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MLA Documentation

A BRIEF LOOK AT FORMATTING
Why use?

 In order to give proper acknowledgement to your
 readers.

 Avoids plagiarism.


 Helps support your points and ideas.


 Gives credit where credit is due.
Two types:

 In text-citation
 Works cited page.
Writing In-Text Citations

 In-text citations must include the following:
   The source in your list of works cited

   The place in the source where the borrowed material appears.



     Example: One textbook discusses the “ethical dilemmas in
      public relations practice” (Wilcox, Ault, Agee 125)

     If the author is listed in your text, only use page numbers:
      “Carol Gilligan concludes that … “her quotation” (105-106).
Integrated quotes

 You should never have a quotation standing alone as
 a complete sentence.

 The quotation will seem disconnected from your own
 thoughts and from the flow of your sentences.
How to Integrate Quotes:

 1. Introduce the quote by either adding it to your own
 sentence, or using a colon to include your added text.

 2. Use short quotations –only a few words– as part
 of your own sentence.
    Ex. Example: In "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For,"
     Thoreau states that his retreat to the woods around Walden
     Pond was motivated by his desire "to live deliberately" and to
     face only "the essential facts of life.“
Questions to Ask When Quoting

1. Is the quote appropriate?

2. What is the quote you are using?

3. How does this quote work to support your thesis?

4. Who said this?

5. In what context?

6. What purpose does it serve in the essay?

7. What does it mean?
Examples

 Abstinence-only programs also promote a distorted and
 biased view of sexuality. To receive funding, schools must
 follow the rules in the law for teaching abstinence-only
 programs. One of the rules is that students must be
 taught that the “expected standard of sexual activity” is a
 “monogamous relationship in the context of marriage”
 (“Impacts”). An estimated 88 to 99 percent of Americans
 have sex outside of marriage (“Many Who Pledge”), yet
 students must be taught that having sex only within
 marriage is “the expected standard.” The rules also
 require that students be taught that having sex outside of
 marriage “is likely to have harmful psychological and
 physical effects” (“Impacts”).
Suggestions


 KEY PHRASES YOU CAN USE TO INTRODUCE QUOTES

 According to ___,
    "____"                                       ____cites ___
                                          who claims that "___"
 As ___ explains, . . .

 In fact, ___ asserts that "___"

    ____ illustrates it this
    way:                              ____argues "___"

Works Cited Page: Example

                                    Works Cited
 Brody, Jane E. "Abstinence-Only: Does it Work?" New York Times. New York
           Times, 1 June 2004. Web. 19 July 2009.
   "Doctors Slam Abstinence-Only Sex Ed: Teens Need Access to Birth Control,
           Pediatrician Group Says." MSNBC. MSNBC, 5 July 2005. Web. 11 July 2009.
   "Impacts of Four Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs: Executive
           Summary." Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S.
           Department of Health and Human Services. U.S. Department of Health and
           Human Services, 13 April 2007. Web. 4 Aug. 2009.
   Kelly, Katy. “Just Don’t Do It!; Are We Teaching our Kids Way Too Much about Sex?
           Or Not Nearly Enough?” U.S. News & World Report 17 Oct. 2005: 44+.
           ProQuest. Web. 22 July 2009.
   “Many Who Pledge Abstinence at Risk for STDs. Study: Teens Who Remain Virgins
           More Likely to Take Other Chances.” MSNBC. MSNBC, 15 Mar. 2005. Web.
           10 July 2009.
   Waxman, Senator Henry A. “New Federally Funded Abstinence Program Guidelines
           Based on Ideology, Not Science.” Committee on Oversight and Government
           Reform. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 111th Congress,
           16 Feb. 2006. Web. 23 July 2009.
More Examples

 Please refer to your textbooks for more examples:
   1. Patters for College Writing pg. 782 (Sample Paper)



     2. The Little, Brown Handbook pg. 644 (Has all of your style
      needs and concerns: i.e. books, websites, interviews, journal
      articles, etc.)

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Mla%20 documentation[1]

  • 1. MLA Documentation A BRIEF LOOK AT FORMATTING
  • 2. Why use?  In order to give proper acknowledgement to your readers.  Avoids plagiarism.  Helps support your points and ideas.  Gives credit where credit is due.
  • 3. Two types:  In text-citation  Works cited page.
  • 4. Writing In-Text Citations  In-text citations must include the following:  The source in your list of works cited  The place in the source where the borrowed material appears.  Example: One textbook discusses the “ethical dilemmas in public relations practice” (Wilcox, Ault, Agee 125)  If the author is listed in your text, only use page numbers: “Carol Gilligan concludes that … “her quotation” (105-106).
  • 5. Integrated quotes  You should never have a quotation standing alone as a complete sentence.  The quotation will seem disconnected from your own thoughts and from the flow of your sentences.
  • 6. How to Integrate Quotes:  1. Introduce the quote by either adding it to your own sentence, or using a colon to include your added text.  2. Use short quotations –only a few words– as part of your own sentence.  Ex. Example: In "Where I Lived, and What I Lived For," Thoreau states that his retreat to the woods around Walden Pond was motivated by his desire "to live deliberately" and to face only "the essential facts of life.“
  • 7. Questions to Ask When Quoting 1. Is the quote appropriate? 2. What is the quote you are using? 3. How does this quote work to support your thesis? 4. Who said this? 5. In what context? 6. What purpose does it serve in the essay? 7. What does it mean?
  • 8. Examples  Abstinence-only programs also promote a distorted and biased view of sexuality. To receive funding, schools must follow the rules in the law for teaching abstinence-only programs. One of the rules is that students must be taught that the “expected standard of sexual activity” is a “monogamous relationship in the context of marriage” (“Impacts”). An estimated 88 to 99 percent of Americans have sex outside of marriage (“Many Who Pledge”), yet students must be taught that having sex only within marriage is “the expected standard.” The rules also require that students be taught that having sex outside of marriage “is likely to have harmful psychological and physical effects” (“Impacts”).
  • 9. Suggestions   KEY PHRASES YOU CAN USE TO INTRODUCE QUOTES  According to ___, "____" ____cites ___ who claims that "___"  As ___ explains, . . .  In fact, ___ asserts that "___"  ____ illustrates it this way: ____argues "___" 
  • 10. Works Cited Page: Example  Works Cited  Brody, Jane E. "Abstinence-Only: Does it Work?" New York Times. New York Times, 1 June 2004. Web. 19 July 2009.  "Doctors Slam Abstinence-Only Sex Ed: Teens Need Access to Birth Control, Pediatrician Group Says." MSNBC. MSNBC, 5 July 2005. Web. 11 July 2009.  "Impacts of Four Title V, Section 510 Abstinence Education Programs: Executive Summary." Assistant Secretary for Planning and Evaluation, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 13 April 2007. Web. 4 Aug. 2009.  Kelly, Katy. “Just Don’t Do It!; Are We Teaching our Kids Way Too Much about Sex? Or Not Nearly Enough?” U.S. News & World Report 17 Oct. 2005: 44+. ProQuest. Web. 22 July 2009.  “Many Who Pledge Abstinence at Risk for STDs. Study: Teens Who Remain Virgins More Likely to Take Other Chances.” MSNBC. MSNBC, 15 Mar. 2005. Web. 10 July 2009.  Waxman, Senator Henry A. “New Federally Funded Abstinence Program Guidelines Based on Ideology, Not Science.” Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, 111th Congress, 16 Feb. 2006. Web. 23 July 2009.
  • 11. More Examples  Please refer to your textbooks for more examples:  1. Patters for College Writing pg. 782 (Sample Paper)  2. The Little, Brown Handbook pg. 644 (Has all of your style needs and concerns: i.e. books, websites, interviews, journal articles, etc.)