MLA Citation
In this citation what is "The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories" called?
Title of container
What does the ellipsis mean in the following citation? 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).
a word or words are omitted
This is a citation for what? Hill, Charles A., and Marguerite Helmers, editors. Defining Visual Rhetorics. Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004
anthology
What does "et al" mean?
the Latin phrase et al., an abbreviation meaning "and others." It is used to shorten lists of author names in text citations to make repeated referencing shorter and simpler
How would the following sentence be cited from the website below: We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has "more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change" "The Impact of Global Warming in North America." Global Warming: Early Signs. 1999. Web. 23 Mar. 2009.
("The Impact of Global Warming in North America").
How would the following sentence found on page 3 from the following source be cited? Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. Berkeley: U of California P, 1966.
(Burke 3).
Finish the following in text citation found on page 263 correctly: Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings"
(Wordsworth 263).
Cite in this order 1-9:
1. Author. 2. Source title 3. Title of container 4. Other contributors, 5. Version, 6. Number, 7. Publisher, 8. Publication date, 9. Location.
If I'm citing a question from an online source by Kenneth Burke, what does the citation look like?
?" (Burke).
How do I list the sources on the Works Cited?
Alphabetical by by author or title if not known
How do I space entries?
Double Space all entries, including between entries
Put the following in the correct format: Author: Patricia Henley Publsihed: 1999 Book: The Hummingbird House Publisher: MacMurray
Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray, 1999.
What lines do I indent?
Indent all lines after the first
Book Format for Works Cited
Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher, Publication Date.
Poniewozik, James. "TV Makes a Too-Close Call." Time, 20 Nov. 2000, pp. 70-71. This citation is from what?
Magazine
MLA stands for?
Modern Language Association
How do I Label the Works Cited page?
Works Cited
Begin the Works Cited on
a separate page at the end of your research paper. It should have the same one-inch margins and last name, page number header as the rest of your paper.
Anthology includes what term for the author(s)
editor(s)
This is a citation for what? Kincaid, Jamaica. "Girl." The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories, edited by Tobias Wolff, Vintage, 1994, pp. 306-07.
poem (or short story)
Bernstein, Mark. "10 Tips on Writing the Living Web." A List Apart: For People Who Make Websites, 16 Aug. 2002, alistapart.com/article/writeliving. Accessed 4 May 2009. This citation is from what?
web magazine
Felluga, Dino. Guide to Literary and Critical Theory. Purdue U, 28 Nov. 2003, www.cla.purdue.edu/english/theory/. Accessed 10 May 2006. This citation is from what?
website
