MLA formatting guidelines from Purdue's OWL
MLA Presentation from Riverdale High School - click here to download it (also attached, below)
Signal phrases for how to Introduce evidence (The "I" of I.C.E.):
l“In the words of researchers Long and McKenzie…”
l“As Paul Rudnick has noted…”
l“Melinda Stuart, mother of a drunk driver, points out…”
l“…, writes Michelle Moore,…”
More verbs to use in this type of signal phrase:
acknowledges admits
agrees asserts
believes claims
comments confirms
contends declares
denies disputes
emphasizes endorses
grants illustrates
implies notes
observes points out
reasons refutes
suggests writes
Complete list: Hacker, Diana. A Writer’s Reference. 5th ed. Boston: Bedford/St. Martin’s, 2003. p. 336.
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