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MLA Documentation for Research-Based Writing

MLA Documentation for Research-Based Writing. Spartanburg Technical College Presentation Aug. 19, 2003 Presenters: Margaret Abrams, Ellen Autenzio, Patricia Rodgers, Judy Sieg. The Modern Language Association (MLA).

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MLA Documentation for Research-Based Writing

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  1. MLA Documentation for Research-Based Writing Spartanburg Technical College Presentation Aug. 19, 2003 Presenters: Margaret Abrams, Ellen Autenzio, Patricia Rodgers, Judy Sieg

  2. The Modern Language Association (MLA) The Modern Language Association is an association of scholars and educators established in 1883. For over a hundred years, its goal has been to foster and maintain an accepted standard of scholarship in languages and literature.

  3. The MLA Handbook • The MLA Handbook contains a set of uniform rules for the documentation of academic research. • Over the years, these rules have been accepted by a consensus of writers,publishers, and editors. • The MLA Handbook, 6th ed. (2003) is the most current edition.

  4. How does using MLA format benefit STC students? • Mental discipline • Critical thinking skills • Credibility • Accountability

  5. Who’s Responsible? THE INSTRUCTOR-- • Be familiar with basic MLA format. • Have access to MLA guidelines. • Be willing to evaluate the student’s compliance to MLA format as part of the grading process. • If teaching English 101, teach MLA format in the classroom.

  6. Who’s Responsible? • THE STUDENT— • Understand basic MLA format and its purpose. • Use English handbook guidelines to work within format. • Ask questions of reliable sources when uncertain of MLA guidelines. • Document with academic integrity.

  7. Who’s Responsible? The TLC – • Provide assistance and answer formatting questions for both students and faculty. • Help student “fine tune” Works Cited page and internal citations. • Provide access to current MLA guidelines and recent updates.

  8. Challenges ! • Not every student has taken English 101 before writing a research paper. • Electronic media means evolving, non-definitive guidelines. • Citations may be “hybrids” for which no single guideline can be found.

  9. “Hmmm…” Stowe, Harriet Beecher. “Sojourner Truth, the Libyan Sibyl.” The Heath Anthology of AmericanLiterature.Ed. Paul Lauter et al. 4th ed. Vol. 1. Boston: Houghton, 2002. 2530-38. United States. Dept. of Education. Free Applicationfor Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) July 1, 2003-June 20, 2004. Washington: GPO, n.d. Raben, Robert. Letter to Congressman “Pete” Stark. 29 Sept. 2000. In HHS News 3 Jan. 2001. United States Dept. of Health and Human Services. 11 June 2003 <http://www.house. gov/stark/stark2/Stark2info.html>.

  10. To everything there is a format. • An underlined title within another underlined title • Multiple authors or editors • Web page, email correspondence, CD Rom • Online source previously appearing as print source • Letter, memo, speech, personal interview • Advertisement, TV show, film • Work of art • Legal source • Government document

  11. Take the challenge. Find nine errors in the Works Cited entry below. Pashke, Bill. “A Brotherly Bond That Beat the Odds.” Winkler, Anthony C. and Jo Ray McCuen- Metherall. Writing Talk: Sentences and Paragraphs with Readings. 3rd Edition. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall, 2003. 516-518.

  12. Corrected entry Paschke, Bill. “A Brotherly Bond That Beat the Odds.” Writing Talk: Sentences and Paragraphs with Readings. Writ. and ed. Anthony C. Winkler and Jo Ray McCuen-Metherall. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice, 2003. 516-18.

  13. Explanation of corrections • Title of textbook in which the essay appears should precede the names of authors/editors. • Do not invert first and last name unless alphabetizing. • Specify Winkler and McCuen-Metherall’s function (trans., ed., writ., etc.) • Underline title and subtitle (However, if an underlined title occurs within an underlined title, omit the underline; i.e., Critical Essays on Melville’s Moby Dick). • Eliminate superscript in ordinal numbers. • Use abbreviation for the word edition, and do not capitalize. • Eliminate state’s name under place of publication. • Shorten double names of publishers (However, if it is a personal name, use the last name). • Use only the final two digits in a hyphenated three-digit pagination.

  14. MLA References Gibaldi, Joseph. MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers. 6th ed. New York: Modern Language Association of America, 2003. Fulwiler, Toby, and Alan R. Hayakawa. The CollegeWriter’s Reference. 3rd ed. Upper Saddle River: Prentice, 2002. STC Library Research Guides http://library.stcsc.edu/. Modern Language Association Homepage http://www.mla.org/. Duke University Library Research Guides http://www.lib.duke.edu/. (*Note: This slide is not formatted as an MLA Works Cited page.)

  15. Handouts for Classroom Use Click on the links below. You may print these handouts for STC classroom use. MLA Sample Research Pages Title Page (not mandated by MLA) Helpful Hints Basic MLA Citation Guidelines – Revised Aug. 2003

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