MLA Format & In-Text Citations ALOHA MLA Format & In-Text Citations U.S. History-Jr. Paper Mrs. Tomboc-Brownlie, Teacher Librarian

Piles = support thesis paragraphs NOTECARDS-Now what? Piles = support thesis paragraphs Export to Word or Google Docs (Print) Copy/paste Box 2 Evidence & Box 3 Commentary to outline

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Pile by paragraphs/STs

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MLA FORMAT-paper Times New Roman 12 Double Space 1 inch margins Single sided Check paragraph spacing

Adjust paragraph spacing 0 pt. No spaces Between! Right click

½ inch 1 inch Header Last name page number MLA Heading Title centered .5 Paragraph tab 1 inch

Works Cited in NoodleTools Create New Project = Works Cited Copy/Duplicate sources used from Annotated Bibliography to Works Cited Omit annotations in Formatting Options

Copy sources used to Works Cited But do all editing here!

Check box all sources used in paper

No annotations on Works Cited page!

½ inch 1 inch 1 inch Sources alphabetized Hanging indent .5 1 inch

in citation goes in parenthetical reference First item in citation goes in parenthetical reference --. =Same author as previous source

(Josiah and Oghenerho). Pre-Test Answers Or use lead-in (Civil Rights Act). (Josiah and Oghenerho).

Pre-Test Answers (King, “Letter”).

Pre-Test Answers (King, “Let Us”).

(“Martin,” DISCovering). Pre-Test Answers (“Martin,” American). (“Martin,” DISCovering).

(“Martin Luther King Jr. and the Legacy”). Pre-Test Answers (“Martin Luther King Jr. and the Legacy”).

Pre-Test Answers (McDarrah et al. 101).

In-text reference if fill-in-blanks used

How to in-text cite with page numbers 1 author (Meyers 138). 2 authors (Rosen and Wolf 79). 3 or more authors (McDarrah et al. 50).

How to in-text cite (King, “Let Us”). (King, “Letter”). Two or more works by same author (King, “Let Us”). (King, “Letter”).

Primary Sources Lead-Ins Author & title with no page number stated in text: In King’s “Letter from Birmingham Jail” he replied to white clergymen page at end of sentence (18).

How to in-text cite-No author Anonymous Works (“Martin Luther King Jr. and the Legacy”). Anonymous/Same Title (“Martin,” American 141). (“Martin,” DISCovering).

Quotes more than 4 lines (MLA 76-7). Colon introduces quotation Block indented 1/2 inch from left margin Double space NO quotation marks In-text citation after quote punctuation

Quotes longer than 4 lines ½ inch Quotes longer than 4 lines

USE OF QUOTATIONS (MLA 75). Quote primary sources only Be selective Brief as possible Integrate into flow of your writing

INDIRECT SOURCES (MLA 124). Try to find original source Primary source quote quoted in a source (qtd. in Simmons).

ELLIPSIS

ELLIPSIS (MLA 80-5). Use when omitting material from a primary source direct quote . . . 3 spaced periods (space before each and a space after last) Do not use at the start of quotes; short phrases Use in middle or sentence end. . . .

Italicize containers in paper (MLA 68-9) Court cases – Roe v. Wade Spacecraft – Sputnik Books – Feminine Mystique Periodicals – New York Times Websites - National Security Archive

Grading Your MLA MLA Heading & Headers, 12 pt. font 1 inch margins, title centered, left justified Double spaced (no extra space between paragraphs) Parenthetical Citations correspond to Works Cited page Long quote format (if applicable) Follows MLA rules!

DO PARAPHRASE secondary quotes & use in-text citations. DO NOT lead-in secondary sources. FIX errors we correct in NoodleTools and Outline USE past-tense & active voice; third person FORMAT decades 1960s ‘60s

DO ATTACH corrected outline to final paper USE minimum 2 primary, 1 secondary, 1 periodical INCLUDE Works Cited AND Annotated Bibliography with final paper to Tomboc

MLA Rubric – 10 point scale