When you are writing a paper or doing research on a topic, you must cite ALL of your sources in order to avoid plagiarism.
Your research assignment must be formatted in MLA style, and it will require a
works cited with full citations in MLA format for every source that you use.
Use the information below to help you with this part of your assignment.
Margins
Text Formatting
Heading and Title
Page Numbers
In-text citations in the body of your paper point the reader to specific sources listed on your Works Cited page. They usually include:
author’s last name
title (if there is no author)
page numbers (if provided)
Examples
Author's name in text
Smith notes that the Syrian refugees fled under the following circumstances... (203-205).
Author's name in parenthetical reference
The Syrian refugees fled under the following circumstances... (Author's Last Name 118-21).
The Works Cited page is a list of the sources that you used to write your research paper. A reader should be able to find all of the materials that you used to write your paper from the information provided in your works cited.
If your teacher allows, use EasyBib to help generate and organize citations in MLA format. Be careful! Automated citations are not always correct, and it is YOUR RESPONSIBILITY to check the details of your citation.
ARTICLE FROM A DATABASE Author Last, First. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Date of Publication: Volume/Issue/Series. Name of Database. Web. Date Accessed. EXAMPLE Mole, Beth. "Sea Trash Defies Ocean Boundaries: Plastic Garbage Swirls around Globe, Obscuring Its Sources." Science News 4 Oct. 2014: 13.Science in Context. Web. 15 Mar. 2016. |
ARTICLE FROM A WEBSITE Author Last, First. "Title of Article." Website Title. Publisher, Date Published. Format. Date Accessed. EXAMPLE Harrabin, Roger. "Climate Change Deal: 'Zero Carbon' Laws Promised by Government." BBC News. BBC, 15 Mar. 2016. Web. 15 Mar. 2016. |
BOOK Author Last, First. Title. City of Publication, State of Publication: Name of Publisher, Year of Publication. Format. EXAMPLE Barbour, Scott. Does Illegal Immigration Harm Society? San Diego, CA: ReferencePoint, 2010. Print.
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