11 December 2014

The following slideshow will provide you with instructions on how to convert documentation entries for the MLA vs. APA activity. The example below converts MLA documentation entries to APA. But it works the same way to convert APA entries to MLA. To begin the MLA vs. APA Activity, first go to the References or Works Cited list in your Argument Essay and identify 3 documentation entries to work with for this activity. I’ve identify 3 documentation entries below from a Works Cited (MLA).

Next, go to your style handbook (The Brief McGraw-Hill Handbook) and confirm that your documentation entries are correct based on the citation style you’ve been using throughout the semester. To do this, you must… 1.Identify what kinds of sources these are and find the examples in the handbook. One of the sources (Barrientos) is a “Work in an anthology,” an MLA example of which can be found on p. 279 of The Brief McGraw-Hill Handbook. The other two sources are “Articles in an online magazine or newspaper,” MLA examples for which are found on p Compare the examples to the entries I wrote to make sure my entries are correct. If they are not correct, fix them. Everything checks out. The MLA style entries I wrote are correct.

After that, identify the equivalent documentation entry examples for the new citation style you are using. Barrientos is a “Work in an anthology.” The equivalent example in APA is a “Selection in an edited book or anthology” on p The other two sources are “Articles in an online magazine or newspaper.” The equivalent example in APA is an “article in an online newspaper” on p (This one is preferred to “Article in an online magazine” because the latter would require volume and issue numbers, which these sources do not have.)

Once you recognize what the new documentation entry must look like, simply extract the appropriate information from the old entry and reformat it to match the new entry. Old Entry Barrientos, T. (2013). Se habla Español. In Roen, D., Glau, G., & Maid, B. (Eds.), The McGraw-Hill guide: Writing for college, writing for life (3 rd ed., pp ). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. New Entry Author Editors Publication title Article title City of publication Year of publication Publisher Page numbers

After you’ve done this for each of the three entries, make sure each entry is correct, following ALL the formatting requirements for the new citation style. Barrientos, T. (2013). Se habla Español. In Roen, D., Glau, G., & Maid, B. (Eds.), The McGraw-Hill guide: Writing for college, writing for life (3 rd ed., pp ). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. In APA, the following rules must be followed… Doublespaced and hanging indent Neither quotation marks nor italics used for article titles Italics used for book titles Date of publication, in parentheses, immediately after author Words in titles are lower cased, except for first word and proper nouns Last names and first initials used On top of all this, make sure you’ve met all formatting requirements for both the Works Cited page and the References page you produce.