MLA Style In Text Citation and Works Cited Page在文本引用MLA体例和网页引用.pdf

MLA Style: In-Text Citation and Works Cited Page Documentation and MLA Reasons for Documenting: • Allows readers to find out more about origins of the ideas you present • Protects you from charges of plagiarism Two Types of Documentation in MLA Style: • In-Text Citations • Works Cited Basics of In-Text Citation • Author’s name, including first name thefirst time name mentioned, in text of your essay • Note page number in parentheses—without pg. or p—at end of citation; final punctuation comes after final parenthesis – If using block quotation, final punctuation comes before the information in parentheses • If including author’s name in text of your essay is awkward, then put only the last name in the parentheses before the page number: – (Lowe 79). In text citation Author’s name Page number • Last name only •No pg, p, etc • Add initial if multiple cited authors by same last name. (Lowe 79 ). Final punctuation Parentheses •as required by sentence •in block quote, complete punctuation of quote before the in-text citation. Additional Aspects of In-Text Citation • Last name of author is enough for reader to reference in Work Cited • Page number makes it