Contents

1. Introduction

2. I. Part One: MLA Basics

   1. 1. What Is a Citation?

      Ulrike Kestler

   2. 2. Why Do We Cite?

      Ulrike Kestler

   3. 3. What Is MLA Style?

      Ulrike Kestler

   4. 4. MLA 1: Formatting Your Paper in MLA Style

   5. 5. MLA 2: In-Text Citations, Signal Phrases, and Direct Quotations

   6. 6. MLA 3: Paraphrasing Source Material

   7. 7. MLA 4: Citations and Works Cited Page

   8. 8. MLA 5: Sample MLA Formatted Paper

   9. 9. MLA 6: MLA Citation Style Video

   10. 10. MLA Formatting Guide 9th ed (interactive and brief)

3. II. Part Two: Sample Sources and Their Identifying Elements

   1. 11. How Do I Know the Source Is a Book?

   2. 12. How Do I Know the Source Is a Magazine?

   3. 13. How Do I Know the Source is a Journal Article?

   4. 14. How Do I Know the Source is a Webpage?

   5. 15. Activity: Which Source Type Is This?

   6. 16. Source Types Summary

      Ulrike Kestler

4. III. Part Three: Conducting Research and Incorporating Resources

   1. 17. Strategies for Internet and Database Searching

   2. 18. Paraphrasing Activity

      Ulrike Kestler, Kwantlen Polytechnic University

   3. 19. Paraphrasing Activity 2

5. IV. Part Four: Works Cited List

   1. 20. Two Types of Citation

      Ulrike Kestler

   2. 21. What Is a Works Cited List?

      Ulrike Kestler

   3. 22. Works Cited: Book in Print

      Ulrike Kestler

   4. 23. Works Cited: Magazine Article Found Online

      Ulrike Kestler

   5. 24. Works Cited: Journal Article Found in a College Database

      Ulrike Kestler

   6. 25. Works Cited: Webpages

      Ulrike Kestler

   7. 26. Activity: Creating Works Cited List Citations Part One

      Ulrike Kestler

   8. 27. Activity: Creating Works Cited List Citations Part Two

      Ulrike Kestler

6. V. Part Five In-Text Citations

   1. 28. What Is an In-Text Citation?

      Ulrike Kestler

   2. 29. In-Text Citations Activity

7. VI. Part Six: How It All Works Together

   1. 30. How It All Works Together

      Ulrike Kestler

   2. 31. Matching Works Cited and In-Text Citations Activity

      Ulrike Kestler

   3. 32. Formatting and Sample Essay

      Ulrike Kestler

8. MLA and Writing Support

9. Works Cited and Media Attributions