Books
What are the two things needed in a normal MLA citation?
Author and page number
The title of the work
Give me an example of a classic work of literature.
Answers may vary.
Beowulf, Communist Manifesto, Huckleberry Finn, A Tale of Two Cities, etc.
What is the short abbreviation for "chapter"?
ch.
Do we also cite things that we paraphrase?
Yes.
We use MLA during two key times: for in-text citations and during _________
writing the work cited page
How would I shorten this website for use in a citation:
https://www.nytimes.com/article/best-school-lunch-ideas-bento-box.html
Why do we have to include chapters, section numbers, or other indicators for classic works instead of just page numbers?
Because there exist different prints; the page numbers could be different in two different prints of the book
What is the short abbreviation for "part," as in "Section I, Part II"?
"Part" would be written: pt.
Cite this sentence from page 1 of Charles' Dickens A Tale of Two Cities
Dickens explores the dichotomy between good and evil in his book when he writes “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” (_________).
Dickens explores the dichotomy between good and evil in his book when he writes “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times,” (1).
Name one work of literature that has no known author
Beowulf, etc. Answers will vary.
Italics
Why is it important to have correct in-text citations that connect to the work cited page?
To find and recognize works easier in the list of sources, to further explore the topics, etc.
What goes inside the citation from this paraphrase of Wordsworth's book, Of Love and Evil, page 263?
Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (___).
Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).
If the work has no author, what do we put as the start of the entry for that text in the Works Cited?
The title of the work
When we cite articles, do we put them in italics or quotation marks?
How would I cite this phrase from Beowulf on page 25 and in chapter 1
“A warrior will sooner die than live a life of shame,” (____________)
“A warrior will sooner die than live a life of shame,” (Beowulf, 25; ch.1).
How do I cite film titles in-text?
Italicized, quotes, all-capitalized, underlined, etc?
Italicized. They are longer works.
If you state the author's name in the sentence that holds the citation, where does the author's name go in the in-text citation?
Example: In his book, Ian McEwan writes that, "..."
Trick question! Since the author's name was already stated, it is not stated again anywhere in the citation.
Cite this passage from the article, Impact of Global Warming
We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." (__________).
We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . ." ("Impact of Global Warming").
If I have a whole academic journal BUT it is online, how do I write the title of the academic journal?
Italicized, quotes, underlined, etc?
Italicized still! It is a long work.
Create for me a citation from The Communist Manifesto, Chapter 3, Paragraph 4
Marx and Engels describe "the fall of the world" (______________)
Marx and Engels describe "the fall of the world" (_________________________)
MLA is just one way to cite sources. Can you name another method?
APA, which is used in the sciences