1. Assignment 3 | MLA Citation
11/1/11

2. Agenda Talk about paper 3 progress finding sources interviews
ELI Review Details
MLA Citation basics
MLA (ex)citing activity

3. Paper 2 In the midst of grading, doing them as fast as I can.
Taking longer than last paper due to audience responses.

4. Paper #3 How is the source finding coming?
How is the interviewing coming?
Take a 5-10 minutes and write me a progress report for this paper ( ).
I want to gauge how everyone is doing and find trends to better help everyone in class.

5. ELI Review Thursday What you will need to have completed
At least two pages written
A complete outline
Reviewers should be able to see your essay from start to finish
A small part of your grade is going to be based on your ELI comments

6. Instructor Copy (Now optional)
11/8 Class with be cancelled
Optional conferences will be held instead Monday and Tuesday (7th and 8th)
You are highly encouraged to make an appointment
I will only look at papers if a conference is made

7. MLA Citation
Why do we cite?

8. MLA Basics
in-text citations
works cited page
formatting

9. In-text Citations Identify sources used in the paper
Direct the reader to the Works cited paper
Distinguish your words from others

10. In-Text Citations In general they go (author page#) e.g (Lauckner 24)
Need name; either Brooks argues (12), or (Brooks 12)
Use page numbers if provided

11. Works Cited A separate page in your paper with all your sources
Alphabetical order
Hanging indent
Clark, Alice L., and George H. Dalrymple. "7.8 BIllion for Everglades Restoration: Why Do Environmentalists Look So Worried?" Population and Environment (2003): Print.

12. Formatting 12-point Times New Roman font Double Spaced 1" Margins
Indented paragraphs
Heading and page number

13. Activity
As a group, use the resources provided to come up with both a in-text and bibliography citation for each source you brought.
Resources
Little, Brown Handbook (if you have it on you)
Purdue OWL
EasyBib.com

14. Activity Continued
After, I want you to trade citations with another group and I want you to check them for accuracy
Then we will meet back for questions.