AN INSTRUCTOR’S GUIDE TO HELPING STUDENTS MLA Documentation LARA GOLDEN, E&ML

Practical Examples: Article (in print): Author’s Name. “Title of Article.” Periodical Vol.Issue (date of publication): #-#. Print. Hawkin, Leann S. “Teaching Writing to High School Students: A National Survey.” Journal of Educational Psychology (2009): Print. (MLA 5.4.2)

Practical Examples: Articles (online): Author’s Name. “Title of Article.” Periodical Vol.Issue (date of pub.): #-#. Web. Access date.. Hawkin, Leann S. “Teaching Writing to High School Students: A National Survey.” Journal of Educational Psychology (2009): Web. 13 Oct (MLA 5.6.3)

Practical Examples: Articles (database): Author’s Name. “Title of Article.” Periodical Vol.Issue (date of pub.): #-#. Database. Web. Access date.. Hawkin, Leann S. “Teaching Writing to High School Students: A National Survey.” Journal of Educational Psychology (2009): Academic Search Complete. Web. 13 Oct (MLA 5.6.4)

Practical Examples: Articles (electronic print): Author’s Name. “Title of Article.” Periodical Vol.Issue (date of pub): #-#. PDF file. Author’s Name. “Title of Article.” Periodical Vol.Issue (date of pub): #-#. JPEG file. Author’s Name. “Title of Article.” Periodical Vol.Issue (date of pub): #-#. Microsoft Word. (MLA )

Practical Examples: Web site (whole): Author’s Name. Title of Web Site. Sponsor, update. Medium. Date of Access.. Peterson, Susan Lynn. The Life of Martin Luther. Susan Lynn Peterson, Web. 13 Oct < MLA 5.6.1

Practical Exercises: Provide Online Practice:  Norton’s Citation Practice Drills Norton’s Citation Practice Drills  Other Online Practice Other Online Practice Contrastive Exercises:  Students use citation generator; in-class individual or peer review  Mapping the parts Create a “Cheat-Sheet” Guide for Students Give Students Links to Online Guides

Sites for Help with Citing: Diana Hacker online: Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab): Norton/Write: tesite/citation_guidelines/citation_guidelines.aspx