MLA format
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Formatting of page 1
For example, ENG2D1-01
Also, date is number, month, year.
16 December 2020
Double space.
In-text citation
“I love teaching MLA format” (Williams 1).
When there is no known author, use a shortened title of the work and place title in quotation marks. This is most commonly used when a website has to author.
Example "MLA follows a very structured format" ("Guide to MLA").
How to cite quotes longer than three lines
- Quotes are free standing
- Remove "quotation marks"
- Start a new line and indent entire quote
- double space
- punctuation goes BEFORE bracket citation.
Works Cited
Once you are done your paper, double check your format and edit your work!
Questions? Email Ms. Williams
Email: Jennifer.Williams@dpcdsb.org
Website: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/images/20190822MLAPoster.jpg
Phone:
Citing Government sources - link to format
How to cite the Bible - taken from Owl Purdue website
Italicize “The Bible” and follow it with the version you are using. Remember that your in-text (parenthetical citation) should include the name of the specific edition of the Bible, followed by an abbreviation of the book, the chapter and verse(s). (See Citing the Bible at In-Text Citations: The Basics.)
The Bible. Authorized King James Version, Oxford UP, 1998.
The Bible. The New Oxford Annotated Version, 3rd ed., Oxford UP, 2001.
The New Jerusalem Bible. Edited by Susan Jones, Doubleday, 1985.
A government publication - Taken from Owl Purdue Website
Cite the author of the publication if the author is identified. Otherwise, start with the name of the national government, followed by the agency (including any subdivisions or agencies) that serves as the organizational author. For congressional documents, be sure to include the number of the Congress and the session when the hearing was held or resolution passed as well as the report number. US government documents are typically published by the Government Printing Office.
United States, Congress, Senate, Committee on Energy and Natural Resources. Hearing on the Geopolitics of Oil. Government Printing Office, 2007. 110th Congress, 1st session, Senate Report 111-8.
WORKS CITED tool in Google Docs
Step 1: Go to Google Docs
Step 2: Click Tools in the Toolbar
Step 3: Click on "Citations" and follow the steps
When are you finished it will generate your Works Cited page.