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Modern Language Association (MLA) Format

Modern Language Association (MLA) Format. Layout, Formulating a Thesis, Organizing Ideas, In-text Citations, Citing & Documenting Sources, and Avoiding Plagiarism. MLA Sample Papers:. In Blackboard the Information tool has links for Sample MLA Papers Click on the links below for Sample Papers:

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Modern Language Association (MLA) Format

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  1. Modern Language Association(MLA) Format Layout, Formulating a Thesis, Organizing Ideas, In-text Citations, Citing & Documenting Sources, and Avoiding Plagiarism

  2. MLA Sample Papers: • In Blackboard the Information tool has links for Sample MLA Papers • Click on the links below for Sample Papers: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20090701095636_747.pdf http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/pdf/Hacker-Orlov-MLA.pdf (A picture is worth a thousand words)

  3. MLA Format Heading Heading is on the first line in the body of the paper: Your name Professor Patterson English 1301 26 August 2012 Please Note the date format

  4. Format for First Page • 8 ½ by 11 inch white paper • 1 inch margins (top/bottom, right/left margins) • Heading (sample slide #3) • Title (centered) • Entire paper from beginning to end is double spaced • Pagination – Place the page number in upper right hand corner preceded by your last name (Use Insert tool in MS Word, select Page Number, and select option for top upper right hand corner of paper). Note: I prefer you do not put the number on the first page so select-- Different First Page and the numbering will begin on Page 2.

  5. Formulating a Thesis (Hacker 373-6) • To Form a working thesis read the assigned readings (samples) from your Norton text • Consider your genre/topic for the assigned essay • Examine different perspectives • Formulate a working thesis: one/two sentences which represent the central idea for your essay • After you have written a rough draft—review your thesis and revise if necessary

  6. Organizing Ideas Always outline your ideas before drafting your essay. This may be accomplished by using: A. B . Traditional Outline, Effective Essay Model: 1. Introduction (thesis) 2. Body (development of ideas and evidence in support of your thesis) 3. Conclusion (No new ideas) Supporting Idea Bubble Map Supporting Idea Main Idea Supporting Idea Supporting Idea

  7. IN-TEXT CITATION • This is a sample of a proper quote in your essay: Jay Kesan notes that even though many companies now routinely monitor employees through electronic means, “there may exist less intrusive safeguards for employers” (293). • ENTRY IN THE LIST OF WORKS CITED Kesan, Jay P. “Cyber-Working or Cyber-Shirking? A First Principles Examination of Electronic Privacy in the Workplace.” Florida Law Review 54.2 (2002): 289-332. Print. http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/resdoc5e/RES5e_ch08_o.html

  8. Citing Sources: Avoiding Plagiarism - Hacker (376-378) Remember to always cite your sources—be “fair and ethical…acknowledge your debt to the writers of those sources. If you don’t (sic), you commit plagiarism, a serious academic offense” (Hacker 376). • Cite sources for any borrowed ideas • Or Ideas—even when paraphrasing make sure the author is given credit. • Read Hacker 378-9 for an example of unacceptable/acceptable paraphrasing.

  9. Miscellaneous Writing Rules Stay in a Formal Academic Voice 1. Avoid first person: I, me, my, we 2. Absolutely no contractions—write it out: I’m = I am don’t = do not can’t = cannot 3. No slang or jargon (unless utilized in a quote): gonna = going to wanna = want to 4. No texting: lol, u, thx,

  10. More Library Resources • Mini Tutorial Lessons at EPCC http://www.epcc.edu/Library/VV/Pages/MiniTutorials.aspx • Citing • E-books • MLA format • Online Databases (broaden or narrow searches) • Current Controversial Issues

  11. How to begin finding Reliable Sources from Library Data bases: 1. EPCC-VV Library Resources http://www.epcc.edu/Library/VV/Pages/ResearchGuides.aspx • MLA Style Guides • Research/Periodicals & Databases links • Specific Subject Research links 2. Researching Literature at the Valle Verde Library • http://www.epcc.edu/Library/VV/Leisure%20Reading/literature.pdf

  12. Researching Online for College Students – Five Easy Steps Reliable Sources: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ylp9nJpGak4 • Currency • Authority • Purpose • Objectivity • Writing Style CAPOW

  13. Why Can’t I just Google? Google is not for College Research Projects: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N39mnu1Pkgw • Do not use Wikipedia • Do not use Spark notes • Find Academically Credible Sources from Library Databases only!

  14. Conducting Proper Research • Video on Valid and Reliable Sources – Search Engines vs. Research Database for College Research http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VUp1P-ubOIc • Search Library Databases Like a Pro! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T6X8QyqN0gU

  15. How do I access the EPCC Library? Steps: • Go to www.epcc.edu • Select top menu: Current Students • Select from side menu (gray): Online Resources • Select: Literature • Logon - follow logon instructions: first & last name and password (date of birth in six digits: month, day, year)

  16. MLA Format – Scholarly Journal from a Library Data Base Flesch, William. "Browning, Elizabeth Barrett." The Facts On File Companion to British Poetry, 19th Century. New York: Facts On File, Inc., 2009. Bloom's Literary Reference Online. Facts On File, Inc.

  17. MLA Format – Scholarly Journal from a Library Data Base Flesch, William. "Browning, Elizabeth Barrett." The Facts On File Companion to British Poetry, 19th Century. (2009): N. pag. Bloom's. Web. 1 Apr. 2014.

  18. MLA Format - Anthology Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. “Mother and Poet. The Norton Anthology: English Literature. 9thEd. Vol. E. New York: Steven Greenblatt, 2012. 1106-1109. Print.

  19. MLA Format - Anthology Browning, Elizabeth Barrett. “Mother and Poet.” The Norton Anthology: English Literature. 9th eds. Vol. E. Ed. Stephen Greenblatt. New York: Norton, 2012. 1106- 1109. Print.

  20. MLA Source Citation for a Book Eliot, George. Silas Marner. New York: Signet Classics, 1960. Print.

  21. MLA Source Citation for Film/DVD A Simple Twist of Fate. Dir. Gillies MacKinnon. Perf. Steve Martin, Gabriel Byrne, Catherine O’Hara, and Stephen Baldwin. Touch Stone Pictures, 2012. Film.

  22. Common Errors: 1. Hanging quote 2. No in-text citation for quote 3. Format of in-text citations (Greenblatt 100). (Browning 37-39). (Browning, Mother 37-39). 4. No title or it is not creative 5. Books and Movies are in Italics 6. Essays, articles, and poems are in “quotations”

  23. 1. In the poem “And someone came out of the cheers in the street, With a face pale as stone, to say something to me. My Guido was dead! I fell down at his feet,” (37-39). 2. In the poem, the speaker states “And someone came out of the cheers in the street, With a face pale as stone, to say something to me. My Guido was dead! I fell down at his feet,” (37-39).

  24. Remember writing and research is a process and we get better with practice!

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