Credit Where Credit’s Due!Using MLA Style Citations and Indications

What Needs To Be Cited?

Direct Quotes

Paraphrased Information

Statistics

ANY Information That Doesn’t Come From

YOUR Head.

What Needs to Be Indicated Level 1 Titles

(Italics) Books Journals Websites Magazines Films Television Series Albums

Level 2 Titles (Quotations)

“Articles” “Essays” “Chapters” “Studies” “Webpages” “Poems” “Songs”

What is an “In-Text Citation”? Also called a “Parenthetical Citation,” an In-

Text Citation is the notation writers use to direct their readers to their “Reference Page”

They usually* contain the last name of the individual responsible for the information you are using followed by the number of the page on which the information can be found.

*If you are using more than one source by the same author, cite their Article Title rather than their name.

What Does an In-Text Citation Look Like? Standard ITC for a quote from a novel

“Call me Ishmael” (Melville 1).

But If I also wished to quote something from Melville’s novel Typee as well, it should appear like this:

“Six months at sea!” (Typee 1)

What is a Reference Page Also called a “Works Cited Page” the

Reference Page is where you list all the sources you have used on your project.

A Reference Page differs from a Bibliography in that ONLY sources which have been referenced are found there.

Sources are listed Alphabetically by the Author’s last name.

What Does a Reference Page Look Like?Alter, Robert. The Art of Biblical Narrative. New York: Basic Books, 2011. Print

Argersinger, Jana L., and Leland Pearson eds. Hawthorne and Melville: Writing a Relationship. Athens, Georgia: U of Georgia P, 2008. Print.

Bellis, Peter J. No Mysteries Out of Ourselves: Identity and Textual Form in the Novels of Herman Melville. Philadelphia: U of Pennsylvania P, 1990. Print.

Bercovitch, Sacvan. The Office of the Scarlet Letter. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins UP, 1991. Print

---ed. Typology and Early American Literature. U of Massachusetts P, 1972. Print.

Bloom, Harold ed. Major Literary Characters: Ahab. New York: Chelsea House Books, 1991. Print.

---ed. Major Literary Characters: Hester Prynne. New York: Chelsea House Books, 2004. Print.

What is a “Full Citation” Also called a “Reference Entry” a Full

Citation is an entry on your Reference or Works Cited page. It contains all of the publication information for your sources.

They act as a means for your readers to find your sources and check your facts—if they disagree with or have further questions about your topic.

What Does a Standard Citation Look Like? A Book

Lastname, Firstname. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

EX:Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. New York: Dover Publications, 1851. Print.

Articles and WebsitesAn ArticleLastname, Firstname. “Article Title.” Journal Title Volume. Issue (Year): Pages. Medium of Publication.

A WebsiteEditor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.

Other Sources http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resour

ce/747/05/ See the Purdue OWL for more examples.

Practice Quiz

Properly Indicate the Following Titles

Glee (television show)

Is It Just Us, or Are Kids Getting Really Stupid? (article)

The Raven (poem) The Twilight Saga:

Eclipse (movie) The Fame Monster

(album) Moby-Dick, or The

Whale (novel)

The Partly Cloudy Patriot (essay)

The Partly Cloudy Patriot (book)

South Park (television show) Pandemic Part 1 (episode)

The New York Times Online (website)

Generation Net (online essay)

Put the Following Information Into a Correct Citation Moby-Dick; or, The Whale. Herman Melville. 1851. New York: Print. Dover Publications,