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A Brief Introduction to MLA Documentation

This guide introduces the importance of MLA documentation and academic honesty in high school research. It emphasizes the critical rule: if you didn’t know it when you started, you must cite it. Plagiarism, including reusing one's own work, can have severe academic consequences. Citing sources strengthens your work, whether quoting, paraphrasing, or referencing others’ ideas. Included are tutorials on in-text citations and Works Cited formatting, alongside resources for understanding various citation scenarios and the serious implications of plagiarism.

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A Brief Introduction to MLA Documentation

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  1. A Brief Introduction to MLA Documentation Miss Kerber Fall 2014

  2. Academic Honesty • Rule of thumb: if you didn’t know it when you started researching, you must cite the information • No benefit to trying to seem more knowledgeable than you are • High school = beginning of your academic researching: at this point, you should be citing nearly everything • Citing your sources gives more clout to your paper/project

  3. Plagiarism • What exactly is plagiarism? • Types of plagiarism- N.B. #5 • Reusing your own work is also an act of plagiarism! • You can be expelled from academic institutions for plagiarism • School policy > automatic “0” and a VPO referral > 2x3 hour detention (Red Bank Regional Student Handbook 72)

  4. Citing Sources • Necessary when: • Quoting someone else’s work • Quoting your own previously submitted work • Paraphrasing someone else’s / your own work • Using an idea someone else expressed • Referring to another work • When someone else’s work has helped you to develop your ideas (“Citing Sources: What’s a Citation?”)

  5. In-text Citations • Brief Tutorial (9 minutes) • Purdue Owl • Works Cited Page Brief Tutorial (3 minutes)

  6. For example: • Electronic Sources • Books

  7. Works Cited “Citing Sources: What’s a Citation?”. Plagiarism.org. iParadigms, LLC. 2014. Web. 27 September 2014. Clarkson, Alexander. “MLA Tutorial #3: Works Cited Page Formatting”. Youtube.com. 2011. Web. 28 September 2014. Clarkson, Alexander. “MLA Tutorial #6: In-text Citations”. Youtube.com. 2011. Web. 28 September 2014. “MLA Works Cited Page: Books”. The Writing Lab and Owl at Purdue University. 2014. Web. 28 September 2014. “MLA Works Cited Page: Electronic Sources”. The Writing Lab and Owl at Purdue University. 2014. Web. 28 September 2014. Red Bank Regional Student Handbook. Red Bank Regional High School District 2014. Web. 21 September 2014. “Types of Plagiarism”. Plagiarism.org. iParadigms, LLC. 2014. Web. 27 September 2014.

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