1. Giving Credit Where Credit is Due
Basic MLA Formatting
Giving Credit Where Credit is Due

2. MLA is…
An acronym for Modern Language Association
The preferred method of citation for English and other humanities courses (languages, art, etc.)
A way to emphasize the authorship of a cited source
In other words, MLA formatting is a way to show where our ideas and evidence come from.
What is MLA?

3. MLA Formatting dictates…
Your font/size choices (Times New Roman, 12)
Your heading format
Your citation format (in-text)
The way you write numbers and contractions
The way you list your references at the end of your writing (works cited page, reverse indentation)
MLA Formatting dictates…

4. Focus: Works Cited Page
Book:
Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.
More than one author:
2 : list both author’s names; only the first one is in reverse
3+ : list only the first author’s name followed by “et. al”
Focus: Works Cited Page

5. Focus: Works Cited Page
Periodical (Magazines and Newspapers)
Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.
**Follow the same rules for names as for books!
Focus: Works Cited Page

6. Focus: Works Cited Page
Online/Electronic Sources
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.
Focus: Works Cited Page

7. What happens if you can’t find some part of the required information
What happens if you can’t find some part of the required information? What happens if you get stuck? OWL at Purdue Medium of Publication? Print. Web.
Troubleshooting

8. Focus: In-Text Citations
“Quoted material quoted material” (Author pg).
As author states, “quoted material quoted material” (pg).
Paraphrased material (Author pg).
Focus: In-Text Citations