1. A Practical Guide to MLA Style

2. Barnett 1 Leecy Barnett Dr. Smith Dialog of Self and Society 10 October 2008 A Practical Guide to MLA Style When the MLA style was first conceived more than a half No Need for a Title page unless your instructor requests one Begin your paper immediately The First Page Title---Center & Capitalize Important Words Top Left Corner: Your Name, Instructor’s Name, Course, Date Header with last name and page in upper right corner

3. 10 October 2008 A Practical Guide to MLA Style When the MLA style was first conceived more than a half century ago, the main purpose was to develop standards for the publication of manuscripts in the field of English and other modern, as opposed to ancient, languages (Modern Language Assoc. xvi). “Although designed for those who intend to publish,” Houghton and Houghton point out that, “numerous colleges and universities adhere to these stringent guidelines” ( xii). Learning to do MLA style well shows you are concerned about doing thorough research and giving proper credit to those Indent ¶s Always double space The Body

4. In Text Citations--Ideas Whenever you get an idea from a source, cite it using the author’s name and page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence or paragraph describing their idea. The period goes after the final parenthesis. Example: When the MLA style was first conceived more than a half century ago, the main purpose was to develop standards for the publication of manuscripts in the field of English and other modern, as opposed to ancient, languages (Modern Language Assoc. xvi). Modern Language Association is a corporate author….for corporate authors abbreviate words with standard abrievations.

5. In Text Citations—Author in text If you refer to the author(s) in the text of your paper, cite the source simply with page number (s) in parentheses next to the author’s name. Example: According to Fox, the internet has played a significant role in the increase of plagiarism in academia today (27).

6. In Text Citations— Short Direct Quote When you directly quote a source you need to add quotation marks around the words or sentence you copy. You put the parenthetical citation and final period after the closing quotation mark. Example: “ Although designed for those who intend to publish point out that numerous colleges and universities adhere to these stringent guidelines” (Houghton and Houghton xii).

9. Author---Last name, First name. Authors can also be a company or organization Title—Italiacs. Publication information---City and state (if mentioned—use postal abbreviation) , publisher and year of publication. Medium of Publication—Print. Example: Lipson Charles. Doing Honest Work in College: How to Prepare Citation, Avoid Plagiarism and Achieve Real Academic Success . Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2004. Print. Books

10. Author --same as book Article Title— in quotation marks Journal Title—italics Volume– number only Issue---number only Date– in parentheses, followed by colon Page Numbers Medium of Publication--Print. Example: Raymond, Richard C. "When Writing Professors Teach Literature: Shaping Questions, Finding Answers, Effecting Change. " College Composition and Communication 59.3 (2008): 473-502. Print. Journal Articles---Print

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