1. How to find and cite sources
Researching tips and MLA formatting

2. What does “academic” mean?
Examples:
Wikipedia?
An article from an .edu site?
A blog?
A journal article?

3. Where can you find academic sources?
Google books or Google Scholar
Any .edu website
Local library
Ask the “reference desk” if you need help

4. How do you cite a source?
MLA uses parenthetical citations when citing in the body of the essay:
Ex. Will you turn the parlour off?" he asked. 
"That's my family. (Bradbury 73).
At the end of your paper, include a “bibliography” that lists all of the sources you used in your paper.
Follow this formula:
Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

5. Bibliography Entry Examples:
Book example
Bradbury, Ray. Fahrenheit 451. New York: Simon & Schuster, 2012.
Website example
"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow. Demand Media, n.d. Web. 24 Feb
Articlecexample
Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi's Bashai Tudu." Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature 15.1 (1996): Print.

6. Practice!
Using the article you’ve been given, try to cite it properly.
Here is the correct answer:
Kirkorian, Heather L., Ellen Wartella, and Daniel R. Anderson. “Media and Young Children's Learning.” Children and Electronic Media 18.1 (Spring 2008):

7. Online MLA Resources Purdue OWL (online writing lab)
BibMe: Bibliography Maker
MLA.org