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See this video walkthrough of MLA hints specific to this project.
NOTE: If you view it in YouTube, you can use timestamps in the video notes to jump to specific parts of the video.
The same information is also covered by additional resources below.
If you have any questions, please feel welcome to email Ms. Sannwald at ssannwald@guhsd.net.
3 MAIN PARTS TO MLA DOCUMENTATION STYLE
3 MAIN PARTS TO MLA DOCUMENTATION STYLE
how your paper is set up
your sources used
For this assignment, it will be your Annotated Bibliography.
linking evidence in your outline to sources in your annotated bibliography
1 ) DOCUMENT FORMAT HELP
1 ) DOCUMENT FORMAT HELP
More help from Purdue's OWL:
2 ) Works Cited HELP
2 ) Works Cited HELP
- For general websites (like your online news source), use a citation generator like the MyBib web tool or EasyBib Google Docs add-on. Keep in mind that these tools are not perfect, and so you may need to refer to OWL to fix generated citations.
- For online databases, use built-in citation tools. For example, see screenshots below for using "Cite" with the EBSCOhost database. As with EasyBib, these citations may need to be fixed slightly once pasted and so you may need to refer to OWL.
TIP FOR PASTING CITATIONS WITHOUT FORMATTING
(Note: You have to redo italics on titles after pasting.)
3 ) In-text citation HELP
3 ) In-text citation HELP
Recommended In-Text Citation Links:
Q1: What are in-text citations?
A1: In-text citations are included within the main text of your paper. Whenever you use a quote (or specific paraphrased information that is not common knowledge), you should include an in-text citation to connect the quote to its source from your Works Cited page.
Q2: Are these the same as parenthetical citations?
A2: Yes! In-text citations are included between parentheses ( ), which is why they are sometimes called parenthetical citations.
Q3: What do I put INSIDE the parentheses?
A3: The most common thing you'll put in parentheses is: (AuthorLastName PageNumber). Example: (Golding 54) - Of course, you may commonly find yourself using web content that does not have page numbers. In this case, just include the author's last name. For other situations - such as when there is no author, when there is more than one author, etc. - see OWL.
Q4: Where do the parentheses go?
A4: "Place the parenthetical citation where there is a pause in the sentence – normally before the end of a sentence or a comma" (EasyBib). Notice the EasyBib quote that has just been cited for this answer. There is:
- The closing quotation mark
- 1 space
- The parenthetical reference
- NO space
- Period [.]
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