MLA Format, Or: Cite it Right (the Frog is Watching You)

MLA Format MLA format isn’t fun, but you will need to use it for all research papers, right through university. MLA is a way to prevent plagiarism and ensure that anybody who reads your papers can find your sources easily.

MLA Vocabulary What MLA does is keep track of citations. Citations are sources that you use in your paper. The verb form of “citation” is “cite”. How many citations are you citing in your persuasive speech?

There are two kinds of citations: 1. In-text citations 2. Works Cited (also known as a bibliography)

An in-text citation is when you actually quote a source in the text of your paper. Example: The job market for librarians is favourable: “More than 2 out of 3 librarians are aged 45 or older, which will result in many jobs openings over the next decade as many librarians retire” (“Occupational Handbook”). In-Text Citations

Translator Practice Put this into MLA format: Title of Book: Senselessness Author: Horacio Castellanos Moya Translator: Katherine Silver Date of Publication: 2008 Place of Publication: New York City Publishing Company: New Directions Publishing Company Medium: Print

Answer Moya, Horacio Castellanos. Senselessness. Trans. Katherine Silver. New York: New Directions Publishing Company, Print.

A Works Cited is different than an in- text citation. A Works Cited is a list of all the sources you use in your paper. The list must be alphabetical! A Works Cited must list the author, title, place of publication, date of publication, and the type of media. Works Cited

Verso On the verso sheet of the book Ms. Sanders gave you, find and underline: Title Author Publisher Place of publication Date of publication

Translated Documents The Son of Citation website does not tell you how to cite translated documents. Here’s how: Last name, first name. Title in italics. Trans. Translator’s name. City of publication: publication house, date of publication. Medium.

Example Foucault, Michel. Madness and Civilization. Trans. Richard Howard. New York: Vintage-Random House, Print.

Images Image creator's last name, first name, if available, or page author's name if available, followed by a period and a space Title of photo followed by a period, in quotation marks. If no title, describe briefly within quotation marks. Descriptive word (photo, map, cartoon, drawing, etc,) followed by a period and a space. Website title in italics, followed by a space. Website publication date in DD MM. YYYY format followed by a period and a space. Date image was viewed in DD MM YYYY format followed by a space Web address in angle brackets, followed by a period. Example: Suzuki, Lea. "Mick Jaggar." Photo. SFGate.com 14 Nov Nov

Image Citation Example “Little Girl Bullied.” Photo. Bully Prevention in Our Schools November ention_In_Schools.htm

How to cite an interview Person Interviewed. Type of Interview (personal, telephone, , etc.). Date.

Example Nakamura, Michael. Personal interview. 23 July 2004.