
•List entries in alphabetical order
How to Cite Print Sources
Encyclopedia
Author’s last name, first name. [if
available] “Article Title.” Title of
Encyclopedia. Year Published. Print.
How to Cite Print Sources
Book with one Author
Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of
publication: Publisher, Date published. Print.
Book with Two or More Authors:
Last name, First name, and First Name, Last
Name. Title of Book. City of Publication:
Publisher, Date Published. Print.
How to Cite Print Sources
Book with an Editor
Editor’s last name, first name, ed. Title of
Book. City of publication: Publisher,
Date published. Print.
How to Cite Web Sources
Entire Web site
Author’s or Editor’s last name, first name [if
given]. Title of Web site. Name of sponsoring
institution or organization [if given]. Last
update or original publication date. Web. Date
accessed.
How to Cite Web Sources
Article from a Web site
Author’s or Editor’s last name, first name [if
given]. “Title of Article.” Title of Web site.
Date of last update or original publication
date. Web. Date accessed.
How to Cite Web Sources
Online Database Article
Author’s or Editor’s last name, first name [if
given]. “Article Title.” Database Title.
Copyright date [edition]. Online Publisher or
sponsoring institution. Web. Date accessed.
Turn to this section in your booklet.
PRACTICE
Try It!
Using your booklet, try to create a
works cited page for your paper using
your Bibliography.