mla citations 1
Use MLA style to create works cited page which includes any
- 1 book,
- 1 chapter (or section) from a book of collected works with an editor,
- 2 articles in a print scholarly journal,
- 2 newspaper articles,
- 2 articles in an online journal,
- 2 web pages including the URL,
- 2 chart/map/table or other pictorial information,
- 1 television or radio program,
- 1 personal interview, and
- 1 government publication.
You should have a total of 15 citations on your works cited page. You do not have to read any of these sources, just find them and glean all the information necessary to create the citation according to MLA style. Use a word program to correctly format the works cited page including proper spacing and hanging indents.
Answer the following questions:
1. What information appears in an in-text citation (also called “parenthetical citation” or “interlinear” citation”)?
2. When is an in-text citation needed and where does it appear?
3. How are multiple sources by the same author ordered in a works cited page?
4. Where does the publication date appear in a citation?
5. How is a work by multiple authors cited?
6. Define plagiarism.
7. List 3 ways to use research while avoiding plagiarism.