MLA Documentation

Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries). The student is citing "The Enhancement of the Senses," a review of the book The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science. The review appeared in the magazine The Nation on May 31, 2010, on pp. 33-36. a. Findlen, Paula. "The Enhancement of the Senses." Review of The Age of Wonder: How the Romantic Generation Discovered the Beauty and Terror of Science, by Richard Holmes. The Nation, 31 May 2010, pp. 33-36. b. Findlen, Paula. "The Enhancement of the Senses." The Nation, 31 May 2010, pp. 33-36.

a - include description of the reviewed material

If there is no author, how do you begin the citation? Ex. an article titled "A Journey into Economic Depression" a. Anonymous, "A Journey into Economic Depression" b. "A Journey into Economic Depression"

b - quoted title.

When quoting two authors (ex. Ben Jennett and John Wickerson) how would you begin the citation?

Jennett, Ben and John Wickerson

Source text: For those who can't afford to be fussy about status or pay, there are of course plenty of jobs in America. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants crowd into the country every year to work in lawn maintenance, on construction crews, or as housecleaners, nannies, and meat packers Using source: For the workers who do not have the luxury to care about salary or prestige, there are many work choices (Ehrenreich 202). Could this be considered plaigarism?

Yes - the original work is stated without quotes even though the parenthetical is correct.

Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation. The student is quoting the following one of two works by the same author that appear in the list of works cited. Fallows, James. "Cyber Warriors." The Atlantic, Mar. 2010, pp. 58-63. a. Some worry about a cyber threat to American security, "that organizations or individuals may be spying on, tampering with, or preparing to inflict damage on America's electronic networks" (Fallows, "Cyber" 60). b. Some worry about a cyber threat to American security, "that organizations or individuals may be spying on, tampering with, or preparing to inflict damage on America's electronic networks" ("Cyber" 60).

a

Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation. The student is citing material from page 167 of the following essay in an anthology: Franzen, Jonathan. "David Foster Wallace." Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009, edited by Dave Eggers, Mariner Books, 2009, pp. 167-71. a. Franzen explains that details for David Foster Wallace were "a way of connecting, on relatively safe middle ground, with another human being" (Franzen 167). b. Franzen explains that details for David Foster Wallace were "a way of connecting, on relatively safe middle ground, with another human being" (167).

b (author is already quoted so just use page number)

Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation. The student is quoting the words of Thierry Gardère, which appear on page 20 of the following source: Korten, Tristram. "Rum and Hope." The Atlantic, May 2010, pp. 19-20. a. Thierry Gardère believes that "what we have to do in Haiti to survive is to be completely self-sufficient" (Korten 20). b.Thierry Gardère believes that "what we have to do in Haiti to survive is to be completely self-sufficient" (qtd. in Korten 20).

b (use the word quoted if taking words from a source)

There are two sources from author John Velasquez. One is from page 19 of "Immigration in the U.S." and the other is 49 from "Moving Parts". How would you make a parenthetical for these?

(Velasquez, "Immigration" 19) (Velasquez, "Moving" 49)

Make a parenthetical for a source written by Johnson and multiple authors found on page 138.

(Johnson et al. 138)

Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries). The student is citing two books by Lawrence Lessig. One is Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy, published by Penguin Press in 2008. The other is Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity, published by Penguin in 2004. a. Lessig, Lawrence. Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity. Penguin Press, 2004.Lessig, Lawrence. Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. Penguin Press, 2008. b. Lessig, Lawrence. Free Culture: The Nature and Future of Creativity. Penguin Press, 2004. - - -. Remix: Making Art and Commerce Thrive in the Hybrid Economy. Penguin Press, 2008.

b (if there are sources with same author, list with indent and do not repeat the author name)

Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for in-text documentation. The student is quoting from page 194 of the following work, which is one of two works by the author Deborah Tannen in the list of works cited: Tannen, Deborah. You're Wearing That? Understanding Mothers and Daughters in Conversation. Ballantine Books, 2006. a. Tannen claims that in some cases a new medium such as email "just substitutes a new form for an old function" (You're Wearing That? 194). b. Tannen claims that in some cases a new medium such as email "just substitutes a new form for an old function" (194).

a (title and page go in parenthetical because there is multiple works by same author in WC)

A writer uses exact statements/phrases from a source in her essay. She does not use quotation marks but puts the page number in the parenthetical. Could this be considered plagiarism?

Yes. She should quote the statements if they are exactly the same

Read the following excerpt, and note its identified source. Then decide which choice quotes the source more accurately and correctly using MLA (2016) style. Original Source:I haven't found a soul who tried this machine who wasn't appalled, baffled, or both. --David Pogue a. When evaluating the BlackBerry, Pogue complains "I haven't found a soul who tried this machine who wasn't appalled, baffled, or both" (D7). b. When evaluating the BlackBerry, Pogue complains that "he hasn't found a soul who tried this machine who wasn't appalled, baffled, or both" (D7).

a (has to be exact quote)

Select the entry that correctly uses MLA (2016) style for the works-cited entry (or entries). The student is paraphrasing from the second edition of the book: Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World by Rosalind Wiseman. It was published in 2009 by Three Rivers Press, which is an imprint of Crown Publishing Group, which itself is a division of Random House. a. Wiseman, Rosalind. Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World. Crown, 2009. b. Wiseman, Rosalind. Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and the New Realities of Girl World. 2nd ed., Crown Publishing Group, 2009.

b (need full title of company)