1. MLA citations and work cited page
Unit 3 research paper
MLA citations and work cited page

2. Assignment directions review

4. STEPS in the research paper
Step 1: Pick your topic- DONE
Step 2: start researching- (should be done)
Step 3: write your thesis- (should be done)
Step 4: Create an outline (should be done – submit in lesson 6 dropbox)

5. In-text citations
“Blah blah quote goes here” (author or website title if no author). Quote goes in quotation marks Author or website title goes in parenthesis Punctuation goes AFTER the parenthesis

6. Creating MLA Citations
Step 1: Go to easybib.com or citationmachine.net
Step 2:
Select MLA
Select the source type
Note: Sometimes you have to watch an ad in order to get your citation. Please do this. Otherwise, you will have to pay for your citation.
Paste in the url
Click
here

7. Step 3: Verify Information
This shows you what was automatically found
This was not found. Try to find it on your own if you can. If not, leave it alone.
Click here

8. Step 4: Add in information you found on your own (if you can)
Click here

9. Final Step
This is your citation! It goes in your works cited page!

10. Let’s practice

11. Go to citationmachine.net and find the citation for the website below
Find the citation for this website:
circles.org/editions/Frankenstein
When you have found the citation, paste it in the poll pod.
“Frankenstein.” Romantic Circles, Romantic Circles, 1 May 2009, romantic- circles.org/editions/Frankenstein.

12. I have my citation, now what? Creating a works cited page
A works cited page should be the last page in your essay
Full citations should be placed on this page in alphabetical order (website URL’s are NOT citations!)
You should use hanging indentations

13. Title
Alphabetical Order
Hanging indentation

14. Questions?
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