MLA Format Workshop
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MLA Format Workshop
By Tatevik and Melissa
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Student Learning Outcomes:
By the end of this workshop…
Students will have a clearer understanding of MLA Format.
Students will feel more comfortable implementing MLA
Formatting procedures on their own.
Students will understand the importance of citing sources.
Students will become aware of plagiarism and will know how
to avoid plagiarizing.
Students will be able to create their own works cited page to
document the sources they use in essays.
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Modern Language Association:
The
Modern Language Association's writing
format is a series of regulations and guidelines
for writers.
It
is more organized for most essay writers to
use a consistent writing style for essays and
citations.
In
college, using an organized format also
allows your teachers and fellow readers to
clearly understand your essays.
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Basics Features
of MLA:
Times New Roman font, 12 point size.
Double-space entire paper.
All margins should be set to 1”.
Include a header with your last name
and page number at the upper-right
hand corner of your essay.
Include a heading in the left-hand
corner of the first page, including your
name, instructor’s name, class name,
and the date.
The title must follow the heading and
will be centered. Do NOT underline,
bold, or “quote” your title.
Include in-text citations and works cited
page.
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Example:
First page of an essay in MLA format.
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Citations:
What are they and why are they important?
Citations are used to credit a source that you obtain
information from.
This is necessary in any and all writing pieces, as it is
important to credit the work of others.
Avoid unintentional plagiarizing.
PLAGIARISM: The act of using another person’s
words or ideas in the attempt of passing them off as your
own.
Consequences for plagiarizing, even if unintentional, can
result in academic suspension and even expulsion.
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Citations: continued.
Citations are not just used when quoting.
If you summarize or rephrase another individual’s ideas, then
you must still cite them as a source.
If the information is taken verbally (interview, class lecture)
you must still cite that information.
Even if you are taking information from your previous essay,
you must still cite it.
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How to cite: in-text citations.
There are many different methods of citing in your text.
In-text citations usually consist of the author’s name and the
page number the information/quote was found on (placed at
the end of the sentence).
Examples:
In the novel The Joy Luck Club by Amy Tan, the narrator indentifies
her insecurities when she states, “Even without makeup, I could
never pass for true Chinese” (142).
In Wuthering Heights, Mr. Earnshaw’s health “. . . began to fail. He
had been active and healthy, yet his strength left him suddenly. . .”
(Brontë 44).
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Works Cited
The works cited page should include a
detailed list of all the outside sources
used in the essay.
It should be written on a separate page.
The sources should be stated in
alphabetical order.
Use hanging indentation for every
source.
Books, magazines, online sources,
videos, movies and all other sources
have to include their own citation.
Pay special attention to punctuation and
order of the information provided.
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Works Cited page:
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Works Cited:
Books
Bronte, Emily. Wuthering Heights. New York: Signet Classic, 1993.
Last, first name
of author.
Title.
Place of publication: Publisher, Date of publication (year).
42-67. Print.
Page numbers used.
Tan, Amy. The Joy Luck Club. New York: Putnam's, 1989. Print.
Last, first name
of author.
Title.
Place of publication: Publisher, Date of publication (year).
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Works Cited: Articles from a
website.
Mitchoff, Kate Houston. "Web sites." Teacher Librarian 33.1 (2005):
7+. Academic OneFile. Web. 21 Mar. 2011.
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Works Cited
http://www.ehow.com/about_5063067_define-mla-writingformat.html
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In conclusion,
Any
questions?
Please
fill out an
evaluation form
before leaving and
don’t forget to take
home our official
handout on MLA
Format!