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1 Citing Sources and Documentation
MLA Style

2 30013, Underwood Road, Georgia, 3551, Conyers
? 3551 Underwood Road Conyers, GA 30013 Oohhh!

3 “Happy Hunger Games! And may the odds be ever in your favor!”
2008 New York, Suzanne Collins. Scholastic Press The Hunger Games. ? Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. New York: Scholastic Press, 2008.  Oohhh!!!

4 MLA Citation Format Author Last Name, Author First Name. “Work Chapter / Poem title if applicable.” Whole Work Title. Publisher, year published. Containing pages or URL if applicable. Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. Scholastic Press, 2008.  Blade, Jamie. MLA Citation Workshop. Salem High School, 2017. ** Citation scrambler activity

5 What did you lose where? What did I lose? Where did I lose it?
Can I be more specific? Now, doesn’t that help you find it? Directions given in logical order prevents confusion and helps you find it

6 What did you find where? Importance of In-Text (Parenthetical) Citations
Remember when I needed you to find what I lost, but you needed more information? It’s the same with citing! Your reader wants to know what you found and where you found it. Which bit did you find somewhere? In which source did you find it? Where in that source did you find it? Proper formatting narrows it down in logical order and prevents confusion while helping the reader locate the information. But why would someone want to find the information I used in my paper? To verify source information To see the information in context To find out more

7 To Cite or Not To Cite? That is the Question!
You MUST Cite… Direct Quotations Paraphrasing(s) Dictionary definitions Information taken directly from a text, audio, visual, physical, or online source Any idea, word, phrase, chart, picture, song, sound, etc. that you did not come up with on your own You do NOT have to Cite… Ideas and arguments that are your own, from your own mind Visual and audio material that you made yourself, without using anything (lyrics, beats, characters, visual aids, etc.) from anyone else General Information that may be found in at least three (3) publicly accessible sources (encyclopedias, websites, textbooks, etc.) that is NOT a direct quotation or paraphrase: this type of information is considered “common knowledge” and does not have to be cited When in doubt – cite it!

8 Cite It! What and How: In John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Satan undergoes a physical devolution as he falls deeper into sin and rebellion, starting out as bright angel in heaven, turning into a “beautiful, man-like figure, damaged by his sin” after his fall, to a more bestial creature as he tempts Eve, and then is finally changed into a “serpent” by God’s own hand as punishment for bringing about Man’s downfall. In the Harry Potter series, Tom Riddle AKA Lord Voldemort undergoes a similar devolution of physical appearance as he commits more and more murders, as he becomes more evil. He starts out as a good-looking boy, “his handsome father in miniature,” but as he delves deeper into the realms of dark magic and murder he grows “less human” with the passing years until his face, at least, eventually transforms into the terrifying “snake-like” visage that young Harry encounters repeatedly throughout the series. Works Cited Dobranski, Stephen. Lectures on Paradise Lost. ENGL8390 Milton, 22 Mar. 2017, Georgia State University, Atlanta. Guilfoyle, Cherrell. “Adamantine and Serpentine: Milton’s Uses of Two Conventions of Satan in Paradise Lost.” Milton Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, 1979, pp Milton, John. Paradise Lost. The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton, edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, and Stephen M. Fallon, Kindle ed., Modern Library, Accessed 14 Apr Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Scholastic Press, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Scholastic Press, 2005.

9 Cite It! In John Milton’s Paradise Lost, Satan undergoes a physical devolution as he falls deeper into sin and rebellion, starting out as bright angel in heaven, turning into a “beautiful, man-like figure, damaged by his sin” after his fall (Guilfoyle 131), to a more bestial creature as he tempts Eve (Milton, IV.800), and then is finally changed into a “serpent” by God’s own hand as punishment for bringing about Man’s downfall (X.204). In the Harry Potter series, Tom Riddle AKA Lord Voldemort undergoes a similar devolution of physical appearance as he commits more and more murders, as he becomes more evil. He starts out as a good-looking boy, “his handsome father in miniature” (Rowling, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, 269), but as he delves deeper into the realms of dark magic and murder he grows “less human” (502) with the passing years until his face, at least, eventually transforms into the terrifying “snake-like” visage that young Harry encounters repeatedly throughout the series (Rowling, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, 643). Works Cited Dobranski, Stephen. Lectures on Paradise Lost. ENGL8390 Milton, 22 Mar. 2017, Georgia State University, Atlanta. Guilfoyle, Cherrell. “Adamantine and Serpentine: Milton’s Uses of Two Conventions of Satan in Paradise Lost.” Milton Quarterly, vol. 13, no. 1, 1979, pp Milton, John. Paradise Lost. The Complete Poetry and Essential Prose of John Milton, edited by William Kerrigan, John Rumrich, and Stephen M. Fallon, Kindle ed., Modern Library, Accessed 14 Apr Rowling, J.K. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Scholastic Press, 2000. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Scholastic Press, 2005. Your turn!

10 And that’s MLA Citation in a nutshell!
Don’t forget to hold onto that cheat sheet! You’ll need it and find it useful for your future papers and projects!


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