Citing and Quoting Sources in MLA

Citing and Quoting Sources in MLAAcademic Composition I05/12/14

Discussion QuestionsWith your table team, discuss the questions on your handout.

Three Styles of CitationDifferent styles for different academic disciplines(1) MLA Modern Language AssociationUsed in the humanities (literature, history, philosophy)Most popular in American high school and college.Example:The penalty for the crime can be as much as $100,000 in fines (Beck 30).

Three Styles of Citations(2) APA American Psychological AssociationUsed in social sciences (psychology, sociology, education)Example:According to a recent article (Fishman, 1995), six thousand children

(3) Chicago StyleUsed by book authors.

Why Cite Sources?Any information you put in an essay that did not come from your brain MUST be cited.

If you dont, it is considered

and you can get in a lot of trouble.PLAGIARISM!!!!!!!

Modern Language Association (MLA)Uses Parenthetical Citations(Wordsworth 263)

What do you put in Parenthetical Citations?Depends on the source medium (print, web, DVD, etc.)the sources entry on the Works Cited pageThe first piece of information on the Works Cited page goes in the parenthesis

QuizWhat are the three citation styles? Which one are you using for your essay?APA, Chicago Style, MLAWhat kind of citations does MLA use? Parenthetical CitationsWhat does the information in your citation depend on? The source mediumThe source entry on the Works Cited page

In-text citations:Known AuthorWhat do the two sentences have in common? Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings (263).Romantic poetry is characterized by the spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings (Wordsworth 263).You need two things in a print source citation:Authors namePage number information comes from

Citing Non-Print of Internet SourcesFor written sources you need page numbers.Electronic sources use the first item that appears in the Work Cited entry for this citation.

Park, Madison. "Top 20 most polluted cities in the world. CNN. Cable News Network, 8 May 2014. Web. 12 May 2014. http://edition.cnn.com/2014/05/08/%20world/asia/india-pollution-who/QuizWhat two pieces of information go in a parenthetical citation?

If you dont have an author name, what do you use?QuizMake a parenthetical citation for this entry. Page number is 214Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York: Penguin, 1987. Print.(Gleick 214)Make a parenthetical citation for this entry. Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet. New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009(Executive)

Picking SourcesPrint vs. InternetPrint sources ExamplesNewspapers, journals, books

extensive publication processpeer reviewedfact checkers

Picking SourcesPrint vs. InternetInternet SourcesAnyone with a computer can publish information.Dont have editors, fact checkers, etc.

Picking SourcesThink about:Author and affiliationSourcesBias and special interestsAuthor qualificationsPublication InformationQuizWhen you pick a source, what are two things you should consider?

Why do you need to be careful with internet sources?Works Cited vs. BibliographyWhats are they?Come at the end of the essay, on a separate page.

Bibliography Includes all of your sourcesEVERYTHING you looked at for your research, even if its not cited.

Works CitedOnly includes sources cited in your paper.

How to Write a SourceYou can look it up and type it by hand, or.Citation Machinehttp://www.citationmachine.net/

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