1. Prevent Plagiarism When Writing
Modern Language
Association
8th Edition
Prevent Plagiarism When Writing

2. Writing Your Header Information
The font is Times New Roman, 12 pt.
The header sits1inch
from the edge of the
left side.
Writer’s Name
Instructor’s Name
Class Name
Date
Title
The essay begins….
Name 1
Your last name and page # sits on the upper right corner of each
page, 1/2” from the top.
The title is centered.
The entire paper is
double spaced.

3. Finding the Facts for Citing
Books—Check the title page and the copyright page.
Journals—Look at the first page of the text for the author and the title. The publication facts may be on the title page or near the table of contents.

4. Finding Book Citation Information
Author’s name
Copyright 1995 by Scribner Classics
All rights reserved.
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
ISBN-13:
Date of Publication
Title
Publisher

5. Finding Journal Citation Information
Article’s Title
Publication Facts
Author
Journal’s Title
Article’s Title
Journal’sTitle
Authors

6. Book and Journal Citations
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea.
Scribner Classics,1995.
Karlgaard, Rich. “Living on the Cheap.” Forbes,
vol. 184, no. 3, Aug. 2009, pp. 21+.
Pollack, Craig Evan, and Julia Lynch. “Health
Status of People Undergoing Foreclosure
in the Philadelphia Region.” American
Journal of Public Health, Washington
D.C., Oct

7. Citing a Website’s Article
So Many Books ~ the agony and ecstasy of a reading life 25
Thursday
Apr 2013
The Reading Brain: Differences Between Digital and Print
Posted by Stefanie in Books, ebooks, Reading, Technology
Did anyone catch the not that long ago article in American Scientific, The Reading Brain in the Digital Age? I know I mention digital versus …

8. A Song or Television Show

9. Website, Song, and Television Citations
Hollmichel, Stefanie. “The Reading Brain: Differences
between Digital and Print.” So Many Books, 25 Apr.
2013, somanybooksblog.com/2013/04/25/the-reading-
brain-differences-between-digital-and-print.
Strait, George. “Amarillo by Mornin’.” For the Last Time,
Cowboy Lyrics, 2003,
strait-george/amarillo-by-mornin-1750.html.
“Episode 1: Cake.” The Great British Baking Show, PBS
Food Originals, season 1, episode 1, Public
Broadcasting Service, 24 Dec

10. MLA 8 — Core Elements 1. Author(s). 2. Title of the source.
3. Title of the container,
4. Other contributors,
5. Version,
6. Numbers, (volume, episode)
7. Publisher,
8. Publication date,
9. Location.

11. Become a Citation Machine Use MLA 8’s Chart
Copy the chart.
Write the citation information on the right side and add the punctuation.
Then, copy the chart onto the Works Cited page, the last page of your writing work.
Author.
Title of Source.
Title of Container,
Other Contributors,
Version,
Number,
Publisher,
Publication date,
Location.

12. Become a Citation Machine Use MLA 8’s Chart
Author.
Howells, W. D.
Title of Source.
Their Wedding Journey.
Container 1
Title of container,
Other contributors,
Edited by John K. Reeves,
Version,
Number,
Publisher,
Publication date,
1968
Location.
Container 2
A Selected Edition of W. D. Howells,
general editor, Edwin H. Cady,
vol. 5,
Indiana UP, .

13. The Container’s Citation:
Howells, W. D. Their Wedding Journey. Edited
by John K. Reeves, A Selected
Edition of W. D. Howells, general editor,
Edwin H. Cady, vol. 5, Indiana UP,

14. Works Cited (the last page of the writing)
Last Name Page Number
Works Cited
“Episode 1: Cake.” The Great British Baking Show, PBS Food Originals, season 1, episode 1, Public BroaBroadcasting Service, 24 Dec
Hemingway, Ernest. The Old Man and the Sea. Scribner Classics, 1995.
Hollmichel, Stefanie. “The Reading Brain: Difference between Digital and Print.” So Many Books, 25 Apr. 2013,2013, somanybooksblog.com/2013/04/25/the-reading-brain-differences- between-digital-and-print.
Howells, W.D. Their Wedding Journey. Edited by John K. Reeves, A Selected Edition of W. D. HowelHowells, general editor, Edwin H. Cady, vol. 5, Indiana UP,
Karlgaard, Rich. “Living on the Cheap.” Forbes, vol. 184, no. 3, Aug. 2009, pp. 21+.
MLA Handbook. 8th ed., e-book, Modern Language Association of America, 2016.
Pollack, Craig Evan, and Julie Lynch. “Health Status of People Undergoing Foreclosure in the Philadelphia RegiRegion.” American Journal of Public Health, Washington D.C.., Oct
Strait, George. “Amarillo by Mornin’.” For the Last Time, Cowboy Lyrics, 2003,

15. In-text Citations

16. In-text Citations In-text citations work with the works-cited list:
According to Naomi Baron, reading is “just half of literacy. The other half is writing” (194). One might even suggest that reading is never complete without writing (MLA Handbook, 54).
Works Cited
Baron, Naomi S. “Redefining Reading: The Impact of Digital ComCommunication Media.” PMLA, vol. 128, no. 1, Jan. 2013, pp. 1pp

17. In-text Citations
The copied words go in quotations.
According to Naomi Baron, reading is “just half of literacy. The other half is writing” (194). One might even suggest that reading is never complete without writing.
The page number goes in parenthesis.

18. If the author’s name appears in a prior sentence,
the name and page number go together:
Reading is “just half of literacy. The other half is writing” (Baron 194). One might even suggest that reading is never complete without writing.
The author’s name and page number goes in parenthesis.

19. If there are two authors with the same last name,
use their first initial in the citation’s parenthesis:
Reading is “just half of literacy. The other half is writing” (N. Baron 194). One might even suggest that reading is never complete without writing.
The author’s name and page number goes in parenthesis.

20. If more than one work of the author is included in the
essay, add a short form of the current source’s title:
Reading is “just half of literacy. The other half is writing” (Baron, “Redefining” 194). One might even suggest that reading is never complete without writing.
The author’s name, short source title, and page number goes in parenthesis.

21. If the title is included in the text, the
page number follows the in-text citation:
In Redefining Reading: The Impact of Digital Communication Media, Baron states, “just half of literacy. The other half is writing” (194). One might even suggest that reading is never complete without writing.
Just the page number goes in parenthesis.

22. The page number must go in parenthesis to prevent plagiarism.
Every time we borrow an author’s work, even in our own words, we must add an in-text citation:
While reading may be the core of literacy, literacy can be complete only when reading accompanies writing (194).
The page number must go in parenthesis to prevent plagiarism.

23. Authors’ names and page numbers
When our borrowed work is written by more than one author, we must add both names, the page numbers, and a semicolon:
While reading may be the core of literacy, literacy can be complete only when reading accompanies writing (Baron 194; Jacobs 55).
Authors’ names and page numbers
prevent plagiarism.

24. Indentations
At the conclusion of Lord of the Flies, RalRalph, realizing the horror of his actions, is ois overcome by
If a quotation fills more than 4 lines in your writing, create it in a block moved in one-half inch from the left margin.
great, shuddering spasms of grief
that seemed to wrench his whole
body. His voice rose under the
black smoke before the burning
wreckage of the island; and infected
by that emotion, the other little boys
began to shake and sob too. (186)

25. Copy MLA 8’s Chart. Add source information from the research
Copy MLA 8’s Chart. Add source information from the research. Pull together each line. Be sure to use the correct punctuation.
Author.
Title of Source.
Container 1
Title of container,
Other contributors,
Version,
Number,
Publisher,
Publication date,
Location.
Container 2