11 December 2014
The following slideshow will provide you with instructions on how to convert
documentation entries for the MLA vs. APA activity. The example below converts MLA
documentation entries to APA. But it works the same way to convert APA entries to MLA.
To begin the MLA vs. APA Activity, first go to the References or Works Cited list in your
Argument Essay and identify 3 documentation entries to work with for this activity.
I’ve identify 3 documentation entries below from a Works Cited (MLA).
Next, go to your style handbook (The Brief McGraw-Hill Handbook) and confirm that
your documentation entries are correct based on the citation style you’ve been using
throughout the semester. To do this, you must…
1.
Identify what kinds of sources these are and find the examples in the handbook.
One of the sources (Barrientos) is a “Work in an anthology,” an MLA example of
which can be found on p. 279 of The Brief McGraw-Hill Handbook. The other two
sources are “Articles in an online magazine or newspaper,” MLA examples for
which are found on p. 292.
2.
Compare the examples to the entries I wrote to make sure my entries are correct. If
they are not correct, fix them.
Everything checks out. The MLA style entries I wrote are correct.
After that, identify the equivalent documentation entry examples for the new citation
style you are using.
Barrientos is a “Work in an anthology.” The equivalent example in APA is a “Selection
in an edited book or anthology” on p. 327. The other two sources are “Articles in an
online magazine or newspaper.” The equivalent example in APA is an “article in an
online newspaper” on p. 339. (This one is preferred to “Article in an online magazine”
because the latter would require volume and issue numbers, which these sources do
not have.)
Once you recognize what the new documentation entry must look like, simply extract
the appropriate information from the old entry and reformat it to match the new entry.
Old
Entry
Barrientos, T. (2013). Se habla Español. In Roen, D., Glau, G., & Maid, B.
(Eds.), The McGraw-Hill guide: Writing for college, writing for life
(3rd ed., pp. 83-87). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
New
Entry
After you’ve done this for each of the three entries, make sure each entry is correct,
following ALL the formatting requirements for the new citation style.
In APA, the following rules must be followed…
Last names
and first
initials used
Words in titles are lower
cased, except for first
word and proper nouns
Barrientos, T. (2013). Se habla Español. In Roen, D., Glau, G., & Maid, B.
(Eds.), The McGraw-Hill guide: Writing for college, writing for life
(3rd ed., pp. 83-87). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill.
Date of
publication, in
parentheses,
immediately
after author
Italics used
for book titles
Doublespaced
and hanging
indent
Neither quotation marks nor
italics used for article titles
On top of all this, make sure you’ve met all formatting requirements
for both the Works Cited page and the References page you produce.