Simple steps to create in-text citations in MLA style.

1. practice using
MLA DOCUMENTATION
Prof. Julia Miele Rodas
Bronx Community College /CUNY

2. Part One
in-text citations

3. Step ONE: Open the PDF file with the assigned reading

4. Step TWO:
Find the words
you’re going to use
in your weekly
writing + note the
page number where
they appear

5. Step THREE:
Create an
IN-TEXT CITATION
by combining the
author’s last name
and the page
number in
parentheses