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MLA Format and Sandwiching Review

MLA Format and Sandwiching Review. Timeline:. Monday 11/21 : Review of MLA Format and Sandwiching Tuesday 11/22: Reminders for drafting, drafting work time, and possible coffee shop!!!! Monday 11/28 : One typed body paragraph due!. STEP 1: Test your memory. Fix the errors:

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MLA Format and Sandwiching Review

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  1. MLA Format and Sandwiching Review

  2. Timeline: • Monday 11/21: Review of MLA Format and Sandwiching • Tuesday 11/22: Reminders for drafting, drafting work time, and possible coffee shop!!!! • Monday 11/28: One typed body paragraph due!

  3. STEP 1: Test your memory Fix the errors: • “Quote.” (Author 1). • “Quote.” (Author, 1). • “Quote” (Author, pg 1). • “Quote (Author 1).”

  4. Add the proper punctuation: “Quote” (Author 1).

  5. Reasons we use MLA format: • To give credit where credit is due • To prevent plagiarism • To increase our credibility as the writer of the paper • Because MLA is the format used to provide consistency in English classes • Because we will need to use it in college!

  6. Proper MLA Heading • Suzy Student • Miss Sidebotham • English III • Day Month Year • Double space the entire document!

  7. Why do we need a Work(s) Cited page? • Because MLA requires BOTH in-text citations and a Works Cited page • To give credit where credit is due • To prevent plagiarism • Because you will need to use MLA properly in college!

  8. Learning from mistakes • Take a look at your Postman literary analysis paper. Make a list of the mistakes you made with MLA format.

  9. What are the three parts of a quotation sandwich? What is the purpose of each part?

  10. Quotation Sandwich • Lead in: • Provides necessary background information • “Set the scene” • Creates flow

  11. Quotation sandwich • Quote • Provides proof of your thesis

  12. Quotation Sandwich • Analysis • Ties your quote to your thesis • Explains how your quote proves your thesis

  13. Don’t be a HIT AND RUN quoter!

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