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MLA Citations

MLA Citations. Updated 2014. Most Basic MLAs. Book (one author) Author name (last name first). Title of book (italicized). Where published: who published, when published. How published.

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MLA Citations

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  1. MLA Citations Updated 2014

  2. Most Basic MLAs • Book (one author) • Author name (last name first). Title of book (italicized). Where published: who published, when published. How published. • Gorman, Elizabeth. Prairie Women. New Haven: Yale University Press, 1986. Print. • Webpage • “Title of webpage.” Title of Website (italicized). Date Updated. Sponsor of Webpage. How published. Date found. • "Castles in Medieval Times." yourchildlearns.com. 2000. Owl and Mouse Educational Software. Web. 9 March  2003.  • Newspaper Article • Author name (last name first). “Title of article.” Title of newspaper (italicized). When published. How published. Date found. • Achenbach, Joel.  "America's river."  Washington Post.  5 May 2002. Web. 20 July 2003.

  3. In-text Citations • Use an introductory phrase with author name or website/article title • As James Loewen states in his book Sundown Towns, blah, blah, blah… • In the article “Racism in New York,”… • According to the webpage “1 in 3 African Americans are Arrested,”…

  4. In-text Citations • If can not use some type of introductory phrase, put the author’s last name and page number in parentheses afterwards. • Blah, blah, blah (Loewen 3). • If no author, use the webpage/article title • Blah, blah, blah (“1 in 3”). • No matter what, your in-text citation must match the first part of your entry on the MLA Works Cited Page.

  5. Example of Matching • According to James Loewen, sundown towns were notorious for shoving African Americans out…(4). • Could not just use Sundown Towns… • MLA Works Cited • Loewen, James. Sundown Towns. New York: New Haven, 2014. (this is not the correct citation) • Note that 2nd, 3rd, etc. lines are indented; alphabetize your works cited.

  6. Extra Help • http://www.studyguide.org/MLAdocumentation.htm • https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/ • Not most updated, but will help out for sure!

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