Transcript Teaching MLA and APA PowerPoint

MLA and APA
Documentation
Refresher
Importance of Documentation
• Provides consistency within a discipline.
• Prevents plagiarism.
• Lends credibility to writing.
• Helps students learn valuable skills about using a
handbook/style guide.
Types of Documentation
• MLA (Modern Language Association)
• APA (American Psychological Association)
• CMS (Chicago Manual of Style)
• CSE (Council of Science Editors)
Comparison Chart
MLA
• In-text (parenthetical
citations) – Author/Page
APA
• In-text (parenthetical
citations) – Author/Date
• Ex. (Hacker 32)
• Page numbers are included
whether student
paraphrases or quotes.
• Works Cited – no urls
• Authors’ full names on first
mention
• No title page/headings
• http://www.mla.org
• Ex. (Hacker, 2012)
• Page numbers are included
if exact quotation.
• Ex. (Hacker, 2012, pg. 32)
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References – include urls
Authors’ last names only
Title page/headings
http://apa.org
Comparison Chart Source: Dr. Marla Dunham
Book Citation
MLA
APA
Author last name, first
name. Title of Book. City of
Publication: Publisher,
Date. Medium.
Author last name, initial(s).
(year). Title of Book. Place
of Publication: Publisher.
Wood, James. How Fiction
Works. New York: Farrar,
2008. Print.
Wood, J. (2008). How
Fiction Works. New York,
NY: Farrar.
Source: Diana Hacker’s Rules for Writers – Copies
Available in Library and Writing Center.
Website Citation
MLA
APA
Author last name, first name.
“Title of Document.” Title of
Website. Sponsor of Website,
Date Updated. Web. Date
Accessed.
All authors: Last name, initials.
(Online publication date).
Document title. Retrieved from
http:// …
Harris, Gardiner. “Medicines
Made in India Set off Safety
Worries.” The New York Times.
The New York Times Company,
14 Feb. 2014. Web. 17 Feb.
2014.
Harris, G. (2014, February 14).
Medicines Made in India Set off
Safety Worries. Retrieved from
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/
02/15/world/asia/medicinesmade-in-india-set-off-safetyworries.html?hpw&rref=health.
Source: Diana Hacker’s Rules for Writers – Copies
Available in Library and Writing Center.
Common Mistakes
• Using the Microsoft Word Reference feature.
• Preparing citations after writing the paper.
• Forgetting to use quotation marks to delineate
exact words from a source.
• Choosing the wrong type of entry from the
handbook or resource site.
• Focusing only on citation entries and not
generalized paper format.
• Failing to synthesize sources.
Resources for Students
• Rules for Writers handbook
• ACC Library Guides
http://library.alamancecc.edu/content.php?pid=233609
• Purdue OWL site
• MLA Style Guide:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
• APA Style Guide:
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/560/01/
Resources for Students
• MLA, APA, and Chicago Guides:
http://valenciacollege.edu/library/mla-apa-chicagoguides/
• MLA website: http://www.mla.org
• APA website: http://www.apastyle.org
• Son of Citation Machine:
http://citationmachine.net/index2.php
Teaching Documentation
• Provide written and web resources (see Moodle
WAC site for additional resources).
• Provide models.
• Encourage students to use existing campus
services (Library, Skills Lab, Writing Center).
• Assume that students who have completed ENG
111 know how to use a handbook.
• Explain why documentation is important.
Teaching Documentation
• Request citation page before paper is due.
• Educate students on plagiarism and its
consequences.
• Encourage students to rely on the NC LIVE
databases, which automatically generate
citations.
• If time permits, do a quick low-stakes
documentation exercise so that everyone leaves
with a self-generated model.
Grading Documentation
• Circle errors instead of correcting them.
• Set aside a certain percentage of the grade for
documentation.
• Utilize Turnitin.com.
• Identify plagiarism and appropriately penalize
students.