1. Research MLA 8

2. My Research
I have decided to write an argumentative paper on the fact that dogs are better pets than cats. I really hate cats… and I think most people do. This is the time I get to prove my claim.
I have to make sure that my sources are ACADEMIC. Whether I am writing a formal MLA paper or I am going to make a PowerPoint presentation, I have to find sources.
I type into google “dogs are better than cats,” and the following pops up:

4. Choosing an Academic Site
Make sure that the sites you use in your research are academically sound and valid.
The second site is a website called Thought Catalog. As I perused the article, I was bombarded by ads, inappropriate language and what seemed a ranting blog versus an academic article I could use to strengthen my own argument.
The third site was worse as it was a blog that I had to scroll through pictures, ads, and a list that took me to 21 outside pages.
Then…

5. DISTRACTIONS:

6. I then spent 16 minutes looking at funny memes… DON’T DO THIS!

7. There were two great sites that gave me information I could use in my ACADEMIC paper.
Both sites had few ads, authors, and reputable home pages.
The second site even offered the counterargument I could use in my paper.

8. Counter Argument (I’m not sure it’s academic enough but I’m going to save it)

9. Citing Sources
Core elements of citing sources: These are the general pieces of information that MLA suggests including in each Works Cited entry. In your citation, the elements should be listed in the following order:
Author.
Title of source.
Title of container, (a container is a larger part)
Other contributors,
Version,
Number,
Publisher,
Publication date,
Location.
NOTICE THE PLACEMENT OF PUNCTUATION

10. Web Sources Date of access:
When you cite an online source, the MLA Handbook recommends including a date of access on which you accessed the material, since an online work may change or move at any time.
Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web." A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 16 Aug. 2002, alistapart.com/article/writeliving. Accessed 4 May 2009.
URLs: As mentioned above, while the eighth edition recommends including URLs when you cite online sources, you should always check with your instructor or editor and include URLs at their discretion.

11. Foster 6 Works Cited Author(s) Article Title Web Site Title Russell, Tony, et al. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2 Aug resource/747/01/. Accessed on 6 Nov Date of article URL MLA 8 Access Date MLA 8 Corporation This is called the “hanging indent”; it is the opposite of a paragraph

12. https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Easy Bib

13. Uh Oh…
This is what Easy Bib does when I paste in the URL. It’s wrong. What’s different?
“Welcome to the Purdue OWL.” Purdue OWL: MLA Formatting and
Style Guide, owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/.

14. Online Source for Easy Bib
11-reasons-dogs-are-better-than- cats

15. Citation
Spector, Dina. “11 Scientific Reasons Dogs Are Better Than Cats.” Business Insider, Business Insider, Inc, 11 Apr. 2014, reasons-dogs-are-better-than-cats ^For some reason, it will not add the ACCESS DATE, so you need to add it manually. Accessed on 6 Nov

16. Let’s Look at Gale
Click here

17. Many academic sources:

18. http://go.cengage.com/s arasota/high/
Let’s Search Gale
arasota/high/

19. BE CAREFUL
This source is TOO old

21. PASSWORD: sarasota
sarasota

22. Where to look:
Academic
Journals
Full Text

23. Search words in color for easy finding
Useful Tips
Search words in color for easy finding
CITATION!!!!!

24. Citation MLA 8
Perfectly done:
Copy and Paste

25. Keep a running Works Cited page
Last page of your paper
Keep a running Works Cited page
Hanging Indent
Hanging Indent

26. Try Another Search Engine

28. Updated Works Cited