MLA Format

PROBLEM: Students are simply plugging in website addresses and not checking each text field.

RESULT: Your citations look SLOPPY!

SOLUTION: Know what a NEAT citation looks like; check your work.

STEP 3:

In-Text

Citations

1. What font should you use in an MLA style paper? (size, style, & color)

Answer: Times New Roman, 12 pt. Black

2. What kind of spacing should you use?

Answer: Double; Remove Space after Paragraph

3. What size should your margins be?

Answer: 1"

4. Write a heading for a paper as if it were due today.

Laura Batts

Mr. Johnson

1301

15 August 2016

5. List one think you should look for and avoid as you are editing text fields in EasyBib.

6. How can you use your works cited page to help you create accurate parenthetical in-text citations?

7. Write a parenthetical in-text citation using the following citation from the works cited page:

"The Great Depression: 1929-1939." The Eleanor Roosevelt Papers Project, n.d. Web. 13 Jan. 2013. <http://www.gwu.edu/~erpapers/teachinger/glossary/great-depression.cfm>.

Answer: ("The Great Depression")

7. Write a parenthetical in-text citation using the following citation from the works cited page:

Ikerd, John. "Corporatization of American Agriculture." N.p., 2010. Web. 20 Dec. 2012. <http://web.missouri.edu/ikerdj/papers/SFT-Corporatization%20of%20Am%20Ag%20(7-10).htm>.

Answer: (Ikerd)

Video Tutorial

Notes: This guy does a great job at showing you how to set up certain things in MS word if you forget how to do it.

WARNING #1: He acknowledges that MLA is becoming LESS specific about certain things (e.g. 11 OR 12 pt. font; Calibri OR Times New Roman). Remember that your teacher ALWAYS has the final say in what your paper should look like, and I've been very specific about which fonts and formats I require.

WARNING #2: He shows you how to make a header, which I haven't covered yet. We'll do it before the end of the year, but until then, you can just skip that part of the video.

2. New Tip: Use the Works Cited Page to Help you!

1. Quick Reminders

STEP 3

• No hyperlinks!
• No color in final draft!
• Try to do it as you go, not at the end. Why? Saves time, more accurate.
• Punctuation goes OUTSIDE the parentheses ONLY. Example: Early childhood education was first studied and implemented in Germany (Tyner).

In-Text Citations

This is an article title, so it MUST include quotation marks.

STEP 2

Which one would you hire?

Works Cited Page

B.

A.

2. The Anatomy of a Citation

3. Examples

1. Getting Started...

MLA Format

Example #1

Things To Look For & Avoid

http://www.easybib.com

http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/entry.php?rec=167

What did we learn?

• No All Caps
• Nothing is repeated!
• No weird characters (^&%$#@**)
• No vertical lines, strange dashes, etc.

Example #2

• www.easybib.com (a RESOURCE, not a crutch!)
• Should be the last page of your paper, NOT a separate document!
• Should start the beginning of a new page
• Say "yes" to the URL (always ask)

http://www.cr.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/douglass/wRights.html

What did we learn?

Example #3

http://ocp.hul.harvard.edu/ww/grimke.html

What did we learn?

2. "Article Title."

1. Author's last name, first name.

3. Website Title

STEP 2:

Works Cited Page

STEP 1:

Format

4. Website Sponsor

7. Date Found

5. Date Published

6. Location Found

8. URL (ask your teacher)

STEP 1

Format

2. SPACING

• Double Space (entire document)
• Remove space after paragraph

1. FONT

3. MARGINS

• Times New Roman
• 12 point
• ALL BLACK

• 1" on all sides

Title Tips:

4. HEADING & TITLE

No bold, underline, etc.

Capitalize First, Last, & Important Words

Your name

Teacher's Name

Name of class

Title

Due Date

Date Tips:

International Format: Day Month Year

(NO COMMAS!)

(SPELL OUT THE MONTH!)