{"id":449,"date":"2016-06-24T01:37:42","date_gmt":"2016-06-24T01:37:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level3-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=449"},"modified":"2023-09-01T16:10:11","modified_gmt":"2023-09-01T16:10:11","slug":"text-creating-mla-citations","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/suny-esc-englishcomposition1-2\/chapter\/text-creating-mla-citations\/","title":{"raw":"MLA End-of-Text Citations","rendered":"MLA End-of-Text Citations"},"content":{"raw":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>\r\n<strong>Overall Format Works Cited<\/strong>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Title:\u00a0 <\/strong>In MLA style, all the sources you cite throughout the text of your paper are listed together at the end, in a section titled\u00a0<strong>Works Cited<\/strong>.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n[caption id=\"attachment_1080\" align=\"alignright\" width=\"300\"]<img class=\"wp-image-1080 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2016\/07\/25143648\/aid2522491-900px-Cite-an-Essay-Step-2-Version-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Two pieces of paper, one titled &quot;My Essay&quot; and the other titled, &quot;Works Cited List.&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/> When citing an essay, you include information in two places: in the body of your paper and in the Works Cited that comes after it. The Works Cited is just a bibliography: you list all the sources you used to write the paper.[\/caption]\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><strong>Alphabetical order:<\/strong> Starting on the next line after the\u00a0Works Cited title, list your references in alphabetical order by author's last name. Multiple sources by the same author should be listed chronologically by year within the same group.<\/li>\r\n \t<li><strong>Hanging indents:<\/strong> Each reference should be formatted with what is called a hanging indent. This means the first line of each reference should be flush with the left margin (i.e., not indented), but the other lines\u00a0of that reference should be indented 0.5 inches. Any word-processing program will let you format this automatically so you don\u2019t have to do it by hand. (In Microsoft Word, for example, you simply highlight your citations, click on the small arrow right next to the word \"Paragraph\" on the home tab, and in the popup box choose \"hanging indent\" under the \"Special\" section. Click OK, and you're done.)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Formats for Different Types of Sources in the Works Cited List<\/strong>\r\n\r\nRegardless of the source type, you need certain\u00a0\u201ccore elements\u201d from your\u00a0sources\u00a0placed in a standard order in order to create citations. These core elements are explained in detail below. Note that you do not need to memorize\u00a0this process, but should take this opportunity to understand how citations are created. You can always return to this page, to the MLA Style Center <a href=\"https:\/\/style.mla.org\/interactive-practice-template\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interactive Practice Template<\/a>, or to other online resources to help you create the citations you need for your paper.\r\n\r\nClick through the following slides to learn more about each component and to see examples of MLA end-of-text citations. Although MLA now uses a 9th edition, this information is still useful, since there are only a few minor changes between 8th and 9th editions.\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1rIF0VdjKopeQV4CIq8Wa-4BsDL2tkOX9SsFXRarj3B4\/embed?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=3000\" width=\"1100\" height=\"647\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n\r\nYou can also <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Composition\/Waymaker+English\/MLA+8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download the presentation here<\/a>.\r\n\r\nThe following videos explain MLA 9th edition format for your citation entries in the Works Cited list at the end of your essay.\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=xo7bSt0DBzY[\/embed]\r\n\r\n[embed]https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fb5IVqEJBqk[\/embed]\r\n\r\nLink to the following sites for additional information on MLA formatting style for the whole research paper, and to see sample research essays in MLA format.\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>State University of New York, Empire State College's page on <a href=\"http:\/\/subjectguides.esc.edu\/c.php?g=227018&amp;p=1504806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citing Your Sources: MLA<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li>Seneca College's MLA <a href=\"https:\/\/library.senecacollege.ca\/mla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citation Guide<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>","rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\"><\/div>\n<p><strong>Overall Format Works Cited<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Title:\u00a0 <\/strong>In MLA style, all the sources you cite throughout the text of your paper are listed together at the end, in a section titled\u00a0<strong>Works Cited<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div id=\"attachment_1080\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1080\" class=\"wp-image-1080 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/107\/2016\/07\/25143648\/aid2522491-900px-Cite-an-Essay-Step-2-Version-2-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"Two pieces of paper, one titled &quot;My Essay&quot; and the other titled, &quot;Works Cited List.&quot;\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1080\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">When citing an essay, you include information in two places: in the body of your paper and in the Works Cited that comes after it. The Works Cited is just a bibliography: you list all the sources you used to write the paper.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Alphabetical order:<\/strong> Starting on the next line after the\u00a0Works Cited title, list your references in alphabetical order by author&#8217;s last name. Multiple sources by the same author should be listed chronologically by year within the same group.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Hanging indents:<\/strong> Each reference should be formatted with what is called a hanging indent. This means the first line of each reference should be flush with the left margin (i.e., not indented), but the other lines\u00a0of that reference should be indented 0.5 inches. Any word-processing program will let you format this automatically so you don\u2019t have to do it by hand. (In Microsoft Word, for example, you simply highlight your citations, click on the small arrow right next to the word &#8220;Paragraph&#8221; on the home tab, and in the popup box choose &#8220;hanging indent&#8221; under the &#8220;Special&#8221; section. Click OK, and you&#8217;re done.)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Formats for Different Types of Sources in the Works Cited List<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Regardless of the source type, you need certain\u00a0\u201ccore elements\u201d from your\u00a0sources\u00a0placed in a standard order in order to create citations. These core elements are explained in detail below. Note that you do not need to memorize\u00a0this process, but should take this opportunity to understand how citations are created. You can always return to this page, to the MLA Style Center <a href=\"https:\/\/style.mla.org\/interactive-practice-template\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Interactive Practice Template<\/a>, or to other online resources to help you create the citations you need for your paper.<\/p>\n<p>Click through the following slides to learn more about each component and to see examples of MLA end-of-text citations. Although MLA now uses a 9th edition, this information is still useful, since there are only a few minor changes between 8th and 9th editions.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/presentation\/d\/1rIF0VdjKopeQV4CIq8Wa-4BsDL2tkOX9SsFXRarj3B4\/embed?start=false&amp;loop=false&amp;delayms=3000\" width=\"1100\" height=\"647\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>You can also <a href=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/oerfiles\/Composition\/Waymaker+English\/MLA+8.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">download the presentation here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The following videos explain MLA 9th edition format for your citation entries in the Works Cited list at the end of your essay.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-1\" title=\"Creating a Works Cited in MLA 9th Edition\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/xo7bSt0DBzY?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"oembed-2\" title=\"MLA Citation Style: Works Cited Page (9th edition)\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Fb5IVqEJBqk?feature=oembed&#38;rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Link to the following sites for additional information on MLA formatting style for the whole research paper, and to see sample research essays in MLA format.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>State University of New York, Empire State College&#8217;s page on <a href=\"http:\/\/subjectguides.esc.edu\/c.php?g=227018&amp;p=1504806\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citing Your Sources: MLA<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Seneca College&#8217;s MLA <a href=\"https:\/\/library.senecacollege.ca\/mla\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Citation Guide<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t <section class=\"citations-section\" role=\"contentinfo\">\n\t\t\t <h3>Candela Citations<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t <div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t <div id=\"citation-list-449\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t <div class=\"licensing\"><div class=\"license-attribution-dropdown-subheading\">CC licensed content, Original<\/div><ul class=\"citation-list\"><li>MLA End-of-Text Citations. 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