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MLA. Parenthetical Citations It’s not plagiarism if you cite it!. What is MLA?. M odern L anguage A ssociation *They decide the rules for citing sources. Citation Sources Works Cited Page Plagiarism. Appears after the quote to show where/who it came from

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MLA

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  1. MLA Parenthetical Citations It’s not plagiarism if you cite it!

  2. What is MLA? • Modern • Language • Association *They decide the rules for citing sources

  3. Citation Sources Works Cited Page Plagiarism Appears after the quote to show where/who it came from Documents that provide information on your topic Last page of your essay with all of the information from the sources you used copying other peoples words as your own Key Vocabulary

  4. Why Cite? • need to give credit • shows your readers where you found your information • right thing to do • No Plagiarism!

  5. Where to Cite • end of the sentence • after the quotation mark • before the period

  6. For Example • “The Civil Rights movement was a time in American history that will never be forgotten” (Jethro 88). • ***do not write “pg.” before the number

  7. Works Cited Page • this is a list of sources you used in your essay • readers can look up your information • shows that your research is credible • there are specific rules for listing each source(see handout)

  8. Must Have... • title: Works Cited (center of page) • list sources in alphabetical order • indent the second line • end each citation with a period • correct punctuation • double space • 12 pt font/Times New Roman/1 inch margins

  9. Important! • always cite your sources as you find them • find as much of this information as possible for the citation (author, title, city, publisher, page numbers, dates) • not every source will have all the information (like an author, volume #, etc.) You will just skip these parts and include what you know

  10. Try it out… • Use your MLA handout to cite the source on the next slides with a partner.

  11. Answers: Book: • Morris, Aldon D. The Origins of the Civil Rights Movement. New York: The Free Press. 1984. Article: • Romagnolo, Catherine. “Narrative Beginnings in Amy Tan’s the Joy Luck Club: A Feminist Study.”Studies in the Novel 35.1 (2003). Ebscohost. 10 March 2009 <http://web.ebscohost.com>.

  12. The End Go write an essay!

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