turn in your journals and your vocabulary sheets!

MLA REVIEW

Turn in your journals and your vocabulary sheets!

IN TEXT CITATIONS

(Author Page Number)

Wiesel seems to begin giving up on religion when he says “I no longer

accepted God’s silence( 66).

WORKS CITED PAGE/ BIBLIOGRAPHY

Author last name, first name. Title of Work. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Wiesel, Elie. Night. New York: Bantam Books, 1986. Print.

WEBSITE JOURNAL

Author’s last name, first Name. “Title of webpage.” Title of Website. Publisher, publication date. Web. Date of access.

Author’s last name, first Name. “Title of article.” Title of journal Volume: Issue (Year): pages. Medium of publication.

WORKS CITED PAGE NOTES

The words “works cited” centered Each source is in alphabetical order by

author’s last name or article/book title Every line after the first is indented

PURDUE OWL

Just so you’re aware…

https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/

TYPES OF SOURCES FOR RESEARCH

PRIMARY SOURCES SECONDARY SOURCES First hand account Written during/created about

the time period it is written in

Inside view of the event Books Poems Interviews Biography/Autobiography/

memoir Documentary Movies Speeches Diaries/journals

Interprets/analyzes primary sources

Removed from the event Journals (scholarly) Articles Essays

HOW DO I KNOW IF I HAVE A GOOD SECONDARY SOURCE?

There are several points to think about when finding secondary sources1. Who is the author?2. How much authority/power does the

author have?3. How much credibility can be given to the

website/journal?4. How old is this material?5. How objective is the source?

MLA FORMAT REVIEW

OUTLINES

SAMPLE:________________A. Introduction

1. Thesisa. Points talked about in

paper2. Title of text, name of author, year of text (if known)3. Hook

B. Body Paragraph 11. Topic

a. Quote C. Body Paragraph 2

1. Topica. Quote

D. Body Paragraph 31. Topic

a. QuoteE. Conclusion

1. Final Thoughts2. Reiterate Thesis

A. Introduction1. Thesis:

a.

2.

3.

B. Body Paragraph 11. Topic:

a. Quote:

C. Conclusion

1.

2.