Mla Format : Citing Sources including Parenthetical Citations
Use this rubric to help you check for correct MLA formatting, research, and citations.
Use this tool to help you create a TITLE PAGE and be sure to select MLA in the drop down menu as your style.
There is no special title page unless your teacher requests it. Starting in the upper left hand corner of the first page list: name, teacher's name, course name and date. All lines should be double spaced. Double space again and center the title. The title should be in the same size font as your paper, do not underline or bold your title. The title should have standard capitalization; it should not be in all caps.
Here is an online guide from Easybib to help you with formatting your paper.
Here is a sample paper that explains formatting requirements in blue and green from the Owl Purdue Writing Center.
All students will use MLA 8 for the social studies paper unless directed otherwise by your teacher.
Find video tutorials that will help you cite your sources.
All research papers must have a works cited page.
The school has a subscription to Noodle Tools. Create an account so that you can save all your sources and create your citations.
In-text citations also called parenthetical citations are required for all students
All information quoted, paraphrased or summarized must be properly cited.
You may use Noodle Tools to help you format your in-text citations.
Here is an explanation of how to use Noodle Tools to create your in-text citations.
To understand how in-text citations work visit the Owl Purdue Writing Center.
Works Cited
Research papers should include a variety of sources like books in print or electronic, newspapers, magazines, journals, websites, etc.
If you need help with MLA 8, please open this guide.
To see a sample works cited page visit the OWL Purdue Online Writing Center.
See Ms. Kahn in the library for further assistance or email her: [email protected].
There is no special title page unless your teacher requests it. Starting in the upper left hand corner of the first page list: name, teacher's name, course name and date. All lines should be double spaced. Double space again and center the title. The title should be in the same size font as your paper, do not underline or bold your title. The title should have standard capitalization; it should not be in all caps.
Here is an online guide from Easybib to help you with formatting your paper.
Here is a sample paper that explains formatting requirements in blue and green from the Owl Purdue Writing Center.
All students will use MLA 8 for the social studies paper unless directed otherwise by your teacher.
Find video tutorials that will help you cite your sources.
All research papers must have a works cited page.
The school has a subscription to Noodle Tools. Create an account so that you can save all your sources and create your citations.
In-text citations also called parenthetical citations are required for all students
All information quoted, paraphrased or summarized must be properly cited.
You may use Noodle Tools to help you format your in-text citations.
Here is an explanation of how to use Noodle Tools to create your in-text citations.
To understand how in-text citations work visit the Owl Purdue Writing Center.
Works Cited
Research papers should include a variety of sources like books in print or electronic, newspapers, magazines, journals, websites, etc.
If you need help with MLA 8, please open this guide.
To see a sample works cited page visit the OWL Purdue Online Writing Center.
See Ms. Kahn in the library for further assistance or email her: [email protected].
Need help creating citations in Noodle Tools and formatting your paper in MLA?
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