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and Style Guide Rvsd Feb 2013 from owlenglishpurdueedu What is a Research Report Multiple page document with many subtopics Subtopics that relates to the main topic httpvimeocom22338720 ID: 759280

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MLA Research Report Formatting and Style Guide

Rvsd Feb. 2013 from owl.english.purdue.edu

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What is a Research Report?

Multiple page document with many sub-topicsSub-topics that relates to the main topichttp://vimeo.com/22338720

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What is MLA?

MLA (Modern Language Association) style manualCommonly used in the United States and other countries.Prevents plagiarism

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What does MLA regulate?

MLA provides:Document FormatIn-text citationsReference for citing sources on a Works Cited page.

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General Guidelines

Paper color/size: White - 8.5” x 11” paper Line spacing: Double-space everything Font Style: Times New Roman, 12 point All margins: 1 inch on all sides Indentions: Indent the first line of each paragraph one half-inch

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Create a header: Right aligned at the top right corner Half inch from the top One inch from the right of the include on each page: Writer’s last name Page number

Formatting the Header on the 1st Page

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Formatting the

1st Page con’t.

No title page Double space everythingIn the upper left corner should include::Writer’s name Instructor's name Course name Military date

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Report TitleCentered Standard caps No underlining, italics, quote, or bold)

Formatting the 1st Page con’t.

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Sample of the 1st Page

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In-Text Citations: the Basics

MLA uses

parenthetical

citations

(quoting the works

of others)

Example: (e.g. Print, Web, DVD) a

Parenthetical citations also depend on the source

s

entry on the Works Cited page

Signal word in the text is the first thing in the

corresponding entry on the Works Cited page

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Author-Page Style

In-text Example:

Romantic

poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).

Works

Cited Entry:

Wordsworth, William.

Lyrical Ballads

. London: Oxford

U.P., 1967. Print.

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Works Cited (Bibliography) Page:

Keyed on a separate page at the end of the report

Works Cited Title

is keyed with:

Standard caps

Centered

Not bold or underlined

Alphabetical order by author’s last name

Complete list of sources used in the research report

Double space the body

Hanging indent (all lines

except

the 1

st

is indented)

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Works Cited Resources:

Easy Bib http://easybib.com/Citation Machine www.citationmachine.netPurdue OWL Writing Lab www.english.purdue.eduThese links are also found on my SMS webpage.

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Sample:

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Works Cited Page: Books

Basic Format:

Lastname

,

Firstname

.

Title of Book

. Place of Publication:

Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Examples:

Gleick

, James.

Chaos: Making a New Science

. New York:

Penguin, 1987. Print.

Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner.

The

Allyn

and Bacon Guide to

Peer Tutoring

. Boston:

Allyn

, 2000. Print.

Palmer, William J.

Dickens and New Historicism

. New York: St.

Martin's, 1997. Print.

---.

The Films of the Eighties: A Social History

. Carbondale:

Southern Illinois UP, 1993. Print.

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Works Cited Page: Periodicals

Article in a Magazine Format:

Author(s). "Title of Article."

Title of Periodical

Day Month Year:

pages. Medium of publication.

Example:

Buchman, Dana. "A Special Education."

Good Housekeeping

Mar. 2006: 143-8. Print.

Article in Scholarly Journal Format:

Author(s). "Title of Article."

Title of Journal

Volume.Issue

(Year):

pages. Medium of publication.

Example:

Duvall, John N. "The (Super)Marketplace of Images: Television

as Unmediated Mediation in

DeLillo's

White Noise."

Arizona

Quarterly

50.3 (1994): 127- 53. Print.

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Works Cited Page: Web

Web Source Format:

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Article

Name.”

Name of Site

. Version number. Name of

institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor

or publisher). Date of last update. Medium of publication.

Date of access.

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Works Cited Page: Web

Examples:

Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web.”

A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites

. A

List Apart Mag., 16 Aug. 2002. Web. 4 May 2009.

Felluga

, Dino.

Guide to Literary and Critical Theory

.

Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006.

"How to Make Vegetarian Chili."

eHow.com

.

eHow

,

n.d.

Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

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Works Cited Page: Other

Personal Interview Example:

Purdue, Pete. Personal interview. 1 Dec. 2000.

Speech Example:

Stein, Bob.

Computers and Writing Conference

.

Purdue University. Union Club Hotel, West

Lafayette, IN. 23 May 2003. Keynote address.

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Works Cited Page: Other

Film Example:

The Usual Suspects

. Dir. Bryan Singer.

Perf

. Kevin

Spacey, Gabriel Byrne,

Chazz

Palminteri

, Stephen

Baldwin, and

Benecio

del Toro. Polygram, 1995.

Film.

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For More Information

Purdue OWL:

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/