MLA Title

Understanding MLA:

http://litmuse.net/mla

http://faculty.owc.edu/comm/southard/MLA/basic_principles.html

 http://faculty.owc.edu/comm/southard/MLA/guidelines.html

 Very Basics:

http://proftodd.com/basicmla.html

http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/02/

 http://www.lesley.edu/library/guides/citation/mla_basic.html

 Basic Reference Format for Works Cited page:

http://www.carteret.edu/Library/Citations/mla2.htm

 Electronic Resources:

http://www.thewritesource.com/mla.htm

 

Researching

Research Papers: The Process

Researching and Organizing Your Paper

 

MLA Style

MLA Guidelines

Introducing a Quote: Sample Sentences (MLA)

MLA Sample Research Paper

MLA Sample Works Cited Page

     Links

      Citation Machine (The Landmark Project)

      Sample Paper: MLA Style (dianahacker.com)

      Columbia Guide to Online Style (Columbia University Press)

      MLA Citation Examples (Honolulu Community College Library)

      MLA Parenthetical Documentation (St. Cloud State University

 

Steps for creating your MLA Research Paper:

http://www.tcnj.edu/~lancast3/MLA/MLAWrittenInstructions_BasicPage.pdf

 

Steps for creating your MLA Essay Paper:

http://www.csus.edu/owl/index/mla/mla_format.htm

 

 

Overall Paper Format - MLA

bullet The paper should be typed and double-spaced, on standard 8 ˝” x 11”, 20-pound white paper.
bullet All four outside margins should be set at 1 inch.
bullet A header with consecutive page numbering should appear on the upper right-hand corner of each page. It must be flush with the right margin, and one-half inch down from the top margin.
bullet A title page is not necessary (unless otherwise requested). Instead of the title page, four double-spaced entries are made, beginning at the top left-hand corner of the first page, listing author (your) name, course instructor's name, course name/number, and the date.
bullet The title of the paper should be centered, one double-space from the bottom of the previous entry (either the header, or the date if there was no title page).

In-Text Citations of Sources - MLA

bullet When citing a work within the text of a paper, try to mention the material being cited in a “signal phrase” that includes the author's name. After that phrase, insert in brackets, the page number in the work referred to from which the information is drawn.
bullet In cases where the author is not mentioned in a "signal phrase" the author's name, followed by the page number, must appear in parentheses.

Works Cited List - MLA

bullet Sources are referred to in a "Works Cited" list that should begin at the top of a separate page after the last page of essay text. (do not capitalize, underline, etc.).
bullet All entries in the works cited list should be double-spaced with no extra line spaces between entries.
bullet The first line of each entry in the works cited list should be flush to the left margin, and each subsequent line for that entry should be indented one-half inch (i.e. hanging indent).
bullet For the title of the work being cited, use underlining or italics, not both. They are equivalent in this case. Whichever convention is chosen must be used throughout the essay for all titles cited.
bullet The works cited list should be arranged in alphabetical order, based on the first word of each entry. For most entries, this will be the last name of the author.
bullet As a general rule, the names of authors are inverted (i.e. last name first). In cases where a work has more than one author, invert the first author's name only, followed by a comma, after which the other authors are listed (names not inverted).
bullet If more than one work by the same author is cited, the entries should appear as consecutive entries in the list, in alphabetical order by title. For the second, and all subsequent entries for that author, replace the author's name with a line of three hyphens at the beginning of the entry.
bullet In cases where an author appears both as a sole author of a work, and as the first of a group of authors for another work, place the solo-entry first.
bullet If the author of a work is unknown, alphabetize the entry by the title of the work.
bullet Generally, when citing BOOKS, arrange the information into three units, each followed by a period and one space as follows: (1) author's name (last name first), (2) title and sub-title, underlined (or italics), (3) place of publication, publisher, and date (in that order).
bullet Generally, when citing ARTICLES, list the information in the following order: (1) author name (inverted), (2) article title (enclosed in quotations), (3) title of the magazine or journal (underlined or italics), (4) date and page numbers (in that order).
When listing ranges of page numbers, use the format 354-359 for an article appearing on those pages. The efficient form, 354-59, may also be used.


CLASS ASSIGNMENTS
SAVE THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENTS TO YOUR NEW MLA FOLDER before OPENING Assigned Due
Assignment #1 - Use the first link under UNDERSTANDING MLA at the top of this page. 4/28/08 4/30/08
Assignment #2 - Use the 2nd link under UNDERSTANING MLA 5/5/08 5/7/07