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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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Go write an essay!