MLA Documentation

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MLA Documentation

• The Gist Parenthetical citation that refers the
  reader to the Works Cited page.

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Works Cited Page

• Works Cited Page (often referred to as a
  bibliography) tells the reader where to go find
  the work youre referring to in your paper.

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Books in Works Cited Page

• Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. Place of
  Publication Publisher, Year of Publication.
  Medium of Publication.
• Example
• Clapp, JC. Shoes and Society A Retrospective.
  Seattle Blahnik Press, 2008. Print.

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Periodicals in Works Cited Page

• Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of
  Periodical Day Month Year pages. Medium of
  publication.
• Example
• Voorhies, Ann and JC Clapp. Kids are
  Mesmerizing. Books and Readers 23 January 2010
  56-60. Print.

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Web Sources in Works Cited

• Author name. Title of Article or Entry. Name of
  Site. Name of sponsoring organization or
  publisher (if not listed put np), date of
  resource creation (if not listed put nd). Medium
  of publication. Date of access.
• Example
• Clapp, JC. How to Buff. Shoe Review. Shoe
  Institute of Seattle, 20 May 2009. Web. 24 Feb
  2010.

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Lecture in Works Cited

• Lastname, Firstname. Title of Lecture. Physical
  Location. Date. Type of Lecture.
• Example
• Drummond, Tom. Reading Levels. North Seattle
  Community College, Seattle, WA. 19 Oct 2010.
  Class Lecture.

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Films in Works Cited

• Director Name, dir. Title of Film. Production
  Company, Year Released. Film.
• Example
• Lucas, George, dir. Star Wars. Twentieth Century
  Fox, 1977. Film.

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Parenthetical Citation

• Use parenthetical citation in your paper to tell
  your reader where to look in the Works Cited page
  for more information.

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Requirements for Citations

• Parenthetical Citations MUST include
• Authors Last Name
• Page Number
• Example
• Shoes are fabulous (Clapp 42).
• Note period goes on the outside, and theres no
  comma between name and number

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Exceptions!

• If the authors name is already mentioned, you
  only need the page number in the citation!
• Example
• Clapp, in her pivotal work on the subject, claims
  that, Sneakers, while functional, are hideous
  items of footwear (65).
• Note period goes on the outside!

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Plagiarism

• Plagiarism is when you include thoughts, ideas,
  or words from a source other than your own brain
  without giving the original
• author (or source) credit.

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Including Source Materials

• Three ways to include source materials
• Summarize
• Paraphrase
• Quote

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Summary

• Summarize Take a long passage and condense it,
  in your own words. This is good for including
  big concepts.
• You must cite your source for any summaries!

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Paraphrase

• Paraphrase Restate authors ideas in your own
  words (approximately the same length). This does
  not mean go through and find synonyms. It must
  be entirely in your own words. You must still
  cite your source!

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Quotes

• Quote Exact copy of authors words put in
  quotation marks. Lead into all quotes with your
  own words. Cite your source!

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Altering Quotes

• ANY change to a quote must be indicated.
  Brackets indicate you added something. Ellipsis
  indicate you deleted something.
• Examples
• Clapp said, We teachers are tired (48).
• Voorhies said, Learning to study well entails .
  . . reading (374).