MLA Format CP English 11

In text citations Cite both QUOTES and PARAPHRASES Example: In The Great Gatsby, Nick states, “I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat, a sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out unequally at birth” (Fitzgerald 20). Example: Although Amelia Earhart had a lot of passion as a child, her family struggled financially, which made success a bit more difficult for her (Smith 40).

Quotes Introduce and Conclude Quotes Example: In The Great Gatsby, Nick states, “I am still a little afraid of missing something if I forget that, as my father snobbishly suggested, and I snobbishly repeat, a sense of the fundamental decencies is parceled out unequally at birth” (Fitzgerald 20), meaning that Nick was raised to feel as though some may be naturally more graceful, tactful, and caring than others simply because of their own genetic makeup.

In Text Citation-No Author Use a shortened title of the work instead of an author name Place the title in quotation marks if it's a short work (such as an article) Italicize it if it's a longer work (e.g. plays, books, television shows, entire Web sites) and provide a page number.

In Text Citation-Internet Include in the text the first item that appears in the Work Cited entry that corresponds to the citation (e.g. author name, article name, website name, film name). No paragraph numbers or page numbers Do not include URLs in-text.

Works Cited Listed alphabetically by authors last name Every author cited in paper must be cited on Works Cited page Do not add authors NOT cited in paper

Citing a book Last name, First name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication. Medium of Publication.

Citing a website Editor, 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.

Formal Writing Rules NO Contractions No vague words (things, people, etc) No first or second person