MLAParenthetical Citations

It’s not plagiarism if you cite it!

What is MLA?Modern LanguageAssociation*They decide the rules for citing sources

Key Vocabulary Citation

Sources

Works Cited Page

Plagiarism

Appears after the quote to show where/who it came from

Documents that provide information on your topic

Last page of your essay with all of the information from the sources you used

copying other peoples words as your own

Why Cite?need to give creditshows your readers where you found your information

right thing to doNo Plagiarism!

Where to Citeend of the sentenceafter the quotation mark

before the period

For Example“The Civil Rights movement was a time in American history that will never be forgotten” (Jethro 88).

***do not write “pg.” before the

number

Works Cited Page this is a list of sources you used in your essay

readers can look up your information

shows that your research is credible

there are specific rules for listing each source (see handout)

Must Have... title: Works Cited (center of page) list sources in alphabetical order indent the second line end each citation with a period correct punctuation double space 12 pt font/Times New Roman/1 inch margins

Important! always cite your sources as you find them

find as much of this information as possible for the citation (author, title, city, publisher, page numbers, dates)

not every source will have all the information (like an author, volume #, etc.) You will just skip these parts and include what you know

Try it out… Use your MLA handout to cite the source on the next slides with a partner.

Answers:Book:

Morris, Aldon D. The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement. New

York: The Free Press. 1984.

Article:

Romagnolo, Catherine. “Narrative Beginnings in Amy Tan’s the

Joy Luck Club: A Feminist Study.” Studies in

the Novel 35.1 (2003). Ebscohost. 10 March 2009

<http://web.ebscohost.com>.

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