MLA 6: MLA Citation Style Video

The MLA Citation Style video linked below explains in-text citations and works cited pages. You can refer to the video any time you need help with in-text citations and works cited pages in your papers. There may be times when you don’t want to watch the whole video. The “Guide to MLA Citation Style Video,” printed below, shows you how to select only specific parts.

If you need MLA information that you learned in the slideshow, “MLA Citation Style,” but you don’t want to watch the whole slide show again, use the table below to find the slide that will answer your question.  To find the slides listed in the right-hand column of the table, click on the “Menu” button from any slide in the slide show, as shown in this screenshot.

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If you have questions about the elements (parts) of a Works Cited Entry…
Information you need for the works cited page Select Gathering Sources from the drop-down menu.
The nine basic elements (parts) of a work cited entry and the role of containers Select Understanding MLA from the drop-down menu.
Nine basic elements of a work cited entry

explained by clicking on each one

Select Core Elements from the drop-down menu.
If you have questions about the works cited formats for different types of sources …
  • Books
Select Books from the drop-down menu.
  • Journal Articles
Select Journal Articles from the drop-down menu.
  • Print and online journal articles
Select Article citations compared from the drop-down menu.
  • Article from a database (like Gale)
Select Article from database from the drop-down menu.
  • Page or article on a website.
Select Web Source from the drop-down menu.
If you have questions about the in-text citations
Writing in-text citations

  • author’s name in parentheses
  • author’s name in the sentence
Select In-Text citations from the drop-down menu.
Relationship between in-text citation and a work cited entry. Select Works Cited from the drop-down menu.

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