Giving Credit Where Credit is Due: MLA Format and Guidelines

Means telling your readers where the information came from Citing Your Sources Means telling your readers where the information came from Is a courtesy to the original authors and to your readers In 1875, Alexander Graham Bell built the first telephone that transmitted electrically the human voice

Not Citing Your Sources Is called Plagiarism Can result in a “F” letter grade or even worse There are many major milestones in the history of computers, starting with 1936, when Konrad Zuse built the first freely programmable computer.

Always when you quote directly When you use information or paraphrase information that is not common knowledge When to Cite a Source In 1884, Paul Nipkow sent images over wires using a rotating metal disk technology with 18 lines of resolution.

How Do I Fix This!?! “Orky had been watching the procedure, and, apparently sizing up the problem, he swam under the stretcher and allowed one of the men to stand on his head.” This example was used in the article because it shows how animals can problem solve. 

Provide enough information to refer the reader to the Works Cited page Citations In-Text Provide enough information to refer the reader to the Works Cited page Give both the author’s last name and page number for quotations In 1885, Karl Benz designed and built the world's first practical automobile to be powered by an internal-combustion engine.

Citing Short Quotations Put Quote marks around quoted material Cite the source in parentheses Place the period after the closing parenthesis ” (Author’s Name #). Eli Whitney patented the cotton gin on March 14, 1794. The cotton gin is a machine that separates seeds, hulls and other unwanted materials from cotton after it has been picked.

Miller states, “Hondo is the best film of all time” (Roberts 72). Examples of Citing Miller states, “Hondo is the best film of all time” (Roberts 72). Some are saying, “Hondo will go down as being brilliant” (73). In 1814, Joseph Nicéphore Niépce created the first photographic image with a camera obscura, however, the image required eight hours of light exposure and later faded.

How Do I Fix This!?! The article describes how “Fu Manchu's jailbreaks made headlines in 1968 (Linden 27). This example is used to show how animals can use “clever tricks” and higher mental processes.”

Arrange sources alphabetically, beginning with author’s last name The Works Cited Page Center the words Works Cited at the top—no quotes, italics, or underline Arrange sources alphabetically, beginning with author’s last name Thomas Savery was an English military engineer and inventor who in 1698, patented the first crude steam engine.

How Do I Fix This!?! Lee 1 Works Cited Page Linden, Eugene. “Can Animals Think?"  Holt Literature and Language Arts. Ed. Susan K. Lynch. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2003. 27-29.

The Hanging Indent for the Works Cited Page Steps to make the Hanging Indent: Click Format PARAGRAPH INDENT & SPACING SPECIAL HANGING CLICK OK

Other Format Issues for Works Cited Page The Works Cited Page starts on it own page It is double-spaced Do not put extra spaces between entries The first functional sewing machine was invented by the French tailor, Barthelemy Thimonnier, in 1830.

How Do I Fix This!?! Lee 1 Works Cited Page Linden, Eugene. “Can Animals Think?"  Holt Literature and Language Arts. Ed. Susan K. Lynch. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2003. 27-29.

Example Lee 3 Works Cited Gilbert, Sandra M. Emily’s Bread: Poems. New York: Norton, 1995. Johnson, George J. “A Distinctive Model of Serial Learning.” Psychological Review 98. (1191): 204-17. Lukacs, Joh. “The End of the Twentieth Century” Harper’s Jan. 1993. 39-58.

Linden, Eugene. “Can Animals Think?" Holt Literature and Works Cited Lee 2 Center Title  Linden, Eugene. “Can Animals Think?"  Holt Literature and Language Arts. Ed. Susan K. Lynch. Austin: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 2003. 27-29. Hanging Indent & Double space

The Small Details MLA RULES FOR TITLES: UNDERLINE TITLES OF: As a rule, LARGE WORKS are underlined and SMALLER works are put in quotations BOOKS Gone With the Wind PERIODICAL TITLES Time, Journal of American History LONG POEMS Paradise Lost PLAYS Romeo and Juliet MOVIES/TV SERIES Star Trek PAINTINGS/SCULPTURE Mona Lisa Da Vinci’s Mona Lisa should be underlined.

The Small Details CHAPTER TITLES ESSAYS ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS QUOTATION MARKS TITLES OF: CHAPTER TITLES "How to Choose a Topic“ ESSAYS "Civil Disobedience“ ARTICLES IN PERIODICALS "The No-Pesticide Revolution“ SHORT POEMS “The Most Dangerous Game” TV EPISODES “Trouble With Tribbles“ TITLES OF WEB PAGES "Evaluating World Wide Web Information" The Famous Star Trek episode, “Trouble with Tribbles.”

Works Cited Examples BOOKS PRINT MAGAZINES   PRINT MAGAZINES MAGAZINE ARTICLE FROM LIBRARY ONLINE DATABASE WEB PAGES Last name, First name of author. Title of book. City where published: Name of Publisher, year published. Print. Last name, First name of author (if given). "Title of Article." Name of Magazine Date of issue: page numbers. Last name, First name of author (if given). "Title of Article." Name of Magazine Date of issue: page numbers. Name of Database.        Web. Date of Access. Author’s last name, first name.  “Article Title.”  Publication /Last Updated dates  <www.url.com>

Simple Review Size and Spacing Margins Header Heading Title The paper should be typed and double-spaced, on standard 8 ½” x 11”, 20-pound white paper. All four outside margins should be set at 1 inch. Should appear on the upper right-hand corner of each page with name and page #. Four double-spaced entries are made, beginning at the top left-hand corner of the first page listing: author (your) name course instructor’s name course name/number date. The title of the paper should be centered, one double-space from the bottom of the previous entry Size and Spacing Margins Header Heading Title