1. MLA Formatting

2. Why use MLA?
MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities.
Writers who properly use MLA also build their credibility by demonstrating accountability to their source material.

3. Why use MLA?
Most importantly, the use of MLA style can protect writers from accusations of plagiarism, which is the purposeful or accidental uncredited use of source material by other writers.

4. Parenthetical Citations
Use for both quotations and paraphrasing
Setting up Quotes:
(see handout)
Citing Sources:
last name of the author page number – no comma
Example: (Smith 3)
No page number, just last name: (Smith)
New to MLA 2009:
Use italics (instead of underlining) for titles of larger works (books, magazines)
quotation marks for titles of shorter works (poems, articles)

5. Parenthetical Citation
Refer to the works of others in your text (quotation and paraphrase) with parenthetical citation:
Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke 3).
In-text parenthetical citation corresponds with an entry on Works Cited page
Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. Berkeley: U of California P, 1966.

6. Cite all source information!!
Quote Paraphrase
“Admissions officers see themselves as being responsible to their school as a whole. They are building a freshman class, which must become a successful part of the college or university at large.”
The job of the admissions officer is to select students for the freshman class who will contribute to the overall success of the college or university.
Still cite your source:
According to Billy Bob….

7. Formatting Font: Times New Roman Bibliography: Paper: Double spaced
Titled – Work Cited
Paper: Double spaced
Font: 12pt
Margins: 1 inch
First Line of each paragraph: indented with the tab key
Header:
Upper right corner – Your last name and page #
First five lines include:
Line #1 - your name
Line# 2 – my name
Line # 3 – Project Name
Line # 4 - Date
Date: smallest to largest
Day – month – year

8. Annotated Document Name and Page # First 4 lines Centered Title
Indented
Paragraph
Double
Spaced

9. Annotated Document Setting-up quotes Indented Paragraph
In-text citation

10. Annotated Document Title: Work Cited Centered Be on a separate page
Alphabetical Order
by last name
Easybib
MLA Format
Fist line not indented, second line indented

11. Bibliography – Work Cited
Later you will need to know how to do this, but we don’t have time!
Easybib –
Make sure you are in MLA format!