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A Practical Guide to MLA Style
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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, Instructors
Name, Course, Date
Header with last name
and page in upper right
corner
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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
Indents
Always double
space
The Body
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In Text Citations--IdeasWhenever you get an idea from a source, cite it using the authors 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 LanguageAssociation is a corporate
author.for corporate
authors abbreviate words
with standard abrievations.
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In Text CitationsAuthor in textIf 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 authors name.
Example:
According to Fox, the internet has played a significant role in the
increase of plagiarism in academia today (27).
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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).
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In Text CitationsLong Direct Quote
When your direct quotation is longer than 4 typed lines of prose or 3 lines of
poetry, put it in an indented paragraph without quotation marks.
Example:
The Owl at Purdue clearly explains MLA long quotations:
Place quotations longer than four typed lines in a free-standing block of text,
and omit quotation marks. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire
quote indented one inch from the left margin; maintain double-spacing. Only
indent the first line of the quotation by a half inch if you are citing multiple
paragraphs. Your parenthetical citation should come after the closing
punctuation mark. (Kunka et al. par. 8)
When quoting from a webpage,
determine the paragraph # quoted and
use that instead of a page #
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The Works Cited Page Barnett 10
Works Cited
Gibaldi, Joseph . MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. New York: Modern
Language Association, 2003. Print.
Kunka , Jennifer Liethen et al. MLA Formatting and Style Guide--- Formatting
Quotations. The Owl at Purdue. Purdue University, 30 Sept. 2008. Web. 13
Oct. 2008.
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.
Center
Alphabetical by
Authors Last Name
Hanging Indent
Double Space
Tip:
Do the
Reference
Page 1st
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Author---Last name, First name. Authors can also be a company or
organization
TitleItaliacs.
Publication information---City and state (if mentioneduse postal
abbreviation) , publisher and year of publication.
Medium of PublicationPrint.
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
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Author --same as book
Article Titlein quotation marks
Journal Titleitalics Volumenumber only Issue---number only
Datein 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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Author --same as book
Article Titlein quotation marks
Journal Titleitalics
Volumenumber only Issue---number only
Datein parentheses, followed by colon
Page Numbers
Example:
Wang, Yu-Wei. "University Student Online Plagiarism. " International
Journal on ELearning 7.4 (2008): 743-757. ProQuest. Web. 18 Aug.
2009.
Journal Articles---Database
If you get your journal
from a database add:
Name of databasein
italicsMedium of publication---
Web.
Date you got it (d/m/yr)
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Author --- same as book if available. More than 3 authors, use first
author given and et. al.( et. al. means and others)
No Author---use title of page
Title of pagein quotation marks
Name of Website---in italics
Example:
Kunka , Jennifer Liethen et al. MLA Formatting and Style Guide---
Formatting Quotations. The Owl at Purdue. Purdue University, 30
Sept. 2008. Web. 13 Oct. 2008.
Webpage
Add:
Name of Producing
Organization
Date produced or
updated (d/m/yr) Medium of
publication---Web.
Date Retrieved
(d/m/yr)
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