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1 M.L.A Modern Language Association Documentation Style

2 When do we document sources? What sources do we document?

3 Other peoples' ideas for a speech or for writing Other peoples' words (quotation marks) Pictures/Images Statistics Videos Lectures What should I document?

4 Begin With A Proper First Page Michael Smith Mr. Teacher ENG 3U February 21, 2011 Smith 1 Interesting Title Begin essay here always using point 12 font, indenting paragraphs, and double spacing. Identifying information Last name and page number

5 All borrowed words or information must be documented within the body of the text.  Use author's last name and page number in parentheses...“(Dickens 21).  This is not necessary if the name was already used in the lead up...” (21).  Use square brackets to show a change. “ He [Macbeth] was ambitious” (7).  Write (sic) to show an error in the original.  If you underline or bold something in a quotation, write (emphasis added).  Final punctuation gets dropped and a period is placed after page reference, unless the quote ends with an exclamation mark or question mark...?”(23).

6 But what if there is more than one author?  If there are two or three authors, include the last name of each: (Winks and Kaiser 176) (Choko, Bourassa, and Baril 258-263)  If there are more than three authors, include the last name of the first author followed by "et al." without any intervening punctuation: (Baldwin et al. 306)

7 Long quotations are quotes over four typed lines.  Introduce the quote with a colon:  Offset the quote 10 spaces from the left.  Drop the extra quotation marks.  The final punctuation is placed before the parenthetical reference..... (24) Use long quotations sparingly; they are there to support your points.

8 An entry for any text mentioned in the body of the essay must appear in the Works Cited.  List alphabetically by author's last name  Use hanging margin  Essay/article titles are placed in quotation marks  Book titles are placed in italics ( NO UNDERLINE OR BOLD)  The medium must now be given (Web, Television, Film, Lecture)  The http://www address is no longer required. Shakespeare, William. MacBeth. London: Penguin Classics, 1998. Print.

9  When in doubt, consult a guide for M.L.A. Documentation such as http://library.concordia.ca/help/howto/mla.php Or http://owl.english.purdue.edu/

10 Works Cited “A Quick Guide to Plagiarism.” Youtube. n.d. Web. 10 Nov. 2010. Gibaldi, Joseph. ed. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6 th ed. New York: MLA Association of America, 2003. Print.

11 Activity Time  In groups of two you will be given a document.  On the chart paper write out the citation for your work like you would do on a Works Cited page.  Feel free to consult the MLA package you received today.  Give the chart paper a title indicating what type of citation it is. ( ex: Works Cited- Book with 4 or more authors)


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