Ryan Haidle’s MLA Presentation

MLA Presentation

 

            Since the internet has become such a useful source of information for writing papers, a problem has occurred with plagiarism.  It is very important that you cite anything and everything that use in your papers.  This could help you avoid several penalties.  I’m sure you all know what the consequences of plagiarism can be.  There are several different ways to cite your sources.  There are two major types of cites: MLA and APA.  Some teachers and professors have their own variation to cite text.  If your professor doesn’t clarify MLA or APA, it makes it even more difficult to cite properly. So today I am going demonstrate how to cite in proper MLA format.  First, I will show you how to set up your Works Cited page properly.

            Steps

<!–[if !supportLists]–>1.      <!–[endif]–>Put page number in upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from top of page

<!–[if !supportLists]–>2.      <!–[endif]–>Center the titile Works Cited one inch from top. Then double space the first entry.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>3.      <!–[endif]–>Begin each entry flush with the left margin.  If it runs more that one line, indent the cite one-half inch (5 spaces)

<!–[if !supportLists]–>4.      <!–[endif]–>Double space each line

<!–[if !supportLists]–>5.      <!–[endif]–>List each entry in alphabetical order by the author’s last name.  If there is no author then use first word of the title.

<!–[if !supportLists]–>6.      <!–[endif]–>Then use the proper form (your book gives a good example of a few different types.)  (Sebranek et al. 311)

Since there are so many different types of citing, it is impossible to do all of them in a ten minute presentation.  So I’ll go through a few different examples.

One Author book

Angell, David. The Internet Business Companion: Growing Your Business in the Electronic Age. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1995.  (Sebranek et al. 312)     

Signed Newspaper Article

Bleakley, Fred R. “Companies’ Profits Grew 48% Despite Economy.”  Wall Street Journal 1 May 1995, Midwest ed.:1.  (Sebranek et al. 335)

Electronic File on the Internet (No print version)

Bowker, Samuel T. “Cyberspace: Debate on Research Use.” 12 Sept. 1996 <http://www.ppc.new.edu/home/stb/com>.  (Sebranek et al. 357)

 

For an example of how to cite an author in an Anthology (like our English 121 book) you can look in your book on page 728.  This will be very helpful when it comes to citing your authors in your essay.

I hope this information presented to you today will be helpful to you in your writings. Thank you

Works Cited

Delaney, Robert. “MLA Citation Style.” 15 Nov. 2007    http://www.liu.edu/CWIS/CWP/library/workshop/citmla.htm.

“Documentation Styles.” Reading the World: Ideas That Matter. Ed. Michael Austin.   New York: Norton, 2006. 725-29.

Sebranek, Kemper. Meyer, et al. Write for College: A Student Handbook. MA: Houghton Mifflin Company. 1997. 311-60