MLA STYLE AND CITATION MANUAL BARREN COUNTY HIGH SCHOOL TEACHER EDITION 2010-2011 Developed by Katie Gray BCHS English Department Barren County High School MLA Style and Citation Manual 2010-2011 TABLE OF CONTENTS I. STYLE MANUAL UPDATE………………………………………………… 3 II. FORMATTING THE FIRST PAGE OF YOUR PAPER………………4 III. CITATION GUIDE……………………………………………………………...5 III A. Manuscript Style and Reminders…………………….5 III B. Annotation……………………………………………………..5 Works Cited General Rules List of Examples IV. WORKS CITED PAGE SAMPLE…………………………………………..11 V. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY GUIDE & SAMPLE…..…………..12 VI. QUOTING PASSAGES………………………………………………………..14 LESSON PLAN RESOURCES……………………………………………...15 2 I. STYLE MANUAL UPDATE Style Manual Update 2009 Update based on the MLA Handbook. 7th Edition, as explained by OWL at Purdue and Old Saybrook High School English Department Style Manual, August 2009. NO UNDERLINING: Italicize titles of independently published works such as books, periodicals, films, etc. Example: Charles Dickens’ novel, Great Expectations, was published serially from December 1860 to August 1861. NO URLS: MLA no longer requires a URL in website citations; writers are expected to provide the URL if the citation alone does not easily lead readers to the source information. If URL is necessary, break lines only at slashes. Examples: Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Thinking. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006. John F. Kennedy. History Channel, n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.history.com/topics/john-f-kennedy>. PUBLICATION MEDIUM: Every entry should receive a medium of publication identifier. (Most entries will simply be listed as PRINT or WEB, but other potential mediums include TV or DVD.) Any medium other than WEB will be listed at the end of the citation; WEB will be followed by date of access. Examples: Moffett, Mark. “Able Bodies.” National Geographic August 2007: 140-151. Print. Dell, Amore. How Shark Scales Give Predator Deadly Speed. National Geographic, 23 Nov. 2010. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. WHEN INFORMATION IS NOT AVAILABLE: Many WEB source entries require a publisher name, a date of publication, and/or page numbers. Often some or all of this information is not available—the following abbreviations should be used in place of necessary information in such circumstance: o n.p. no publisher given o n.d. : no date o n. pag. : no pagination (for online journals that appear only online or for databases that do not provide page numbers) 3 Examples: John F. Kennedy. History Channel, n.d. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. <http://www.history.com/topics/john-f-kennedy>. Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions.” Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal 6.2 (2008): n. pag. Web. 20 May 2009. II. FORMATTING PAGE ONE OF YOUR PAPER • • • • • • Do not make a title page unless specifically requested by your instructor. In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list the following information: your name, your instructor’s name, the course name and the date (all double-spaced). TITLE: Double space again and center your title. Titles should be written in Title Case (standard capitalization). Titles should not be written in italics, underlined or in all capital letters. Double space between your title and the first line of your text. To number your pages: Create a header in the upper right hand corner of the page. Include your last name, followed by a space, and Arabic Numerals (1, 2, 3, 4, etc.), consecutively listed on each page in the same manner. Below is an example of the first page of a paper written in MLA Style, courtesy of Purdue Online Writing Lab: The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. October 2010. III. IV. V. VI. VII. VIII. IX. X. XI. XII. XIII. XIV. XV. XVI. XVII. XVIII. XIX. XX. XXI. 4 CITATION GUIDE Some new citations are included below. Students are recommended and encouraged to use OWL at Purdue Formatting and Style Guide as a support to research and writing. (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/). III A. Manuscript Style and Reminders 1. Academic writing has a traditional look. Readable serif font should be used (Bookman, Times, Palatino) and used throughout the paper. 2. Normal size is 12 point font. 3. The entire paper is double-spaced. This rule applies to everything, in every part of the paper (title, text, quotations, Works Cited). 4. Page numbers appear on all pages, including the separate Works Cited. 5. Headings such as the title of paper, Works Cited or Appendix should be centered at top of page. 6. Margins should be 1 inch on all sides of the document. (If using Microsoft Word 97-2003 version, page margins are automatically set to 1.25 inches on all four sides; Word 2007 and newer automatically sets margins to 1 inch on all sides.) 7. Do not include a Title Page, unless specifically requested by instructor. 8. Use italics (instead of underlining) for titles of larger works (books, magazines) and quotation marks for titles of shorter works (poems, articles, short stories). 9. Page numbers: number pages consecutively in the upper right-hand corner. 10. Avoid use of styles (no shadow, outline, etc) other than italics: Use italics throughout your essay for the titles of longer works and, only when absolutely necessary, providing emphasis. III B. Annotation “Works Cited” General Rules List of references listed on a separate page at the end of the research paper Organized alphabetically by the author’s last name—if no author, alphabetize by the first word of the title (disregard a, an, the) 5 Will I have a Works Cited page or a Bibliography? o In MLA Format, writers will always have a “Works Cited” page to list references; never a bibliography. Center the words “Works Cited” one inch from the top of page; do not underline Entries are NEVER numbered on Works Cited pages Begin each entry at the left margin—if entry takes longer than one line, indent the second line to continue with citation (indent 5 spaces) Complete “Works Cited” page prior to inserting in-text citations—each in-text citation will refer to the first word in the corresponding Works Cited entry List of Examples SOURCE WORKS CITED PAGE POSSIBLE ISSUES (Remember: All citations should be doublespaced) BASIS OF WORKS CITED FORMAT Last name, First name. Title in italics. Place of publication: Publisher, Date. Medium of publication. 1. BOOK WITH ONE AUTHOR Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird 2. BOOK WITH MORE THAN ONE AUTHOR Gillespie, Paula, and Neal Lerner. The Allyn *Titles must be in italics. *If title is part of a book or extended work, the title is put in quotation marks. House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print. and Bacon Guide to Peer Tutoring. Boston: Allyn, 2000. Print. *Reverse the first author’s name only. *If there are more than three authors, you may choose to list only the first author followed by the phrase: et al. (note the period after et al.) 6 3. BOOK WITH EDITOR Boroff, Marie, ed. A Gawain Critical Anthology. New York: Norton, 1967. * If more than one editor, use eds. Print. 4. BOOK WITH CORPORATIVE AUTHOR American Allergy Association. Allergies in 5. REFERENCE WORK Harris, Muriel. “Talk to Me: Engaging Reluctant Children. New York: Random, 1998. Print. Writers.” A Tutor’s Guide: Helping Writers One on One. Ed. Ben Rafoth. Portsmouth, NH: * If no author name is provided, begin citation directly with article title. Heinemann, 2000. 24-34. Print. 6. GOVERNMENT PUBLICATION United States. Dept. of Labor. Bureau of Statistics. Dictionary of Occupational Titles. 4th ed. Washington: GPO, 1977. Print. 7. ARTICLE IN A MAGAZINE Poniewozik, James. “TV Makes a Too-Close 8. ARTICLE IN A NEWSPAPER Brubaker, Bill. “New Health Center Targets Call.” TIME 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print. Country’s Uninsured Patients.” Washington Post 24 May 2007: LZ01+. Print. 9. FILM/ TELEVISION Ed Wood. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette. Touchstone, 1994. DVD. 10. BROADCAST TV OR RADIO PROGRAM * Always remember to abbreviate the month. * note the different pagination in a newspaper * + indicates the article continued onto another page * list performers names only if necessary- head the list with “Perf.” "The Blessing Way." The X-Files. Fox. WXIA, Atlanta. 19 Jul. 1998. Television. 7 11. DIGITAL FILES (PDF’S, Smith, George. “Pax Americana: Strife in a Time JPEG’S, MP3’S) of Peace.” 2005. Microsoft Word file. * End the entry with the name of the digital format 12. PERSONAL INTERVIEW *This is an interview that you conduct yourself. Smith, Joe. Personal Interview. 7 Dec. 2010. *Begin citation with the name of the interviewee. 12. PUBLISHED INTERVIEW Amis, Kingsley. “Mimic and Moralist.” Interviews with Britain’s Angry Young Men. By Dale Salwak. San Bernardino, CA: Borgo, * For books, include the author or editor name after the book title. 1984. Print. 13. AN IMAGE (PHOTOGRAPH, SCULPTURE, PAINTING) Picasso, Pablo. Le Moulin de la Galette. 1900. Guggenheim, New York. Guggenheim: Thannhauser Collection. Web. 7 Dec. 2010. 14. ARTICLE IN ONLINE SCHOLARLY JOURNAL Dolby, Nadine. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions.” Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal 6.2 (2008): n. pag. Web. 20 May 2009. 15. ARTICLE IN ONLINE SCHOLARLY JOURNAL THAT ALSO APPEARS IN PRINT Wheelis, Mark. "Investigating Disease Outbreaks Under a Protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention." Emerging Infectious Diseases 6.6 (2000): 595-600. Web. 8 Feb. 2009. *If viewed on the Internet, include the name of the webpage where art was viewed and the date of access. * Note that this journal is online published onlinethere is no print form. Be sure to include “n. pag.” to indicate that there are no page numbers. * This journal appears in print and online. Note that you viewed it online by including “Web” or in print form by excluding “Web” and including “print” at the end of the citation. 8 16. BLOG POSTING Editor, screen name, author, or compiler name (if available). “Posting Title.” Name of Site. Version number (if available). Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher). Medium of publication. Date of access. Salmar1515 [Sal Hernandez]. “Re: Best Strategy: Fenced Pastures vs. Max Number of Rooms?” BoardGameGeek. BoardGameGeek, 29 Sept. 2008. Web. 5 Apr. 2009. 17. SCHOLARLY JOURNAL Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta * Notice the necessary information for a blog posting in the first provided citation. An example blog citation follows. *Note that if the publisher of the cite is unknown, write “n.p.” for no publisher. *Name of site and name of institution may be the same. Be sure to italicize only the name of site. *Always provide issue numbers when available. Devi's Bashai Tudu." Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature 15.1 (1996): 41-50. Print. 18. WEBSITE Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. *Date of access simply means the date that you viewed the website. This gives you credibility as websites are constantly changing. Dell, Amore. How Shark Scales Give Predator Deadly Speed. National Geographic, 23 Nov. 2010. Web. 29 Nov. 2010. 9 19. SHORT WORK FROM A WEBSITE Author’s name. “Title of short work.” Title of Site. Sponsor of site, date of publication. Medium. Date of Access. Shiva, Vandana. “Bioethics: A Third World Issue.” NativeWeb. Nativeweb, n.d. Web. 22 Jan. 2009. *Use this citation style for short online works such as articles, poems, and other documents that are not book length or that appear as internal pages on a website. *Remember, use the abbreviation “n.d” when no date is available. 10 XXII. SAMPLE WORKS CITED * Note that in MLA Style, the Bibliography, or list of sources are organized as a “Works Cited” page and all entries are alphabetized by the author’s last name. If no author name is provided, alphabetize the citation by the first word in the title (excluding the, a, an). Works Cited American Allergy Association. Allergies in Children. New York: Random, 1998. Print. Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi's Bashai Tudu." Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature 15.1 (1996): 41-50. Print. Ed Wood. Dir. Tim Burton. Perf. Johnny Depp, Martin Landau, Sarah Jessica Parker, Patricia Arquette. Touchstone, 1994. DVD. Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print. Poniewozik, James. “TV Makes a Too-Close Call.” TIME 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print. “Research in Youth Culture and Policy: Current Conditions and Future Directions.” Social Work and Society: The International Online-Only Journal 6.2 (2008): n. pag. Web. 20 May 2009. Salmar1515 [Sal Hernandez]. “Re: Best Strategy: Fenced Pastures vs. Max Number of Rooms?” BoardGameGeek. BoardGameGeek, 29 Sept. 2008. Web. 5 Apr. 2009. Wheelis, Mark. "Investigating Disease Outbreaks Under a Protocol to the Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention." Emerging Infectious Diseases 6.6 (2000): 595-600. Web. 8 Feb. 2009. 11 XXIII. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY GUIDE An Annotated Bibliography is an annotated list of references; the researcher includes their citations along with an explanation of each source. Explanations may include a summary, assessment, and/or reflection of the source. SUMMARIZE Summarize: What are the main arguments? What is the basic idea of this source? What is the most important information taken from this source? You should paraphrase to include the main ideas from the source in your own words without using direct quotes and/or plagiarizing information from the source. Paraphrasing information… • • Your own version of important information and ideas expressed by someone else, presented in your own way. Focuses concisely on a single main idea. ASSESS THE INFORMATION... Assess: When completing research, it can be helpful to evaluate the source; this will be helpful both for you as the researcher and your readers. Is this a useful source? Compare this source with others in your Annotated Bibliography. How can you tell if the information is reliable? Can you tell if the source is biased or objective? If so, how? It may be helpful to determine the goal of this source. To evaluate sources, ask the following questions while reading… • • • • • • Skim the book and the table of contents. Is your specific topic covered? Will your topic be covered in depth enough to provide sufficient information? Determine the intended audience. Is the language objective or emotional? From where does the author obtain their information? Look at their sources: do they use a balance of primary and secondary sources? Is the information up to date? Check to see how old the source is and if the age of the information matters. How credible is the author? What do you know about the author or organization? 12 REFLECTION… Reflect: Now it is time to determine how your source fits into your research. How helpful is this source and how does it help you shape your argument? Has this source influenced how you think about your topic? If so, how? • Be sure to include the specific information you will use from the source, explaining how you will use the information to shape your argument. WHY SHOULD I WRITE AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY? To learn more about your topic! Writing an annotated bibliography is excellent preparation for any type of research project. This assignment will help you to more carefully read potential sources, assist you in formulating a strong thesis, and develop a well-rounded perspective on the topic. ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHY FORMAT The format of annotated bibliographies varies; however, there are a few basic format guidelines writers should use. • Bibliographic information should be presented in MLA citation format. • Annotations for each source are always written in block paragraph form. In terms of the length of your annotations, you should consult your individual instructor. The length of the annotations for each source could vary from a few sentences to a number of pages. *For more information and samples of annotated bibliographies, visit the following website: The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. October 2010. Purdue Online Writing Lab http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/ 13 XXIV. QUOTING PASSAGES • • In MLA format, quotes are formatted differently depending on the length of the quote. If you need to cite two or more works from the same author, your in-text citations will include the title of the specific work, rather than the name of the author. SHORT QUOTATIONS Short quotes are identified as or shorter than four typed lines of prose. • • • • • Enclose quotation with double quotation marks. Include author and specific page citation in parenthesis after closing the quotation marks. Include a complete source reference on works cited page. Question marks and exclamation points should be included within the quotations and before the parenthetical citation if they are part of the quote. Your punctuation marks should appear after the parenthetical citation. Examples: “I saw that the dress had been put upon the rounded figure of a young woman, and the figure upon which it now hung loose, had shrunken to skin and bone” (Dickens 48). Is it possible that dreams may express "profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes 184)? LONG QUOTATIONS Long quotations are identified as longer than four typed lines of prose. • • • • Place quotation in free-standing block of text, omitting quotation marks. Start quotation on a new line, indenting one inch from the left margin. Maintain double spacing. Parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark. Example: Upon seeing Miss Havisham, a figure of decayed wealth and social status, Pip remembers: I saw that everything within my view which ought to be white, had been white long ago and had lost its lustre, and was faded and yellow. I saw that the bride within the bridal dress, had withered like the dress, and like the flowers, and had no brightness left but the brightness of her sunken eyes. I saw that the dress had been put upon the rounded figure of a young woman, and the figure upon which it now hung loose, had shrunken to skin and bone. (Dickens 48) 14 MLA CITATION AND DOCUMENTATION Name: _______________________ Date: _______ Period: _____ What is MLA Citation? The Modern Language Association (MLA) developed a style guide for academic writing. Part of the style guide deals with the correct way to cite your sources when writing. Why is it important to cite my sources? As a writer, it is your responsibility to give proper credit to your sources. It is also very important that you give this credit in accordance with MLA style. If you fail to give proper credit to a source, you have committed plagiarism. By citing your sources, you seem more reliable as a writer; your reader(s) will have more reason to believe and rely on what you have to say. Remember...what is plagiarism? If you have not given proper credit to your sources, you have committed plagiarism. Basically, you are lying to your reader. You have used someone else’s thoughts, research and/or ideas without telling your reader where you took it from; therefore, they believe it is your idea(s). Whether you have intentionally tried to pass off someone else’s ideas as your own or, through careless research, you unintentionally “forgot” to cite a source, the charge is still plagiarism. What information do I need to cite? You should cite anything that is not common knowledge. Any idea or information that you received from a source needs to be cited. Any idea or fact that is common knowledge, like Abraham Lincoln was a United States President, or Earth is the third planet from the sun does not need to be cited. 15 So…how do I cite my sources? • WORKS CITED PAGE All academic papers must include a works cited page (a WORKS CITED PAGE is a listing of sources that a student used to write his/her essay or report). There are a few things to keep in mind when writing your Works Cited page: 1. The Works Cited page is always the last page of your document. 2. Each entry must be complete and accurate (examples are below). 3. The sources are listed alphabetically by the first word or name of the entry. 4. Each citation will be formatted differently, depending on your source of information (the Internet, magazines, books, newspapers, etc.). • PARENTHETICAL CITATION You should also cite sources within your writing. This form of citation is called PARENTHETICAL CITATION. These citations correspond to your Works Cited Page. Here is an example, which allows your reader to know what source the information came from: “In 2007, 37 percent of American adults sought medical information from the internet regarding a health problem they were experiencing before consulting a doctor” (Smith 38). The reader would understand from this citation that on page 38 of Smith’s book, this fact is mentioned. Furthermore, since the words are contained within quotes, the above example illustrates that this is a direct quote from that page. You can also use parenthetical citations for indirect quotes (an author paraphrases an idea from a source): Instead of going to a doctor right away, a recent study found that 37 percent of Americans are now turning to the internet for medical information as opposed to immediately seeing a doctor (Smith 38). • You can also write with documentation: According to CNN Money, $10.7 billion were spent on Black Friday in 2010. Your readers immediately know that you did not make up the statistic/fact, and that the information came from a reliable source. 16 MLA Citation WORKS CITED PAGE: • • • • • Remember, depending on the source of your information, your citation style will vary. Your Works Cited page is organized alphabetically by the first word of each citation. It is extremely important that you follow the examples. Every period, comma, colon etc. must be exact. If you run out of room on one line, enter down and space over 5 spaces to complete the citation. Visit the following website for help: owl.english.purdue.edu/ BOOKS: Author last name, author first name. Title of the book. City of publication: Publication company, Date published. Publication medium. Example: Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. Denver: MacMurray, 1999. Print. WEBSITES: Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). NAME OF SITE. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access. Example: Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003. Web. 10 May 2006. 17 MAGAZINES: Author(s). "Title of Article.” Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication. Example: Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." TIME 20 Nov. 2000: 70-71. Print. NEWSPAPERS: Author(s). "Title of Article." Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication. Example: Brubaker, Bill. "New Health Center Targets County's Uninsured Patients." WASHINGTON POST 24 May 2007: LZ01. Print. EDITORIAL or LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Author(s). "Title of Article." Editorial/Letter. Title of Periodical Day Month Year: pages. Medium of publication. Examples: *Note the differences between the Letter to the Editor and the Editorial. Hamer, John. Letter. American Journalism Review Dec. 2006/Jan. 2007: 7. Print. 18 MLA CITATION AND DOCUMENTATION Name: _______________________ Date: _______ Period: _____ Now it’s your turn! Using your notes, complete the template below for each source: BOOK: _________________________. __________________. _________________: ______________________, ___________. _____________. WEBSITE: _______________. ________________________. ______________, _________________. ________. _____________. NEWSPAPER: _________________. "________________________." ______. ________________ _____________: _______________. 19 MAGAZINE: _________________. "________________________." ______. ________________ _____________: _______________. LETTER TO THE EDITOR or EDITORIAL: _________________. "___________________." ____________. _______________________: _______. ______________. WHAT IF I CAN’T FIND IMPORTANT CITATION INFORMATION? Use the following abbreviations when missing the corresponding information: n.d.: no date n.p.: no publisher n. pag.: no pagination *Note that if there is no author, you should not include an abbreviation; just begin the citation with the title of the source. *Note that the abbreviations are in italics. When writing a citation by hand, anything that should be in italics should be underlined. *WHEN YOU ARE MISSING ANY INFORMATION ON A WEBSITE, INCLUDE THE URL ADDRESS FOR MY REFERENCE ONLY. 20 Annotated Bibliography Name: ___________________________ An annotated bibliography includes a summary, reflection and evaluation of each of the sources. Your annotations will: • Summarize: Simply summarize the source. What is the point of this book or article? What topics are covered? If someone asked what this article/book is about, what would you say? • Assess: After summarizing a source, it is helpful to evaluate it. Is it a useful source? How does it compare with other sources in your bibliography? Is the information reliable? Is this source biased or objective? What is the goal of this source? • Reflect: Once you've summarized and assessed a source, you need to ask how it fits into your research. Was this source helpful to you? How does it help you shape your argument? How will you use this source in your research project? Has it changed how you think about your topic? *Annotated Bibliographies must have a TITLE. *See the next page for an example Annotated Bibliography. 21 CHEAT SHEET FOR RESEARCH Name: ________________________ Take this to the computer lab and library when you research. Complete the information for each website, book, magazine, newspaper article, etc. that you reference. NAME AND TYPE OF SOURCE VITAL DOCUMENTATION INFO Article title- Extending the Ethical Boundaries of Stem Cell Research Journal title- Trends in Molecular Medicine Volume 7 Author- K. Senior Published 2001 IMPORTANT INFORMATION FROM SOURCE * This source provides medical expert opinion which will help to build my argument. Pages 5-6 Extra Information: 22