Practicing MLA 

Correctly Practicing:Parenthetical Notes and Works Cited Entries

Goals

Citing your work is very important: • Allows others to build off of your research

 • Maintains academic honesty

 • Avoids legal problems

Activity

In the following slides you will be given direct quotes and bibligraphic information from a web page, EBSCO database, and book source. Practice the MLA citing format by:1. Use the quote to create a sample sentence using a MLA

parenthetical note– Use the bibliographic information to create a works cited

entryResources: 1. MLA Quick Reference Sheet2. Piece of paper

MLA and the Web Page

Quote: "...contains zero calories per serving."

SourceWeb Page: Coke Zerowww.coke.comAuthor: None Paragraph #1Date Published: None Accessed: July 9, 2009

Sentence using MLA parenthetical note:  Works Cited entry:

Answer: Coke ZeroQuote: "...contains zero calories per serving."

SourceWeb Page: Coke Zerowww.coke.comAuthor: NoneParagraph #1Date Published: None Accessed: July 13, 2009

Sentence using MLA parenthetical note:The Coca-Cola Company claims, "zero calories per serving," but my research revealed otherwise (Coke Zero, par. 1).   Works Cited entry:"Coke Zero." Coke Zero. 13July2009. <www.coke.com>

MLA and the Database

Quote: “Islam will win.”

SourceThompson-Gale or EbscoAuthor: Samuel P.                  HuntingtonPublished: September 12, 2001 Article: The Clash of Civilizations Foreign Affairs Magazine Paragraph: 12                           www.thompsongale.com/clashofcivsAccessed: July 9, 2009

Sentence using MLA parenthetical note:   Works Cited entry:

Answer: Islam will WinQuote: “Islam will win.”

SourceThomson-Gale or EbscoAuthor: Samuel P.                  HuntingtonPublished: September 12, 2001 Article: The Clash of Civilizations Foreign Affairs Magazine Paragraph: 12                           www.thompsongale.com/clashofcivsAccessed: July 9, 2009

Sentence using MLA parenthetical note: The author believes Islam will win in the War on Terror (Huntington, par. 12). Works Cited entry:Huntington, Samuel P. "The Clash of Civilizations." Foreign            Affairs Magazine 12Sep2001. Thomson-Gale. 9July2009.            <http://www.thomsongale.com?clashofcivs>

MLA and the Book

Quote: “Communism must be purged by bayonet and fire.”

SourceBook: Mein KampfAuthor: Adolf HitlerPublisher: Double DayNew York2006             Page: 666

Sentence using MLA parenthetical note:   Works Cited entry:

Answer: Hitler's Bayonet and FireQuote: “Communism must be purged by bayonet and fire.”

SourceBook: Mein KampfAuthor: Adolf HitlerPublisher: Double DayNew York2006             Page: 666

Sentence using MLA parenthetical note: In WWII, Hitler's invasion of the USSR was a fulfillment of his promise that "Communism must be purged by bayonet and fire" (Hitler, 666).

Works Cited entry:Hitler, Adolf. Mein Kampf. New York: Double Day, 2006.

Do Not Forget the Works Cited Rules

• Works Cited must be arranged in alphabetical order• The second and subsequent lines in a Works Cited entry

must be indented• Each source in the Works Cited must have at least one

embedded reference in your essay• When referencing a web page you must include the

paragraph number if a page numer is not provided