Why use MLA MLA Modern Language Association style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities Writers who properly use MLA also build their credibility ID: 595789
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MLA FormattingSlide2
Why use MLA?
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities. Writers who properly use MLA also
build their credibility by demonstrating accountability to their source material. Slide3
Why use MLA?
Most importantly, the use of MLA style can protect writers from accusations of plagiarism, which is the purposeful or accidental uncredited use of source material by other writers.Slide4
Parenthetical Citations
Use for both quotations and paraphrasing
Setting up Quotes: (see handout)Citing Sources: last name of the author page number – no comma Example: (Smith
3) No page number, just last name: (Smith)New to MLA 2009: Use italics (instead of underlining) for titles of larger works (books, magazines) quotation marks
for titles of shorter works (poems,
articles
)Slide5
Parenthetical Citation
Refer to the works of others in your text (quotation and paraphrase) with parenthetical citation:
Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).In-text parenthetical citation corresponds with an entry on Works Cited pageBurke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. Berkeley: U of California P, 1966.Slide6
Cite all source information!!
Quote Paraphrase“Admissions officers see themselves as being responsible to their school as a whole. They are building a freshman class, which must become a successful part of the college or university at large.”
The job of the admissions officer is to select students for the freshman class who will contribute to the overall success of the college or university.
Still cite your source:
According to Billy Bob….Slide7
Formatting
Font:
Times New Roman
Font:
12pt
Paper:
Double spaced
First Line of each paragraph:
indented with the tab key
Margins:
1 inch
First five lines include:
Line #1 - your name
Line# 2 – my name
Line # 3 – Project Name
Line # 4 - Date
Header:
Upper right corner – Your last name and page #
Bibliography:
Titled – Work Cited
Date: smallest to largest
Day – month – year Slide8
Annotated Document
Indented
Paragraph
First 4 lines
Name and Page #
Centered Title
Double
SpacedSlide9
Annotated Document
Indented
Paragraph
In-text citation
Setting-up quotesSlide10
Annotated Document
Title: Work Cited
Centered
Alphabetical Order
b
y last name
Easybib
MLA Format
Fist line not indented, second line indented
Be on a separate pageSlide11
Bibliography – Work Cited
Later you will need to know how to do this, but we don’t have time!
Easybib
– Make sure you are in MLA format!