A Refresher Course on Documentation MLA vs. APA Citation.

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A Refresher Course on Documentation MLA vs. APA Citation

MLA 2009 RULES A Quick Introduction / Review of

What’s New in MLA 2009? The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

What’s New in MLA 2009? The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

What’s New in MLA 2009? The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

What’s New in MLA 2009? The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

What’s the Same? The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

What’s the Same? The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

What’s the Same? The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

What’s the Same? The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

APA 6 TH ADDITION RULES A Quick Introduction / Review of

When Should You Use APA? APA is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences. While we use MLA in our English classes, our colleagues use APA. Our students need to know BOTH!

How is APA Like MLA? The basic page formatting rules are the same: 12 point, Times New Roman, Double- Spaced Font 1” Margins The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

How is APA Unique? The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

First Page Side by Side Comparison The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

How is APA Unique? The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

How is APA Unique? The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, Web. 15 June 2011.

QUIZ TIME Get it? Got it? Good!

Question One True or False: MLA and APA documentation both require the same size font in documents.

Question Two True or False: Aside from differences with in-text documentation, MLA and APA are virtually the same.

Question Three Which type of documentation is typically used by the social sciences? A. MLA B. APA C. Neither

Question Four True or False: MLA no longer requires URLs, as long as the source is easily found with search engines.

Question Five True or False: MLA recommends that writers underline titles of books, movies, and the like.

ANSWERS 1. True –12 point font 2. False –Paper requirements differ 3. APA is used by social sciences 4. True—remember, hold the URL 5. False—writers should italicize these items.

Putting it All Together Please take a moment to reflect on this presentation. How likely are you to remember this information when you present this to students in the fall? What are the most significant distinctions to note about MLA and APA? How comfortable are you with both MLA and APA documentation?

Questions? What do you still want to know?

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