PPT-Citation Styles: Introduction to MLA and APA

UHCL Writing Center Updated Spring 2015 1 Focus of MLA amp APA Styles Modern Language Association MLA Humanities and related areas ie literature Focuses on authorship Smith and Johnson. UWC Writing Workshop . Spring 2014. Have you ever felt like this when trying to cite?. Let’s get started with…. MLA Style. Who uses MLA?/Where did MLA style come from?. English Studies: Language and Literature. Hosted by Gale Cengage. Welcome to our . Guided Tour. Tour takes about 7 minutes.. The show will run automatically, but you can also use the left and right arrows on your keyboard to move through the slides manually.. th. Edition. Don Conant, Ph.D.. Overview. Over the next few slides, we will. Review APA citation format. Review how and when to cite a source. Review APA reference format. Review APA style rules. Citation Format. APA Basic Formatting. Your essay should be typed. , double-spaced on standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11") with 1" margins on all sides. . APA . recommends using 12 pt. Times New Roman font.. Your . essay . You must record information PROPERLY and COMPLETELY, and document and reference sources. . Objective. . In-text citations . are usually structured like this: (Author’s last name, page(s) cited).. If your source has . How to evaluate credible resources. How to cite archival and primary materials. Munroe, Randall. “. Wikipedian. Protester.” Comic. . Xkcd. . . Wikipedian. Protester, . n.d.. Web. 7 Nov. 2014.. Reminders, Updates, and Helpful Tools. Purpose and Tasks - AP Research course. Purpose of the lesson:. Review general citation guidelines that every responsible researcher needs to know. Learn about the changes in MLA 8. WORKSHOP. GOALS. Understand the importance of citing and documenting sources in academic writing . Determine when to summarize, paraphrase, and/or directly quote in academic writing. Practice citing sources using MLA Style. Why Cite?. Establishes credibility with your reader.. Shows your reader from where you received your information.. Gives credit where it is due.. Protects you from being accused of plagiarism.. MLA. Modern Language Association. . format?. Using Citation Machine . for . Pictures. . or. . Information. What is a . Works Cited. . List?. . . “is . a . list of all of . the . sources. . you have used… in . the. . process. 6 th Edition This guide will provide information about: • Understanding the fundamentals of APA citations, including: o Capitalization rules o Author formatting o Organizing a reference list • APA MLA 7th edition1MLA Citation FundamentalsMLA Examples of Popular SourcesMLA Web RulesMLA Parenthetical Citationspage 2 - 6page 7 - 11page 12 - 16page 17 - 23Contents32412Fundamentals MLA CITATION3 American Psychological Association (APA). Citations. General Citation Information. Citation: An act of quoting. . (“Citation”). When preparing to write a document with an assigned topic, it is assumed that several information outlets will be researched while gathering information.. APA (American Psychological Association) style is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. .. However, It does not . specifically. discuss about . Skripsi. , These, and dissertations. .