1. East Clarendon Middle-High School
MLA Academic Report
East Clarendon
Middle-High School

2. Standards D: Keyboarding Mastery F: Document Formatting
D1: use correct fingering and proper technique to key alphanumeric information
D2: Use correct fingering and proper technique to key numeric on a ten-key pad
F: Document Formatting
F3: Format, key, and edit Academic Report

3. Objective
TSWBAT: Key and format an Academic Report with in-text citations and Work Cited page

4. Agenda Keying Assignment: Alphabet warm-up Practice 3 min. timing test
Student Portfolio Requirements
Review Academic Report w/in-text citations and Works Cited page
Keying Assignment:

5. Student Portfolio Title Page Table of Content
Academic Report Instructions
A history of Parachuting
One Page Business Rpt. Instructions
The Amazing Computer
Bus. Rpt w/ Para. and Side Heading Instructions
Kenya the Beautiful
Bird Watching
Multi-Page Rpt Formatting Instructions
Dressing for the TV Camera

6. Reports with Parenthetical References and Quotes

7. MLA
MLA: (Modern Language Association) , an acceptable way to give credit or cite sources.
A report that uses facts, ideas, and information from other people requires that credit is given to them.
MLA uses Parenthetical References. In this style, a quotation is followed by the author’s or sources name in parentheses; (Adams )

8. MLA Author’s name and page number (Adams 157-158)
If author’s name if mention, include only the page number
( )
If two or three authors
(Jones, Cass, and Noel 199)
If there are four or more authors, include the first author’s name followed by et. Al.
(Martin et.al )
If there is no author, use a short version of the title and page no.
(Critical Essays 59)

9. MLA
Short Quotes
Less than 4 lines
Direct quotes: Enclosed in quotations marks.
Indirect or Paraphrased: Not enclosed in quotation marks
Key the parenthetical reference 1 space after the closing quotation mark or the last word of an indirect quote.
Key the ending punctuation mark after the reference
“…until we receive confirmation” (Barton 96)

10. MLA Long Quotes No quotation marks
Indent the quote 0.5 inch from the left margin
Key the parenthetical reference 1 space after the ending punctuation mark
…by tomorrow at the latest. (Johnson 41)

12. Formatting Requirements
Your last name and page number in the header right aligned
Format document margins for 1” Top, bottom, and sides
Format document paragraphs for DS

13. Formatting Requirements
Key header information
Name
Teacher Name
Course Name
Date (Military style)
Center Title with initial caps for each important word
Indent paragraphs 0.5 inches

14. Works Cited Page
An alphabetical list of all the sources you have cited in your paper.
Same formatting as report
Begins on a new page continuing with the page number
Center the title “Works Cited” using initial caps.
Arrange the sources in alphabetical order by author’s last name. Format using hanging indent.

15. Works Cited
Blake, Lauren. Free Cash for College. Minneapolis: Fact File Press, 2005
Derrick, Edward. “Guidelines for Finding College Cash”. Business Week 14 Sept :

16. Keying Assignment
Report 17 page 260 and Report 18 page

17. Internet Connection
Complete the Internet Activity on page 264 of your text book.
Download the file from the class web-page and save it to your desk top.
Put your name, date, and class period in the header.
Print the completed Activity