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MLA Citations

MLA Citations. A how-to guide. What is an MLA Citation?. An MLA citation is a style of crediting the sources quoted or paraphrased in a particular piece of writing. How do I write my citation?. Step 1 Locate and write the author’s last name. Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff. .

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MLA Citations

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  1. MLA Citations A how-to guide

  2. What is an MLA Citation? An MLA citation is a style of crediting the sources quoted or paraphrased in a particular piece of writing.

  3. How do I write my citation? Step 1 Locate and write the author’s last name. Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff.

  4. How do I write my citation? Step 2 Write the name of the article in quotation marks followed by a period. Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.”

  5. How do I write my citation? Step 3 Write the name of the source in italics. Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.” Canadian Business

  6. How do I write my citation? Step 4 Write the volume and issue number. Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.” Canadian Business 85.14

  7. How do I write my citation? Step 5 Locate the date. Write the date based off of what you are given. If you just have the year…(2012). If you are given the month and year…Nov. 2004. If you are given the full date…13 June 2008. Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.” Canadian Business 85.14 (2012):

  8. How do I write my citation? Step 6 Write the page numbers. Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.” Canadian Business 85.14 (2012): 28-31.

  9. How do I write my citation? Step 7 Locate the online database and italicize. Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.” Canadian Business 85.14 (2012): 28-31. EBSCOhost.

  10. How do I write my citation? Step 8 Next is the medium. Your medium is Web. Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.” Canadian Business 85.14 (2012): 28-31. EBSCOhost. Web.

  11. How do I write my citation? Step 9 The last entry is the date of access, which can be located on the bottom right corner of your print out. Write it in MLA date format. Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.” Canadian Business 85.14 (2012): 28-31. EBSCOhost. Web. 3 December 2012.

  12. How do I write my citation? Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.” Canadian Business85.14 (2012): 28-31. EBSCOhost. Web. 3 December 2012.

  13. How do I write my citation? Don’t forget to do a “hanging indent” after you have typed your citation. First, highlight your source, right click, go to paragraph, special and choose hanging. Example of a citation: Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.” Canadian Business 85.14 (2012): 28-31. EBSCOhost. Web. 3 December 2012.

  14. Everdeen 1 Remember to use proper MLA format to setup your draft/manuscript Katniss Everdeen Mrs. Barton / Literature Bibliography 12 December 2012 Annotated Bibliography • Title goes here. What should my paper look like?(follow the template on my website) Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.” Canadian Business85.14 (2012): 28-31. EBSCOhost. Web. 3 December 2012. Jeff Beer’s article, “google is getting creppy,” is about…. • 1st Citation • (alphabetically) • 1st Annotation • 2nd Citation • (alphabetically) Beer, Jeff. “google is getting creepy.” Canadian Business85.14 (2012): 28-31. EBSCOhost. Web. 3 December 2012. Jeff Beer’s article, “google is getting creppy,” is about…. • 2nd Annotation Solution Through Courage In this paragraph, you will discuss how courage can be employed to combat this issue in our society. Make sure to include one appeal and one rhetorical device. • Title / courage passage

  15. What do I need to do now? Step 1 – Read your articles – twice! Step 2 - Make notes on your text, at least two words per paragraph. Step 3 – Write rough drafts for each of your articles. Step 4 – Type up your rough drafts Step 5 – Format your paper in MLA Step 6 – Craft your citations for both articles before each summary Step 7 – Write your final paragraph that explains how courage can be used to combat your social issue. Make sure to include one appeal and one rhetorical device. Step 8 – Peer edit using your rubric as a guide. Step 9 – Submit through turnitin.com

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