Modern Language Association 7th Edition

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Modern Language Association 7th Edition

• Citations and Works Cited Notes

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Parenthetical Citations

• In MLA style you briefly credit sources with
  parenthetical citations in the text of your paper
• A parenthetical citation includes the author's
  last name and the page number(s) of the
  information used
• Examples
• There is a significant amount of dating violence
  among teens in Hawaii (Gordon D1).
• Or, place the author's name within the
  sentenceLimbaugh concluded that most large
  concentrations of reef fish are cleaning stations
  (110).

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Special Circumstances for Parenthetical Citations

• When there are authors with the same last name,
  differentiate between them by adding their first
  initials (K. Lee 291) (H. Lee 106)
• For two or three authors, give both last names
  for more than three authors, give all of the last
  names (Coleman, Ganong, and Warzinik 48)
• For a source with no page numbers such as a web
  site or video, use the creator's name alone, or
  when there is no author, cite by the title.
  (Color Adjustment)
• For two or more works by the same author, add the
  title or abbreviated title after the author's
  name (Mead, Coming of Age 32) (Mead, Culture 55)

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Block Quotes

• Use when cited more than 4 lines
• They entirely refused to have it in bed with
  them, or even in their room, and I had no more
  sense, so, I put it on the landing of the stairs,
  hoping it would be gone on the morrow. By chance,
  or else attracted by hearing his voice, it crept
  to Mr. Earnshaw's door, and there he found it on
  quitting his chamber. Inquiries were made as to
  how it got there I was obliged to confess, and
  in recompense for my cowardice and inhumanity was
  sent out of the house. (Bronte 78)
• NOTICE THE PERIOD GOES BEFORE the Parenthetical
  Citation

• Nelly Dean treats Heathcliff poorly and
  dehumanizes him throughout her narration

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Adding Words in a Quote

• Put brackets around words you add to the quote
• Do this to help the quote make sense in your
  paper
• Example
• Jan Harold Brunvand, in an essay on urban
  legends, states Some individuals who retell
  urban legends make a point of learning every
  rumor or tale" (78).

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Omitting Words in a Quote

• Indicate the deleted word or words by using
  ellipsis marks, which are three periods ( . . . )
• Dont forget to space after each ellipsis/period
• Example
• In an essay on urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand
  notes that "some individuals make a point of
  learning every recent rumor or tale . . . and in
  a short time a lively exchange of details occurs"
  (78).

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Quotes with your Quote

• Use single quotesthe apostrophe
• Example
• In an essay on civil rights, Jan Harold Brunvand
  notes that Martin Luther King, Jr. once said, I
  have a dream that my four little children will
  one day live in a nation where they will not be
  judged by the color of their skin but by the
  content of their character (78).

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Works Cited Page

• A list of the sources quoted or paraphrased your
  research paper
• Arrange alphabetically by author's last name
• When there is no author alphabetize by the first
  word of the title (except A, An, The).
• Heading is centered, saying Works Cited
• Do not bold or italicize or put quotation marks
  around heading 12 pt font only no fancy font
• Second and third lines of each entry need to be
  indented hanging indent
• Your last name and the page go in right hand
  corner

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Draw out a pretend works cited page now!

• Need headingyour last name and page
• Need title Works Cited

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Should look like this
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Here are the computer directions to set up your
Works Cited

• WRITE THIS DOWN!

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On ComputerOpen MS Word documentClick on INSERT
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Click on HEADER
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Click on EDIT HEADER
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ClickINSERT Alignment Tab
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SelectRIGHT
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TYPE YOUR LAST NAME
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CLICKINSERT PAGE NUMBER
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CLICKCURRENT POSITIONSelect Plain Number
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Close Header
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Create a Page BreakClick INSERTSelect PAGE
BREAK
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Now type the title of your Works Cited page
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Then type the left heading of your paper on page 1
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HERE ARE SOME HELPFUL HINTS

• DO THIS TO AVOID
• PAGE FORMATTING ERRORS

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Make sure its double-spaced!CLICK HOMEFind
spacing short cut keySet to 2.0
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This is to avoid extra space after your
paragraphs!

• WRITE THIS DOWN!

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Click PAGE LAYOUTFIND SPACING Set Before
and After to 0 pt
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Find Page Layout tabClick on the little arrows
by PARAGRAPH
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CLICK in box to remove WIDOW/ORPHAN control
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MLA Update 2009

• No more Underlining
• only use italics
• Publication Medium
• e.g., Print, Web, Film, etc.
• New Abbreviations
• n. p. for no publisher given
• n. d. for no publishing date given
• n. pag. for no page given

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Authors

• One Author
• Write the author's name as Last Name, First Name.
• Same Author (Repeats)
• Use 3 dashes to indicate repeat
• Example
• Nordhaus, William D. "After Kyoto Alternative
  Mechanisms to Control Global Warming." American
  Economic Review 96.2 (2006) 31-34. Print.
• ---. "Global Warming Economics." Science 9 Nov.
  2001 1283-84. Science Online. Web. 24 May 2009.

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Authors

• Two or More Authors
• List the names in the order they appear on the
  title page
• Use commas between authors
• Use and before last authors name
• Use a period after the last author's name
• Only the name of the first author should be
  reversed (Last Name, First Name)
• Tthe other name(s) should be written in regular
  order.
• Example
• Milken, Michael, Gary Becker, and Daniel
  Kahneman. "On Global Warming and Financial
  Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly 23.4
  (2006) 63. Print

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Three or More Authors

• Give only the first author and add et al.
• Example
• Milken, Michael, et.al. "On Global Warming and
  Financial Imbalances." New Perspectives Quarterly
  23.4 (2006) 63. E-libray. Web. 23 Nov. 2010.

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Web Sites

• Author. "Title of the Article." Title of the
  Overall Web Site. Version or Edition. Publisher
  or Sponsor, Date. Web. Date of Access.
• Note All dates are military (day month year 25
  May 2010).

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Examples of Websites

• Altonn, Helen. "Marine Team Sounds Alarm for
  Reefs." StarBulletin.com. Star Bulletin, 29 Aug.
  2008. Web. 17 June 2009.
• "Hawaii Drunk Driving Statistics." Alcohol Alert.
  KeRo, 2009. Web. 17 Mar. 2009.
• Holahan, Catherine. "Eddie Bauer Files for
  Bankruptcy." MSN Money. Microsoft, 17 June
  2009. Web. 17 June 2009.
• Landau, Elizabeth. "CDC Swine Flu Viruses in
  U.S. and Mexico Match." CNN Health.com. Cable
  News Network, 25 Apr. 2009. Web. 17 June 2009.
• Lehrman, Lewis E. Lincoln at Peoria. Lincoln
  Institute, n.d. Web. 17 June 2009.

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Magazine Articles In Print

• Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine
  Date Page(s). Print.
• Examples
• Kelley, Raina. "Octomom Hypocrisy." Newsweek 16
  Mar. 2009 58. Print.
• Reynolds, Kim. "Body Doubles." Motor Trend May
  2009 52-60. Print.

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Online Magazines Articles

• Author. "Title of Article." Title of Magazine
  Date Page(s). Web. Date of Access.
• Examples
• Britt, Phillip. "Taking the Byte Out of
  Cybercrime." Information Today Dec. 2008 1.
  Web. 8 June 2009.
• Shapiro, Bruce. "The Executioner's Last Song."
  Nation 13 Apr. 2009 5. Web. 8 June 2009.

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Newspaper Articles In Print

• Author. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper
  Date, edition Page(s). Print.
• Examples
• Boylan, Peter. "Man Pleads Guilty to Fraud."
  Honolulu Advertiser 17 Apr. 2009, home final
  ed. B1. Print.
• Dreazen, Yochi J., and Loretta Chao. "U.S. Asks
  China to Account for Tiananmen." Wall Street
  Journal 4 June 2009 A8. Print.

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Online Newspaper Articles

• Author. "Title of Article." Title of Newspaper
  Date, edition Page(s). Web. Date of Access.
• Example
• Lowy, Joan. "High Gas Prices Drive Down Traffic
  Fatalities." Washington Times 25 Aug. 2008 n.
  pag. Web. 8 June 2009.

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Scholarly Articles from E-library or WPL Databases

• Last Name, First name. Title of Article. Name
  of Journal Volume.Issue (Date) pages. Name of
  database. Medium. Date of access.
• Langhamer, Claire. Love and Courtship in
  Mid-Twentieth-Century England. Historical
  Journal 50.1 (2007) 173-96. ProQuest. Web. 27
  May 2009.

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Books

• Author. Title of Book. City of Publication
  Publisher, Year. Type of Material.
• Diamond, Jared. Guns, Germs, and Steel The Fates
  of Human Societies. New York Norton, 1999.
  Print.

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Personal Interview

• Name of Person Interviewed. Type of interview
  (Personal or Telephone). Date.
• Kato, Ken. Personal interview. 11 Apr. 2009.

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Song Lyrics

• Last, First. Lyrics. Song Title. Music by
  (Artists Name). Album Title. Label. Year.
  Format.
• LP Record, CD Compact Disc
• Andersen, Eric. Lyrics. "Violets of Dawn." Music
  by Eric Andersen. Bout Changes and Things.
  Elektra. 1966. LP.

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Film

• Film Title. Name of director, dir.
  Performers/Actors names. Distributor, Release
  year. Medium of publication (e.g. DVD, VHS, Laser
  disc).
• The Usual Suspects. Dir. Bryan Singer. Perf.
  Kevin Spacey, Gabriel Byrne, Chazz Palminteri,
  Stephen Baldwin, and Benecio del Toro. Polygram,
  1995. Film.

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Now use the packet of sources to write a pretend
Works Cited

• Dont forget to use hanging indents!

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Example
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For more information

• Or to see where I got my information, see
• http//owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
  
• http//honolulu.hawaii.edu/library/mlahcc7th.html