Research: MLA Format & Works Cited

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What goes in a parenthetical/ in-text citation?

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The author's last name and page number (if applicable)

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What is included in the header of your essay?

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Your last name and a page number

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How do you indicate a direct quote from a source?

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Enclosing the words in quotation marks

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Where does the period go in a sentence that uses an in-text citation?

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After the parentheses

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What could an essay that does not cite information be considered?

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Not a research essay, plagiarized, or a zero (all of the above)

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What is MLA format?

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A style guide for writing and formatting research papers, commonly used in humanities.

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What is a Works Cited page?

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A list of all the sources referenced in a research paper, formatted according to MLA guidelines.

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How should book titles be formatted in MLA?

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Italicized or underlined.

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What is the purpose of in-text citations?

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To give credit to the original source of information and avoid plagiarism.

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What information is typically included in a citation for a book?

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Author's name, title of the book, publisher, and year of publication.