How do I do in-text citations for MLA?

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_in_text_citations_the_basics.html

How do I integrate my sources into my writing?

• Embedding quotations (University of North Carolina's Writing Center) --GREAT RESOURCE!

• Embedding quotations: https://www.bucks.edu/media/bcccmedialibrary/tutoring/documents/writingareahandoutrevision/writingparagraphandoutlines/Embedded-Quotes-Handout.pdf

• embedding quotations: https://www.sjsu.edu/writingcenter/docs/handouts/Embedding%20Quotations.pdf

• For literary analysis

• integrating quotes: http://facultyweb.ivcc.edu/rrambo/eng1001/quotes.htm

• Signal Phrases to integrate sources into your writing

  • https://stlcc.edu/student-support/academic-success-and-tutoring/writing-center/writing-resources/introducing-sources.aspx

• Embedding quotations for literary analysis

• Block quotes (more than three lines)

• How to integrate song or poetry lyrics

Major vs. Minor Works

How do you refer to minor works (article titles, poems, et.) compared to major works (books, plays, newspaper publishers, websites)?

• When citing MAJOR WORKS such as book titles, magazine titles, album titles, or website titles, put the title in ITALICS.

• When citing MINOR WORKS such as poems, article titles, a specific song from an album, or short story titles, put the title in quotation marks. Remember to capitalize all words in a title except for the first word, articles (an, a, the), prepositions (of, to), or conjunctions (and, but, or, so).

• See more detail at https://www.bu.edu/brand/guidelines/editorial-style/titles-of-work/.

What do I capitalize in a title?

https://allaboutwritingconsulting.com/2013/12/how-to-punctuate-titles/

https://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/citation-basics/capitalization-rules/

How do I use quotes within a quote? (Single vs Double Quotation Marks)

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/general_writing/punctuation/quotation_marks/extended_rules_for_quotation_marks.html#:~:text=Quotations%20within%20a%20Quotation,'%22

How do I properly reference my sources within the body of my essay?

• Be sure you are including either in-text citations (MLA) or footnotes (Chicago) throughout the drafting phase.

  • MLA Style Guide (in-text citations):

    • Purdue

    • IN-TEXT CITATIONS: https://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-format/how-to-cite-a-parenthetical-citations-mla/

    • PLEASE NOTE THAT MLA 8 IS MOST COMMONLY USED FOR LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE CLASSES.

  • Chicago Style Guide (footnotes): Easybib.com

How do I cite music and movies?

1. Music: https://libguides.css.edu/c.php?g=41682&p=265050 or https://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/how-do-i-cite-a/how-to-cite-a-song-found-online/

2. Movies: https://www.scribbr.com/mla/how-to-cite-a-movie/

3. TV Series: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_works_cited_other_common_sources.html

How do I cite an image or a chart?

• Manhattanville College Library Page

• Owl Purdue

• https://columbiacollege-ca.libguides.com/mla/images

• https://columbiacollege-ca.libguides.com/mla/images

How do I include an appendix for charts, lyrics, poetry, etc?

• The Appendix should appear before the Works Cited list

• https://columbiacollege-ca.libguides.com/mla/images

• If you have more than one appendix , then name the first appendix, Appendix A, the second Appendix B, etc.

• The appendices should appear in the order that the information is mentioned in your essay

• Each appendix begins on a new page

• See example at https://libguides.lahc.edu/mla/format#Appendix.

• https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_tables_figures_and_examples.html

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How do I format the Works Cited page?

• How to format the hanging indent for the Works Cited page

• MLA: https://www.easybib.com/guides/citation-guides/mla-format/sample-paper-mla/

• Owl Purdue Sample Works Cited page and guidance

• Using MLA Format (MLA's website)

• Generators

  • EASY BIB: https://www.easybib.com/mla8/source

  • CITATION MACHINE: https://www.citationmachine.net/mla8/cite-a-website

  • Be sure to format your hanging indent in Google Docs: To get a hanging indent, put your cursor in the line/paragraph you want to indent and go to Format > Align & Indent > Indentation options. Under "Special," select "Hanging." Press the blue Apply button to save your changes.

How do I develop an annotated bibliography? (required for EE)

1. Locate and record citations for all sources that are relevant and useful for your topic and texts.

2. Examine and review sources, sifting through any that are not useful, and only include the ones that connect back to your research question. Choose the ones that will provide you a variety of perspectives on your topic.

3. Develop citations for relevant sources using the appropriate style guide: MLA 8 (if you want to use in-text citations) or Chicago (if you want to use footnotes).

4. For each citation, include a brief descriptive and evaluative paragraph, an annotation, explaining to the reader the relevance, accuracy, and quality of the source cited. You may summarize the central theme of the book or article and evaluate the background on the author as well as how this work connects back to your research question.

Resources

• Purdue Writing Lab (Guide for annotated bibliographies, MLA, APA, Chicago)

• Easybib.com (Guide for annotated bibliographies, APA and MLA)

• IRSC Libraries (MLA annotated bibliography example)

• Cornell University (Guide for annotated bibliographies, APA)

• Chicago Style Guide (footnotes): Easybib.com

• MLA Style Guide (in-text citations): Purdue

• Include your Works Cited page at the end of the essay for easy reference when citing your sources through in-text citations (MLA) OR footnotes (Chicago)