Citations, Citations, Citations ...
Housekeeping
Agenda
- MLA and APA formatting FUN!!!
MLA
In-Text/Parenthetical Citations ...
If paraphrased and the author's name is used in the text, no other citation is needed.
If quoted, and the author's name is used in the text, just cite the page number, and the quote should be in quotation marks:
"blah, blah, blah" (3).
If quoted, and the name of the author is not used in the text:
"blah, blah, blah" (Shaw-Draves 3).
If using a source by multiple authors:
"blah, blah, blah" (Shaw-Draves, Walker, McGinnis 3)
If using a source with more than four authors:
"blah, blah, blah" (Shaw-Draves et al. 3).
If the work has no author, cite the title of the article:
"blah, blah, blah" (Title 3). [or ("Title" 3).]
If citing from more than one source from an author in your paper, distinguish which source you're citing from:
"blah, blah, blah" (Shaw-Draves, Title 3).
Works Cited Page
Book by one author:
Last Name, First Name. Book Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium of Publication.
Book by more than one author:
Last Name, First Name, and First Last. Book Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium of Publication.
Book by an anonymous author (such as an Encyclopedia):
Book Title. City: Publisher, Date. Medium of Publication.
Part of a book (such as an introduction, or a back cover):
Last Name, First Name. Book Part. Book Title. By (if book part is written by someone else). City: Publisher, Date. Medium of Publication.
Journal article by one author:
Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Journal Title Volume Number (Date): Page Numbers. Medium of Publication.
Journal article by more than one author:
Last Name, First Name, and First Last. "Article Title." Journal Title Volume Number (Date): Page Numbers. Medium of Publication.
Newspaper article:
Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date, edition: Section/Page Number. Medium of Publication.
Magazine Article:
Last Name, First Name. "Article Title." Magazine Title Date: Page Numbers. Medium of Publication.
Web Site
Too many to list, but should have Author's Name (in Last Name, First Name format), Publication or Organization name (if there is one), the date of access, and the URL housed in angle brackets at the end <http://ConorShawDraves.com/is_awesome/and_the_coolest_ever.html>
APA
Main differences from MLA:
APA emphasizes the publication date and requires a p. or pp. before page number(s). Also uses an ampersand (&) instead of "and" if more than one author
In-Text/Parenthetical
Author (Date)
or
Author (Date) says, "blah, blah, blah" (p. 3).
or
"blah, blah, blah" (Author, Date, p. 3).
or
"blah, blah, blah" (Author & Author, Date, p. 3).
or
"blah, blah, blah" (Author, Author, & Author, Date, p. 3).
subsequent references can use et al.
or, and here's another difference:
If more than five authors, use et al.
"blah, blah, blah" (Author et al., Date, p. 3).
Works Cited Page
Book by one author: Note how only the first word of the title is capitalized and titles are italicized and not underlined.
Last Name, First Initial. (Date). Book title. City: Publisher.
Book by two authors:
Last Name, First Initial, & Last Name First Initial. (Date). Book title. City: Publisher
Multiple Authored Books:
Write names up to the sixth author, then use et al.
Journal articles:
Last Name, First Initial. (Date). Article Title. Periodical Title, Volume Number, Page Numbers.
The same rules go for multiply authored articles.
If the periodical is volumed by month or season, such as a magazine or a newspaper:
Last Name, First Initial. (2009, January 25) or (2009, Spring) or (2009, January). Article Title. Newspaper Title, p. A1.
Same goes for APA online as MLA online ... consult your book(s) or some other source.
Other things to look out for:
Article titles, book/magazine/journal titles, etc. There is specific formatting for each of these things. As you can see sometimes they're underlined or italicized or in quotation marks. These should always be the case within the text as well. If you're referencing a movie or book or something in the body of your essay, make sure you follow these guidelines so your reader knows you're talking about the title of something.
Also, if you are paraphrasing from a source, you need to cite that source. If you are quoting from a source, you need to cite that source. Otherwise you're plagiarizing, and that can get you a failing grade (as the least punishment), and possibly booted from the University.
For Wednesday:
Work on your rough drafts of Project Three for an in-class workshop on Wednesday.
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