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This document provides an overview of MLA style citations. It explains that MLA includes formatting for headings, font, margins, page numbers, parenthetical citations, and a Works Cited page. Parenthetical citations refer to sources cited within the text, while the Works Cited page lists full references at the end. The key aspects are that the in-text citations must correspond exactly to the listings in the Works Cited page, with the first word of each citation matching the first word in the respective reference. Examples are provided to demonstrate proper citation of sources with authors, without authors, and for electronic sources, emphasizing collecting relevant publication details.

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This document provides an overview of MLA style citations. It explains that MLA includes formatting for headings, font, margins, page numbers, parenthetical citations, and a Works Cited page. Parenthetical citations refer to sources cited within the text, while the Works Cited page lists full references at the end. The key aspects are that the in-text citations must correspond exactly to the listings in the Works Cited page, with the first word of each citation matching the first word in the respective reference. Examples are provided to demonstrate proper citation of sources with authors, without authors, and for electronic sources, emphasizing collecting relevant publication details.

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Unlocking the

Mystery of MLA
Parenthetical Citations and your Works Cited

What is MLA again?


Modern

Language Association
MLA includes heading, font, margins,
page numbers, parenthetical citations,
and your Works Cited page.
MLA is your friend in disguise.
Its all about consistency and avoiding
being kicked out of college or landing on
the academic dishonestly list.

What are parenthetical citations


again?
Think of the words:
parenthetical = parenthesis
citation = citing sources
Put them together:
Parenthetical + Citation = citing your
sources in parenthesis

The relationship
The

parenthetical
citations and the Work
Cited have a special
relationship.
Think: Key to the Door

Key to the Door


Parenthetical
Citation

Works Cited

This is the key to success:

Make sure that your


parenthetical citation
matches your
Works Cited page
A little more specific:
Make sure the word
in your parenthesis
matches the first
word in the listing on
your Works Cited
page.

I dont get it
An example, shall we?

Schubach, Erik. "Bugs Bunny. Cartoon


World! Cox,1998. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.

The man who created the voice of Bugs Bunny is


also the voice of over 30 characters that also
appear in Warner Brothers cartoons including the
voice of women characters (Schubach 21).

Key to Door thing


(Schubach

21).

Schubach, Erik. "Bugs Bunny. Cartoon


World! Cox,1998. Web. 12 Oct. 2016.

No Author? Cite the Article


Name or Website Name

"The Impact of Global Warming in North America." Global


Warming: Early Signs. 1999. Web. 23 Mar. 2009.

(The Impact of Global Warming in North America)

Celestial Timepiece: A Joyce Carol Oates Homepage. Univ. of


San Francisco, 15 Sep. 2009. Web. 19 Oct. 2009.

(Celestial Timepiece: A Joyce Carol Oates Homepage)

Electronic Sources:

Here are some common features you should try and find
before citing electronic sources in MLA style. Not every
Web page will provide all of the following information.
However, collect as much of the following information as
possible both for your citations and for your research notes:
Author and/or editor names (if available)
Article name in quotation marks (if applicable)
Title of the Website, project, or book in italics.
Publisher information, including the
publisher
name and publishing date.
Take note of any page numbers (if available).
Medium of publication.
Date you accessed the material.

Create a parenthetical citation


for the following source
citations:

Dawson, Nick. "Times Up?" Filmmaker.


Spring, 2009: 33-37. Print.
The Liberal Arts in the Age of Info-Glut.
Chronicle of Higher Education 1 May
1998: B4-5. Print.
An Internet Guide to Writers. Univ. of N.O.
10 May 2011. Web. 10 July 2015.

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