2009 MLA Updates

2010 Changes

Research Writing Tips

Evaluating Sources

• Long Form

• Short Form

• Print Sources

• Web Sources

What to Cite

How to Cite (short)

How to Cite (long)

Parenthetical Citations

• PC:  short

• PC:  long

• PC:  Page #, Subheadings, Paragraph #

• Parenthetical Citations Exercise

Google Search Tips

Book Activities

Documentation

Research Documentation

Block Quotes

Ellipsis

Brackets

Quotation Marks (background)

Quotation Marks (examples)

Quotation Marks vs. Underlining

Capitalization in Titles

Quote of a Quote

How to Paraphrase

How to Summarize

Directly Quoting, Paraphrasing, or Summarizing

Paraphrasing exercises

Paraphrasing exercises answers

Paraphrasing (OWL)

How to Outline a Source

Lead-In Expressions Handout 2009

Lead-In Expressions Handout

Lead-In Exercises

Databases

Web sites

Electronic Sources (long)

Electronic Sources (short)

Works Cited pages:  THE BASICS

• The Basic "The Basics"

OWL's Sample WC page (marked up)

• OWL Works Cited page example (plain)

Works Cited or Consulted Pages

Works Cited Page exercises

Databases

Web sites

Other Types of Sources

Annotated Bibliography

Plagiarism PPT

Plagiarism:  Definition

Types of Plagiarism

Reasons Students Plagiarize

Plagiarism exercises (1)

Plagiarism exercises (2)

Plagiarism exercises (3)

Plagiarism Tutorial

From Plagiarist to VP (Biden)

Plagiarism Excuse:  Cryptomnesia

OWL:  Purdue's Online Writing Lab

Citation Machine.net

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