Research MLA 8

My Research I have decided to write an argumentative paper on the fact that dogs are better pets than cats. I really hate cats… and I think most people do. This is the time I get to prove my claim. I have to make sure that my sources are ACADEMIC. Whether I am writing a formal MLA paper or I am going to make a PowerPoint presentation, I have to find sources. I type into google “dogs are better than cats,” and the following pops up:

Choosing an Academic Site Make sure that the sites you use in your research are academically sound and valid. The second site is a website called Thought Catalog. As I perused the article, I was bombarded by ads, inappropriate language and what seemed a ranting blog versus an academic article I could use to strengthen my own argument. The third site was worse as it was a blog that I had to scroll through pictures, ads, and a list that took me to 21 outside pages. Then…

DISTRACTIONS:

I then spent 16 minutes looking at funny memes… DON’T DO THIS!

There were two great sites that gave me information I could use in my ACADEMIC paper. Both sites had few ads, authors, and reputable home pages. The second site even offered the counterargument I could use in my paper.

Counter Argument (I’m not sure it’s academic enough but I’m going to save it)

Citing Sources Core elements of citing sources: These are the general pieces of information that MLA suggests including in each Works Cited entry. In your citation, the elements should be listed in the following order: Author. Title of source. Title of container, (a container is a larger part) Other contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location. NOTICE THE PLACEMENT OF PUNCTUATION

Web Sources Date of access: When you cite an online source, the MLA Handbook recommends including a date of access on which you accessed the material, since an online work may change or move at any time. Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web." A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 16 Aug. 2002, alistapart.com/article/writeliving. Accessed 4 May 2009. URLs: As mentioned above, while the eighth edition recommends including URLs when you cite online sources, you should always check with your instructor or editor and include URLs at their discretion.

Foster 6 Works Cited Author(s) Article Title Web Site Title Russell, Tony, et al. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2 Aug. 2016. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/ resource/747/01/. Accessed on 6 Nov. 2016. Date of article URL MLA 8 Access Date MLA 8 Corporation This is called the “hanging indent”; it is the opposite of a paragraph

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ Easy Bib http://www.easybib.com/ https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Uh Oh… This is what Easy Bib does when I paste in the URL. It’s wrong. What’s different? “Welcome to the Purdue OWL.” Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and Style Guide, owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/.

Online Source for Easy Bib http://www.businessinsider.com/ 11-reasons-dogs-are-better-than- cats-2014-4

Citation Spector, Dina. “11 Scientific Reasons Dogs Are Better Than Cats.” Business Insider, Business Insider, Inc, 11 Apr. 2014, www.businessinsider.com/11- reasons-dogs-are-better-than-cats-2014-4. ^For some reason, it will not add the ACCESS DATE, so you need to add it manually. Accessed on 6 Nov. 2016.

Let’s Look at Gale Click here

Many academic sources:

http://go.cengage.com/s arasota/high/ Let’s Search Gale http://go.cengage.com/s arasota/high/

BE CAREFUL This source is TOO old

PASSWORD: sarasota sarasota

Where to look: Academic Journals Full Text

Search words in color for easy finding Useful Tips Search words in color for easy finding CITATION!!!!!

Citation MLA 8 Perfectly done: Copy and Paste

Keep a running Works Cited page Last page of your paper Keep a running Works Cited page Hanging Indent Hanging Indent

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