Waubonsee Community College

MLA made easy, citation basics for beginners, Marilyn Heath

eng

Includes bibliographical references and index

illustrations

index present

non fiction

MLA made easy

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Marilyn Heath

"MLA Made Easy: Citation Basics for Beginners offers an effective way to introduce proper research citing to those who are new to research and the MLA style. Full of examples and practical tips, it provides teachers with everything they need to help even the most reluctant middle and high school student researchers create accurate, complete citations in the MLA format." "MLA Made Easy includes instructions and examples for citing all common sources, from reference books to websites, as well as online databases, magazines, interviews, and videos. Coverage is divided into three parts: how to create citations for the works cited page, parenthetical documentation, and research paper formatting. Based on the 2009 revision of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, it offers clear, precise, and up-to-date guidelines for showing students in their formative research experiences the importance of correctly citing their sources."--Jacket

A Linworth Publ. book

citation basics for beginners

Table of figures -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- Introduction : getting ready to cite -- MLA style -- Contents and organization -- pt. I. Understanding and creating MLA citations -- 1. Research without plagiarism -- Teaching plagiarism -- Engaging research -- Research skills -- 2. Understanding MLA citations -- Guidelines for creating citations -- Punctuation and formatting -- Citation for a book -- Citation for a magazine article -- Citation for a Web page -- Why not software? -- 3. Citations for books -- The difference between an author and an editor -- A citation for a book by an author -- Who wrote the information used? -- What did the author write? -- How was it published? -- A citation for a book with an editor -- Who wrote the information used? -- What did the author write? -- Where is the piece found? -- How was it published? -- Citations for multivolume reference sets -- Exceptions to the rule : encyclopedias and dictionaries -- 4. Citations for articles in magazines, journals, and newspapers -- Magazines -- Journals -- Newspapers -- 5. Citing information from online sources -- Citing online sources -- Information on the Web -- A scholarly journal -- Information on the Web in an online database -- E-mail -- 6. Citations for miscellaneous sources -- pt. II. Parenthetical documentation -- 7. Summarizing, paraphrasing, and quoting -- Summarizing -- Paraphrasing -- Quoting -- What teachers and media specialists can do -- 8. Parenthetical documentation -- Accuracy -- Readability -- pt. III. Formatting -- 9. The works cited page -- 10. Formatting a paper in MLA format -- Formatting the paper in Microsoft Word '97 or 2003 -- Formatting the paper in Microsoft Word 2007 -- Common formatting mistakes -- Citation basics quick facts -- Appendix A : examples of citations for books -- Appendix B : examples of citations for periodicals -- Appendix C : examples of citations for computer sources -- Appendix D : examples of citations for miscellaneous sources -- Appendix E : works cited templates -- Appendix F : teaching activities -- Works cited -- Index