MLA Book Citations Only
- 2. Why cite? Credit Author Aid Reader Strengthen Argument
- 3. Making reference to works of others using MLA style Two tasks 1 .Provide the author's name and the page in text or a (in-text or parenthetical citation) in the report itself. 2 . Provide a full citation in a separate Works Cited page.
- 4. Task 1 in text citation Provide (author's name and the page) at end of sentence containing reference, or allow the narrative to indicate source (signal phrase ) Adam Smith describes labor as the most important factor in producing wealth in a nation (134). End of sentence (Tan 119). book (Ogden 67). article (Bell). website
- 5. Task 1 in text citation cont’d If there is no author, use title. Title is placed in parentheses in same format it is cited in Work cited page. (“Writer”) ( Hoover’s Online ) ( Double Vision )
- 6. Task 2 Provide a full citation in alphabetical order on Works Cited page Bell, Steven. "Welcome to the Keeping Up Web Site." Steven Bell's Keeping Up Web Site . 3 Jan 2006. 26 Jan 2006. <http://staff.philau.edu/bells/keepup/>. Ogden, Michael. "Marshall Islands." World Book Encyclopedia . 2004. Tan, Amy. The Kitchen God's Wife . New York: Putnam, 1991.
- 7. Author’s name last, first. Title Underlined . Place of publication: Publisher, Publication Date . Tan, Amy . The Kitchen God's Wife . New York: Putnam , 1991 . Anatomy of a book citation
- 8. Anatomy of an chapter or encyclopedia article citation Author’s name last, first. “Article Title.” Book Title . Publication city: Publisher, Year. page numbers. Smith, Roff . “Frozen Far.” Geographic Stories. New York: Farrar, 2001 . 30-38.
- 9. Anatomy of a website citation Author’s name last, first. “Title of website article.” Title of Entire Website Underlined . Publication Date. Date Accessed. <URL> Follow this form with what you know. If no author skip to title… “ Chef." Exploring Career Information from the Bureau of Labor Statistics . 21 Oct. 2004. 27 Jan. 2006 <http://www.bls.gov/k12/ reading01.htm>.
- 10. Practice S:\TRACY\citation manipulatives