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Documenting Sources. MLA Format for Senior Memoirs. Online Help (Be sure to use MLA!). Citation Machine – www.citationmachine.net EasyBib – www.easybib.com Perdue OWL http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/. A Movie (DVD, Video).
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Documenting Sources MLA Format for Senior Memoirs
Online Help(Be sure to use MLA!) • Citation Machine –www.citationmachine.net • EasyBib –www.easybib.com • Perdue OWLhttp://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/
A Movie (DVD, Video) Titanic. Dir. James Cameron. Perf. Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio. 1997. Paramont, 1998. Videocassette. • Title (italicized) • Director and any other useful info such as producer and performers • Date the film was originally released to theaters • Distributor , a comma, the year the DVD was released • Format of presentation • Period
A Popular Song Springfield, Rick, comp. and perf. “Jessie’s Girl.” Working Class Dog. RCA, 1981. LP. • Composer or performer (last name first) • Title of the song in quotation marks followed by a period • Title of the CD, Record, etc. • Rec. (Recorded on) and the date it was recorded • The manufacturer • The year of issue • The medium
Good Source for Information … Wikipedia – Look up the movie or song, and you’ll find this …
A Personal Interview A Telephone Interview Ford, Harrison. Personal Interview. 15 September 2011. Ford, Harrison. Telephone Interview. 15 September 2011. An E-Mail Message Stewart, Retha. “Details About Your Birthday Party.” Message to Cristy Nickel. 15 December 2011. E-mail.
Remember … • All Double-Spaced • Hanging Indent • Alphebetized Entries • You must have at least 4 sources on final draft. Need More Help? • See Mrs. Nickel’s MLA Book in the front of the room!