MLA: Resources

When Do I Need to Cite?

Quoting (copying word for word) incorrectly:

• No credit given to the author
• No quotation marks
• Not in Works Cited

Paraphrasing incorrectly:

• No credit given to the author
• Not in Works Cited
• Substituting with synonyms
• Mixing up parts of the sentence

Citing is acknowledging other people’s ideas & words.

MLA Examples/Handouts:

• Sample paper
• Good annotations | Poor annotations
• MLA Core Elements
• They Say/I Say templates 
• Works Cited exercise: NOAA, National Geo, Star-Bulletin, YouTube 

MLA Websites:

• Purdue OWL: In-Text Citations & Works Cited

Citation Generators for websites:

• https://www.scribbr.com/citation/generator/mla/
• https://www.bibme.org/mla/website-citation
• https://www.citationmachine.net/mla/cite-a-website
• https://www.citethisforme.com/cite/website
• https://www.easybib.com/mla8/website/search-form

Fun videos & games: Plagiarism quiz