MLA Research and Citation Vocab

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Large work divided into parts

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volume

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First word of citation in parentheses at sentence end for source credit.

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parenthetical citation

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Taking information from a source using the same words.

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direct quote

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Twelve-point font, Times New Roman, one-inch margins, double-spaced

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MLA research paper format

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Different versions or updates of a work

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edition

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Concept of condensing information to main ideas

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summarize

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Taking information from a source and rephrasing it in your own words

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paraphrase

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Similar info repeated across sources.

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credible

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Contains all citations used in research

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works cited

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Info related to the question

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relevant