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1 Your Name Mr. Dan Flores English III /__Period February 1, 2018
Research Process (Paper) How to Cite Sources in MLA Format Print Sources & Electronic Sources Your Name Mr. Dan Flores English III /__Period February 1, 2018

2 Links for Your Research
Magazines - MHS Library Catalog - MLA Formatting Links -

3 If you find a good source, write down the main bib. fields
Main bib. Fields include: author, title, complete URL, posting organization and date posted. says-female-agents-told-her-to-keep-mouth-shut-about-weinstein/ar- BBIjQQe?li=BBmkt5R&ocid=spartanntp Questions to Answer as You Research Government Shutdown What is the basis of your research? Who is affected? If a hospital? If law enforcement? What are the potential effects? What is the cause of the shutdown? Who is responsible?

4 Questions to Answer as You Research
Questions to Answer as You Research a controversial topic, such as the Me Too Movement, Weinstein, or Nassar cases: Who is the basis of your research issue? Who is the victim? Give details about this person. Who did she accuse? Give details about that person (Weinstein, Nassar,). How could this problem be controlled or eliminated?

5 Questions to Answer as You Research
Questions to Answer as You Research a deceased celebrity: Who is the basis of your research issue? What did he/she do professionally? Give details about the work. What contributions did the person make? If others emulate the person, who are they? How do they emulate or imitate the person you are researching?

6 Print source, such as the dictionary (title in italics), follow this format.
Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 11th ed., Merriam-Webster Inc., 2008.

7 Citing the RIGHT Source: This requires that you first cite any bib
Citing the RIGHT Source: This requires that you first cite any bib. field BEFORE the URL: author, article tile, Name of Website, project, or book title in italics, THEN, the URL + the date you accessed it. Who is the author? What is the article title? Name of website? The URL? Date accessed? Next slide – how these bib. fields should appear on your Works Cited.

8 Works Cited Clarke, Thurston. The Last Campaign. Robert F. Kennedy New York: Henry Holt and Co., Print Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary. 11th Ed. Springfield: Merriam-Webster, Inc. Print "The 1960s Government, Politics, and Law: Topics in the News." UXL American Decades, edited by Julie L. Carnagie, et al., vol. 7: , UXL, 2003, pp U.S. History in Context, xid=801310e9. Accessed 27 Jan


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