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MLA 2009Formatting and Style Guide

Overview

This presentation will cover:2009 MLA updatesHow to Format the EssayWorks Cited PageIn-text Citation

Given information and materials, teachers will understand how to teach MLA formatting by practicing

formatting.

Objective

For the students, what is the value of learning MLA style

formatting?Why is MLA valuable for

High School teachers?

What does MLA

regulate?

Document FormatWorks Cited (a list of all sources used in the paper)In-text Citations

MLA Updates 2009:

Old MLA Rules:

•Underline titles in Works Cited Page •Provide URL for web sources

New MLA Rules:•No more underlining (only use italics)

•Publication Medium (Print, Web, DVD, etc.)

•No URLS

Same

•Paper formatting

•In-text Citations

#1 Rule for any Formatting Style

ALWAYSFollow your instructor’s guidelines

Formatting the EssayDouble Space Everything

Use 12 point, Times New Roman font (or similar)

Leave only 1 space after punctuation marks

Set all margins to 1 inch

Last Name & Page Numbers in the Upper Right Hand Corner

No Title Page (see Rule #1)

Upper left hand corner: Name, Instructor’s Name, Course, Date

Center the Paper Title (Do not Bold, Underline, Italicize, or Quote)

Use Italics for all other titles

Sample First Page

DEFINITION: A LIST OF ALL SOURCES USED IN THE PAPER

HOW CAN WE USE THE WORKS CITED PAGE TO PREVENT

PLAGIARISM?

Works Cited Page

Format Order

Works Cited Page at the end of Essay (continue with the page numbers of the essay)

Double Space Everything

Create a Hanging Indent

List all entries in alphabetical order by author’s last name.

If there is no author then list a work by its title (Ignore words like, “The,” “An,” or “A”)

Works Cited Page

Works Cited Sample

Works Cited Page: Books

Basic Format:Last name, First name. Title of Book. Place of Publication:

Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Examples:Gleick, James. Chaos: Making a New Science. New York:

Penguin, 1987. Print.

Works Cited Page: Magazine Article

Article in a Magazine Format:Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day

Month Year: pages. Medium of publication.

Example:Buchman, Dana. "A Special Education." Good

Housekeeping Mar. 2006: 143-8. Print.

Works Cited Page: Web Source

Web Source Format:

Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). “Article

Name.” Name of Site. Version number. Name of

institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor

or publisher). Date of last update. Medium of publication.

Date of access.

Works Cited Page: Web Source

Examples:Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web.”

A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites. A

List Apart Mag., 16 Aug. 2002. Web. 4 May 2009.

"How to Make Vegetarian Chili." eHow.com. eHow,

n.d. Web. 24 Feb. 2009.

In-Text Citation: The Basics

MLA uses parenthetical citations.

The citations depend on the medium (print, web, dvd, etc.)

Parenthetical citations should correspond to the source’s entry on the Works Cited page

Additional Citation Rules

There are SEVERAL citation rules. Teaching all of these can be overwhelming and daunting for you and the students. For now, let’s stick to the BASICS.

1. Whether you quote or paraphrase an idea,

ALWAYS use a parenthetical citation.

1. A quotation CANNOT stand on its own as a

sentence.

4 Parts of a Sentence that uses a Quotation Scaffolding for Students

Lead- In

Quotation

Citation

Punctuation Marks

Lead-in

,Quotation“

” ( ).

Basic In-Text Citation

What is a Lead-in?

Definition: a brief clause or phrase that introduces the quotation or gives the reader context information about the quotation.

How long should the lead-in be?1.The lead-in can be a short phrase (a group of

words that does not contain a subject and verb).2.Or the lead-in can be a clause (a group of words

that contains a subject and a verb). So a lead-in can be a complete or incomplete thought. Either

way, place a comma at the end of the lead-in.

What type of information belongs in a Lead-in?

Author Title of Source Genre of source Topic Facts or circumstances that surround the

quotation Plot background Speaker

Sample #1

Lead-In

,

Quotation“Our labor tills the soil, our dung fertilizes it, and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin” ( ).

Sample #1

Is the lead-in a complete thought or an incomplete thought?

What information from the list below did this lead-in include?

Author Title of Source Genre of source Topic Facts or circumstances

that surround the quotation

Plot Speaker

Lead-inAs evidence of the animals’ unfair conditions, Old Major states,

Whole SentenceAs evidence of the animal’s unfair conditions, Old Major States, “Our labor tills the soil, our dung fertilizes it and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin” (Orwell 29).

“our labor tills the soil, our dung fertilizes it, and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin” (Orwell 29).

Sample #2

Lead-in

,Quotation“Our labor tills the soil, our dung fertilizes it, and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin” ( ).

Sample #2Is the lead-in a complete

thought or an incomplete thought?

What information from the list below did this lead-in include?

Author Title of Source Genre of source Topic Facts or

circumstances that surround the quotation

PlotSpeaker

Lead-inEarly in his speech, Old Major emphasizes the unfair conditions the animals currently live under,

Whole SentenceEarly in his speech, Old Major emphasizes the unfair conditions the animals currently live under, “our labor tills the soil, our dung fertilizes it, and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin” (Orwell 29).

Quotation“our labor tills the soil, our dung fertilizes it, and yet there is not one of us that owns more than his bare skin” (Orwell 29).

Your Turn: Try to create a lead-in that is an incomplete thought

Lead-in

,Quotation

“global warming is not coming, it’s here” ( ).

Your Turn: Try to create a lead-in that is a complete thought

Lead-in

,“These countless human beings, both inside and outside our country, had the nobility of spirit to stand in the path of tyranny and injustice, without seeking selfish gain” ( ).

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