Another reason to cite sources in your infographics is that it can prevent users from challenging the conclusions you’ve reached. This is particularly important when you’re making a bold or potentially controversial statement. The infographic below covers a sensitive subject—racial inequity in Ameri...
MLA is fussy. When teaching students to cite quotations in MLA format, it can feel like we are really nit-picking at details. And, I suppose we are. Students need to include certain elements, and those elements are really not negotiable. Assuming students have already chosenrelevantevidence to...
Click on a star to rate it! How do I cite a dictionary in MLA? To cite a dictionary in MLA style, you need to have basic information including the entry’s headword (as it appears), part of speech, the title of the dictionary, and when applicable, the URL. If the definition list...
Any time you use a fact, a figure, or other information from a source to support your position in a piece ofacademic writing, you need to cite the source you used for that information. This is true no matterwhereyou got the information, be it a book, an article, a television show, ...
Another change that occurred with the eighth edition that impacts how to cite a website in MLA is the removal of the date the website was accessed. While you may still find it useful to include this information or your teacher may request it, it is no longer a mandatory piece of your ...
Dahl 1 How to write and cite in MLA (Modern Language Association) Format Do not make a title page for your paper unless specifically requested. In the upper left-hand corner of the first page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date. Again, be sure to use ...
How to Cite an Excerpt From a Textbook. When writing a paper, document or other similar publication, it is important to give credit to the sources of the information you use. Citing an excerpt from a textbook can be done using one of the two most common
Gleick, James.Chaos: Making a New Science. Penguin, 1987. How to Cite in MLA Style with Multiple Authors If the book you’re citing has two authors, here are the formats you should follow. For in-text citations, include the names of both authors and the page number. ...
How to cite an interview in MLA To cite an Interview in MLA style, you need to know the name of person interviewed, interviewer’s name, year/date of interview, and title of the interview.The templates and examples below are based on theMLA Handbook, 9th edition. On this page, you can...
How to cite a magazine article in MLA format Magazine article citations in MLA format are relatively simple: Last name, First name of author. “Title of article.”Magazine title, Day MonthYear of publication, pp. #–#. Example: Alvarez, Angelica. “What the H-E-Double Hockey Sticks Was...