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What is MLA style?

What is MLA style?. MLA Style. MLA stands for Modern Language Association. It is a standard procedure for recording information like author’s name, title of a periodical, and date of publication, so that another person can find your sources of information.

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What is MLA style?

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  1. What is MLA style?

  2. MLA Style • MLA stands for Modern Language Association. • It is a standard procedure for recording information like author’s name, title of a periodical, and date of publication, so that another person can find your sources of information. • MLA style formatting is used in the Humanities and Language and Literature.

  3. MLA Style Title Page • Creating a Title Page • 1. Write the title a third of the way down the page. • 2. Leave 2-3 lines, then write your name. • 3. Leave 2-3 lines. • 4. Write the course or class information. • 5. Write the instructor's name on the next line. • 6. Write the date on the next line.

  4. Tips and Cautions • Use a standard 1 inch margin. • Use a standard 12 point font for all writing. • All information is written in the same size and font; there is no bold, italics or underlining.

  5. MLA “Works Cited” Page • This is a page that lists all of your sources of information. • Sources are listed in alphabetical order.

  6. Sample MLA Style Works Cited Page • "Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007. Web. 24 May 2009. • Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. • Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009. • Ebert, Roger. "An Inconvenient Truth." Rev. of An Inconvenient Truth, dir. Davis Guggenheim. rogerebert.com. Sun-Times News Group, 2 June 2006. Web. 24 May 2009. • GlobalWarming.org. Cooler Heads Coalition, 2007. Web. 24 May 2009.

  7. What is an annotation? • An annotation is a note that is made while reading any form of text. • It provides a summary of the article highlighting the writer’s main message. • It is 3-5 sentences long. • For the Independent Periodical Study, you must provide an annotation under each citation.

  8. How does this relate to the Independent Periodical Study? • You will follow a periodical (magazine or newspaper) for 6 weeks. • For each article you read, you will provide a citation and an annotation. • Annotations appear directly under each citation. • You will hand in a Works Cited page with a minimum of 6 annotated citations.

  9. Today • Goal #1 – Choose a periodical to follow. • Goal #2 – Choose at least one article from your chosen periodical to read. • Goal #3 – Create an MLA style citation with an annotation.

  10. To create a citation, you will need the following information: • Title of your periodical • Tile of your article • Author’s name • Date of publication • Volume number (if there is one) • Page numbers (not for web based) • Source type – web based or print

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