1. MLA Format A Walk Through

2. Table of Contents Book Encyclopedia Article Internet Website MLA Check list To return here press this button! One Step at a Time to Reach the Top!

3. Color Key Dark Blue = Author(s) Light Blue = Title of Book Orange = Title of Article Brown = Title of Journal/Magazine/Newspaper Purple = Volume Dark Green = Place of Publication Light Green = Publisher Pink = Date Red = Pages Black = Other Information (Editor(s)

4. BOOKS FORMAT: Author. Title of the Book. City : Publisher, copyright date.  EXAMPLE--WITH ONE AUTHOR: Smith, Nicholas. My Turtle Named Slowpoke. Newport News, VA: Peninsula Publishers, 1943.  EXAMPLE--WITH TWO AUTHORS: Davis, Barbara and Joe Williams. We Love Poodles. Newport News, VA: Peninsula Publishers, 2004.  EXAMPLE--WITH AN EDITION: Humberg, Ralph. My Dog Fido. 4 th Edition. Newport News, VA: Peninsula Publishers, 1905. More on books

5. EEK… EVEN MORE BOOK FORMATS!

6. BOOKS (CON’T)  EXAMPLE—WITH AN EDITOR: Murphy, Max, ed. My Cat Bingo. Newport News, VA: Peninsula Publishers, 1999.  EXAMPLE—WITH A SUBTITLE: Smith, Bernard. Polly : The Incredible Talking Bird. Newport News,VA: Peninsula Publishers, 2000.

7. HANG ON! WE’RE ALMOST DONE WITH BOOK FORMATS!

8. BOOKS (THE END!)  EXAMPLE—WITH MORE THAN THREE AUTHORS: Jones, Joey, et al. My Iguana Iggy. Newport News, VA: Peninsula Publishers, 2001.  ARTICLE/CHAPTER/POEM/STORY WITHIN A BOOK: Green, Thomas. “Large Cats Are Dangerous. “ Animal Rights. Ed. Bill Lyon. Newport News, VA: Peninsula Publishers, 1999.

9. I’M SO HAPPY WE’RE LEARNING THIS!

10. Article in an Encyclopedia FORMAT: Author. “Title of Article.” Title of Encyclopedia. Copyright edition. EXAMPLE: Train, Martha. “Dolphins.” World Book Encyclopedia. 1998 ed.

11. WHERE IS THIS INTERNET? I WANT TO EAT IT!

12. Internet Website FORMAT: Author. “Small section of the Site.” Title of the Site. Date of site. Sponsor of Site. Date you last accessed the site. EXAMPLE—ONLINE ENCYCLOPEDIA: Smith, Ted. “Slugs.” Britannica Online. 1998. Encyclopedia Britannica. 26 October 2004 http://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9068235/slughttp://www.britannica.com/eb/article-9068235/slug. EXAMPLE—ONLINE ARTICLE: Slugs Can Think. 1995. National Scientific Association. 26 October 2004 http://www.slugs.nsa.html.http://www.slugs.nsa.html

13. ARE YOU HAVING FUN YET? I KNOW I AM!

14. OH, I CAN’T WAIT TO CHECK MY LIST!

15. MLA Check List  I have double spaced the entire paper.  To list my sources, I have typed a Works Cited page. It is typed double spaced and the title Works Cited is centered at the top of the page. It will be the last page of my research paper.  My list of sources is typed in alphabetical order.  Each source is typed in the hanging indentation format.  The sources documented in the text of my paper are all on my Works Cited page. No source on my Works Cited page is not documented in the text of my paper.

16. Works Cited Davis, Barbara and Joe Williams. We Love Poodles. Newport News, VA: Peninsula Publishers, 1989. Green, Thomas. “Large Cats are Dangerous to have as Pets.” Animal Rights: Opposing Viewpoints. Ed. Bill lyon. Evanston, IL: Green Press, 1999. 98-104. Smith, Bernard. Polly: The Incredible Talking Bird. New York: 2000.