Transcript File - Grade 12 College English, ECI Night School

Prepared by Ms. Hess
What Is MLA Style?
• A method of:
• Formatting academic essays
• Citing all the sources you use in your writing
• MLA = Modern Languages Association
• Different disciplines have different styles:
• English & literature studies use MLA style
• Psychology & social sciences use APA style
• Chicago style, Vancouver style, Turabian, etc.
What Is a Citation?
• Cite (verb) = to acknowledge a source
• Citation (noun) = a reference to a source
• Two types of citations:
• In-text citations
• Bibliographic (Works Cited) citations
When Do I Cite?
You MUST cite anytime you use someone
else’s words, ideas, or information!
When Do I Cite?
When you take words, ideas or information
from:
• Books, magazines, newspapers, brochures, posters,
etc.
• Websites, blogs, online databases, Tweets, Vines, etc.
• Pictures, paintings, movies, T.V. shows, music videos,
YouTube clips, song lyrics, advertisements, etc.
• Teachers, class handouts, lectures, interviews, special
presentations, conversations, etc.
FROM ANY SOURCE!
Why Do I Cite?
1. To credit other people for their ideas and research.
Why Do I Cite?
2. To demonstrate that you have done your
research and you know your stuff.
Why Do I Cite?
3. To avoid plagiarizing.
How Do I Cite?
Part 1: In-Text Citations
Formula: (Last name page number)
Example: (Sharma 143)
In-Text Citations
• Use round brackets only ( )
• Place citation at the end of the sentence
• Before the closing punctuation (the
period)
• No punctuation inside the brackets
• No punctuation at the end of the
quotation, before the citation
In-Text Citations
Quotations:
Katniss suggests that life in District 12
is sometimes difficult. For example,
she says that the citizens of District 12
are “lucky to get two or three hours of
electricity in the evenings” (Collins 5).
In-Text Citations
Paraphrases:
Katniss suggests that life in District 12
is sometimes difficult. For example,
the people of the district often have to
go without power at night (Collins 5).
In-Text Citations
If the author is identified in the sentence:
In Dreams from My Father, Obama says of
his mother: “[S]he was the kindest, most
generous spirit I have ever known, and […]
what is best in me I owe to her” (xii).
In-Text Citations
If there are two authors:
(Stark and Nurse 17)
If there are three authors:
(Stark, Nurse and Gala 231)
If there are more than three authors:
(Gala et al. 54)
In-Text Citations
If there is no author:
• Use the first 1-2 words in the article or story
title
• Put the title words in quotation marks
• Examples: (“Oranges” n.p.)
(“The Owls” 13)
If there is no page number:
• Use the abbreviation n.p. (no page)
• Example: (Smith n.p.)
How Do I Cite?
Part 2: Works Cited
• A separate page at the end of your essay
• Must be titled Works Cited
• Must include EVERY source you used
• Organized alphabetically by author last
name (or title, if no author)
• Indent the second (etc.) lines of the citation
Works Cited Citations
Books
Last name, first name. Book Title. City:
Publisher, year. Medium of
publication.
Example:
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. New
York: Scholastic Press, 2008. Print.
Works Cited Citations
Short stories, poems, essays, chapters from a
book:
Last name, first name. “Title of story, poem, et
cetera.” Book Title. Ed. Editor name. City:
Publisher, year. Page range. Medium of
publication.
Example
Thomas, Marie-Sabine. “Déracinée.”
Quiet
Storm:
Voices of Young Black Poets. Ed.
Lydia Omolola Okutoro. New York:
Hyperion Books for
Children, 1999. 36-37.
Print.
Works Cited Citations
Newspaper or magazine articles:
Last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Title of
Magazine or Newspaper day month year:
page range. Medium of publication.
Example
Price, S.L. “Angry Birds: XLVIII Super Bowl
Champions.” Sports Illustrated Feb. 2014: 2441. Print.
Works Cited Citations
Website (basic model):
Last name, first name. “Title of Article.” Title of
Website. Publisher, day month year of
publication. Medium of publication. Date you
accessed the site.
Example
Mangra, Rebecca. “Female Musicians: Misrepresenting
Themselves?” Capricious Consumers. Blogspot.ca, 4
Dec. 2013. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.
Works Cited Citations
A Tweet:
Last name, first name (Twitter username).
“Complete Tweet.” Day Month Year, Time of
posting.
Tweet.
Example
James, Lebron (KingJames). “Love my teammates
like crazy! #Heatles #StriveForGreatness.” 10 Feb.
2014, 2:16 a.m. Tweet.
Works Cited Citations
If there are two authors:
Nurse, Trisha, and Shannon Stark. […]
If there are three authors:
Nurse, Trisha, Shannon Stark and Monday
Gala. […]
If there are more than three authors:
Gala, Monday, et al. […]
Works Cited Citations
If there is no author:
• Alphabetize according to the title
If there is no page number:
• Use the abbreviation n.p. (no page)
If there is no date:
• Use the abbreviation n.d. (no date)
Works Cited
Resources
• Purdue OWL (Online Writing Lab):
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/
• EasyBib: http://www.easybib.com/
• Your college or university writing centre
E.g. Ryerson Writing Centre:
http://writingcentre.blog.ryerson.ca/
Remember…
YOU are responsible for finding out:
• What citation style your teacher or
professor wants you to use
• How to correctly use it
A Few Tips…
• Record complete & accurate citation info for each
source when you start your research (NOT after!)
• Write in-text citations as you take notes, at the
end of each note (quotations & paraphrases)
• Aim to spend at least 2 hours checking your
citations & created your Works Cited
Works Cited
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. New
York:
Scholastic Press, 2008.
Credible Hulk image. “Cite It Right.” Byrd LLC.
HCPS Byrd LLC, n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.
EasyBib. Imagine Easy Solutions, LLC, 2012.
Web.
14 Feb. 2014.
James, Lebron (KingJames). “Love my
teammates
like crazy! #Heatles
#StriveForGreatness.” 10 Feb. 2014, 2:16 a.m.
Tweet.
Works Cited
“Keep Calm and Cite Your Sources Poster.” Keep
Calm and Posters. KeepCalmandPosters.com,
2012. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.
Mangra, Rebecca. “Female Musicians:
Misrepresenting Themselves?” Capricious
Consumers. Blogspot.ca,
4 Dec. 2013. Web. 14
Feb. 2014.
“MLA Formatting: Works Cited Pages.” AdamsFriendship American Experience.
Weebly.com,
n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.
Works Cited
MLA Handbook image. Find Icons. FindIcons.com,
2014. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.
Mr. T. poster. Memegenerator. Memegenerator.com,
n.d. Web. 14 Feb. 2014.
Obama, Barack. Dreams from My Father. New
York:
Three Rivers Press, 2004.
Pirillo & Fitz. Cartoon. “To Catch a Plagiarist.”
Edwize. Edwize, 15 Feb. 2012. Web. 14 Feb.
2014.
Works Cited
Price, S.L. “Angry Birds: XLVIII Super Bowl
Champions.” Sports Illustrated Feb. 2014: 2441. Print.
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab
at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 14 Feb.
2014.
Thomas, Marie-Sabine. “Déracinée.”Quiet Storm:
Voices of Young Black Poets. Ed. Lydia
Omolola Okutoro. New York: Hyperion Books
for Children, 1999. 36-37. Print.