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How to Cite a Class Note in MLA Style. How to Cite a Class Note in MLA Style by Susan Sherwood Several apps are available for electronic note-taking on tablets, laptops and netbooks.

How to Cite a Class Note in MLA Style

Whether you use outlines, diagrams or full sentences, notes are an excellent way to organize and review class material. If you want to include facts from notes in your writing, you must identify the source of the information. The seventh edition of the "MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers" includes guidelines for citing class notes.

Citing Lectures. Citing Lectures Back to Helpful Handouts o Writing Center Home Page Due to popular demand, here is the MLA format for citing lectures: Lecturer's name.

Citing Lectures

"Title of lecture. " Meeting. Note: If you do not know the title of the lecture, or the lecture does not have a title, simply write "lecture" or "address. " BibMe: Free Bibliography & Citation Maker - MLA, APA, Chicago, Harvard. Peirce College Library: Examples of MLA In-Text Citation. Peirce College Libary :: Examples of MLA Style In-text citations Work with One Author (mentioned in text) According to Mary Ellen Miller, "the Bonampak murals stand out from all other Maya works of art for a number of reasons" (171).

Peirce College Library: Examples of MLA In-Text Citation

Work with One Author (not mentioned in text) The Bonampak murals are unique in the Maya artistic canon (Miller 171). Work with Two Authors (mentioned in the text) In Forms of Fiction, John Gardner and Dennis Dunlap contend, "All good fiction is similar in certain respects and is different from all poor fiction" (3). Work with Two Authors (not mentioned in the text) Intellectual honesty forms the cornerstone of all good fiction (Gardner and Dunlap 3-14).

Work with More Than Three Authors (mentioned in the text) According to Shelly, et al., "A syntax error is an error caused by code statements that violate one or more syntax rules of the Java programming language" (75). Here is the list of works cited that corresponds to all of the examples above: Works Cited < FREE MLA Citation Generator by RefME. The format was developed by the Modern Languages Association as a consistent way of documenting sources used in academic writing.

FREE MLA Citation Generator by RefME

It is a concise style predominantly used in the liberal arts and humanities; first and foremost in research focused on languages, literature, and culture. You can find out more here. It is important to present your work consistently, regardless of the style you are using. Accurately and coherently crediting your source material both demonstrates your attention to detail and enhances the credibility of your written work. The MLA format provides a uniform framework for consistency across a scholarly document, and caters to a large variety of sources.

RefME’s style guide is based on the 7th edition of the MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers.

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Performance or Lecture - MLA Citation Style 7th Edition - LibGuides at Skyline College. Unpublished Document, Including Class Handout - MLA Citation Style 7th Edition - LibGuides at Skyline College. How to Cite a Class Note in MLA Style. How to Cite a Lecture - MLA Citation Guide - BibMe. ←Back to MLA Citation Guide The most basic entry for a lecture consists of the speaker name, presentation title, meeting/event, venue, city, date conducted, and lecture type.

How to Cite a Lecture - MLA Citation Guide - BibMe

Last Name, First Name. “Presentation Title.” Meeting/Event. Venue, City. Pausch, Randy. Begin the citation with the name of the speaker. MLA Formatting and Style Guide. Summary:

MLA Formatting and Style Guide

MLA Format for Product Labels. English. As a student at SC Whitmore, you will be asked time again and again to cite your sources, especially in English class.

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It is a good habit to provide Works Cited pages, parenthetical citations, and marked quotations for lessons. A good resource to use is OWL Purdue when learning MLA. General Citations. MLA Citation Style. For Literature, Art and the Humanities The Modern Language Association has for more than 100 years compiled the MLA Style Manual, the definitive guide to formatting and citation in many humanities fields, particularly those focusing on literatures and languages.

MLA Citation Style

MLA Style:Citing websites and web pages. Citing websites and web pages can be tricky.

MLA Style:Citing websites and web pages

Not all websites and web pages have all components. Here are the parts you should list if you can find them. Citation examples are at the bottom of the page. Author, editor, or compiler Not all web pages and websites list the names of individual (personal) authors, editors, or compilers. When creating a citation, list authors last name first. "Title of Document" MLA in-text citation - OWLL - Massey University. This page describes the correct format for in-text citations in MLA: New to referencing?

MLA in-text citation - OWLL - Massey University

See the introduction to referencing. Basic format When you have used a source in an assignment it is necessary to credit the source for the reader. See why reference? How to Cite a Class Note in MLA Style. How to Cite a Class Lecture in MLA Format. MLA Formatting and Style Guide. Summary: How to Cite an Interview in MLA Format (with Sample Citations) Wikipedia:Citing Wikipedia. Citing Wikipedia A caution before citing Wikipedia As with any source, especially one of unknown authorship, you should be wary and independently verify the accuracy of Wikipedia information if possible. For many purposes, but particularly in academia, Wikipedia may not be an acceptable source;[1] indeed, some professors and teachers may reject Wikipedia-sourced material completely.[2] This is especially true when it is used without corroboration. However, much of the content on Wikipedia is itself referenced, so an alternative is to cite the reliable source rather than the article itself.

We advise special caution when using Wikipedia as a source for research projects. However, we are also confident that Wikipedia provides good overviews of most topics that it covers. A wiki is an unusual medium, and as such doesn't conform well to the usual book-citation formats. A special citation tool is available to assist you. Examples. Citing Websites: Create your MLA Website Citation. Free Bibliography Generator - MLA, APA, Chicago citation styles. Plagiarism. Parenthetical Documentation (also known as Parenthetical Citation) The parenthetical citations direct your reader to the bibliography or Works Cited at the end of your paper. In most cases, the parenthetical citations include the author's last name and the specific page number for the information cited.

Note, that the following is the way we would like you to document your work, however, other teachers may have other preferences. Before writing a paper, it's always a good idea to check with the teacher of that course. Use of Authors' Names Always mention the author's name? Home - MLA Citation Style 7th Edition - Learning Resources at Red Deer College. MLA Style. These OWL resources will help you learn how to use the Modern Language Association (MLA) citation and format style. This section contains resources on in-text citation and the Works Cited page, as well as MLA sample papers, slide presentations, and the MLA classroom poster MLA Overview and Workshop Welcome to the OWL Workshop on MLA Style. This workshop will introduce you to the Modern Language Association (MLA) Style for writing and formatting research papers.

MLA Citation Style - Universal Orlando Foundation Library. Rosen Research Guides Questions? Contact Us! Tim Bottorff. Zotero.