User Manual - Emily Lagan`s Portfolio
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1. Title of selection Title of anthology Ed Editor s names first name last name City of publication publisher date Page s of selection Medium Edgeworth Maria The Limerick Gloves The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories Ed William Trevor New York Oxford UP 27 51 Print Editions after the First Edition Editor last name first name Editor first name last name Ed s Title of anthology Edition number City of publication publisher date Medium McClatchy J D Ed The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry 2nd ed New York Random House Inc 2003 Print Selections from Editions after the First Edition of an Anthology Author of selection last name first name Title of selection Title of anthology Ed Editor s names first name last name Edition number City of publication publisher date Page s of selection Medium Komunyakaa Yusef Ode to the Maggot The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry Ed J D McClatchy 2nd ed New York Random House Inc 2003 538 39 Print Index Index Anthology 12 Cite 7 11 12 Format 3 Header 3 Home 3 8 9 11 Left Align 3 Margins 3 Page Layout 3 8 Page Setup 3 Paragraph section 3 4 8 parenthetical citation 7 8 poems 8 quote 7 8 Quote 7 ribbon 3 8 verse play 8 Works Cited 8 9 11 132. Medium Rice Anne The Vampire Lestat New York Random House Inc 1985 Print Two or Three Authors First author last name first name and Second author first name last name Title City of publication publisher date Medium McCloskey Mary Lou and Lydia Stack Voices in Literature Boston Heinle 1996 Print Four or More Authors First author last name first name other authors first name last name Title Edition number City of publication publisher date Medium Harris Charlaine Patricia Briggs James Grady Heather Graham Melissa Marr et al Home Improvement Undead Edition Ed Charlaine Harris and Toni L P Kelner New York Ace Books 2011 Print Notice the example has Ed Ed means Edited by If the book lists an editor on the cover you must include this in the citation Unknown Author Title City of publication publisher date Print New Concise World Atlas New York Oxford UP 2007 Print 12 Modern Language Association Manual How to Cite Anthologies Entire Anthology If the anthology has more than one editor you will use Eds instead of Ed Editor last name first name Editor first name last name Ed s Title of anthology City of publication publisher date Medium Trevor William Ed The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories New York Oxford UP 1991 Print One or More Selections from an Anthology Author of selection last name first name
3. examples that the period always goes after the citation i I saw a bird soaring out of a cave above the open sea Rice 238 ii It is not impossible that my kangaroo has hidden them in her pouch wrote O Brien 116 b The parenthetical citation includes the page number if a print source and the author of the source B When using paraphrases a The parenthetical citation comes at the end of the paraphrase before the period of the last sentence of the paraphrase i Lestat saw the bird leave the open cave To Lestat the bird was terrifying Rice 238 8 Modern Language Association Manual ii The Pooka argued that he always wears an odd number of short tails He has a shirt made with two shirt tails so he always has three or more O Brien 116 C When citing poems or verse play a The parenthetical citation still comes at the end of what you quote i If itis a verse play it will include act scene and line numbers Shakespeare 4 1 23 43 ii Ifit is a poem it will include lines and will say lines inside the parentheses lines 54 60 b If you quote more than one line you use a forward slash to separate the lines i A man may see how this world goes with no eyes Shakespeare 4 2 148 49 ii No decree or creed can outlaw you As you take every living thing apart Komunyakaa lines 13 14 How to Create a Works Cited Page Works Cited page will include all the outside sources you used throughout yo
4. ee MLA User Manual Prepared for UNT English Department Prepared by Emily Lagan TECM 2700 002 9 00 9 50 Terry Smith 2 May 2014 Table of Contents iii Table of Contents Table of Contents ii iii Introduction to MLA Manual ssssssssssssrssrssrssrreesseseeseesessresessereresereeseeseeseese v Formatting Style Eee 3 Howto Format PAPET vccsccsccuscnscsseuacnaensewaanaanaawuanaasanauanaasamaumncasecaaanansecammnnanaced 3 How to Create a Header audi diia 3 HOW tO Start a DADES anne tenet nn nee nr ne ne EEEE ee 3 Citing Outside UA ci n Y How to Cite Outside Sources within the Text evicininnunddsvmiirrrcaira 7 How to Create a Works Cited Page ococcccoccconcncnconcnconononcnnonenconononcnnanencanananins 8 Creating the Works Cited Pass una ee 11 How to Cite Books 11 SINE AH 1 aeaea a SEEE aE 11 Two or Three Authors ooococncncncncnononononononcnonononononnnncnnnrnrnrncnrnononononananananes 11 Four or More Authors 0cooccncncncncncncncncncnnnnnnnncnnncnrno conoce nono nonononononononononnnnos 11 LAA MO dial dd lada dida 11 How to Cite Anthologies ariadna 12 Entre PO yesse aeneae AAE AEAEE eE EAEE EEEE Eni 12 One or More Selections from an Anthology anne 12 Editions after The First Cin td 12 Selections from Editions after the First Edition of an Anthology 12 Introduction to MLA Manual Vv Introduction to MLA Manual In this MLA manual I will cover how to format your paper how to cite sources within
5. er Page Setup Click Normal Normal should create one inch margins on all sides of the document Click the Home tab on the top ribbon Click the arrow in the bottom right corner of the Paragraph section on the top ribbon A dialogue box should open Change line spacing to single or double Check the box next to Don t add space between paragraphs so the box is checked Exit out of the dialogue box Click the drop down option for fonts Choose a font a Times New Roman b Arial c Remember you want the document to be easy to read Choose point 12 font Choose black color for the font R 0 G 0 B 0 How to Create a Header 1 ar aan Double click at the top of a page Set the justification to the right Type your last name Click the Design tab that is located under Header and Footer on the ribbon Click Page Number under the Header and Footer section on the left Hover over Current Position Click Plain Number Close out of Header and Footer You can do this two ways a Double click outside of the Header and Footer b Click Close Header and Footer under the Header and Footer Tools tab How to Start a Paper 1 2 3 Click the Home tab in the top ribbon Click the Left Align in the Paragraph section Create heading for paper a Type first and last name in the first line b Type professor s name in second life if applicable Modern Language Association Manual c Type class number and section in t
6. hird line ENGL 4195 001 d Type date in fourth line 5 January 2012 i For proper MLA style the day comes before the month ii For proper MLA style the month is always spelled out 4 Hit enter after the heading 5 Click the Center Alignment in the Paragraph section This applies to any papers outside of technical communication 6 Type title 7 Hit enter 8 Click on the Left Alignment in the Paragraph section 9 Hit Tab 10 Start paper Citing Outside Sources When you cite a source you need quotes around what the other person said and you need to include who wrote the original lines This example is taken from Interview with a Vampire by Anne Rice First you must introduce the quote whether you say Anne Rice wrote or you lead up to the quote The vampires want to feel open yet still feel a part of something I saw a bird soaring out of a cave above the open sea Rice 238 Then you would talk about the quote and how the quote is important to your paper Never end a paragraph with a quote from someone else unless the quote sums up the paragraph and you do not need to explain what the quote says Citing Outside Sources 7 Citing Outside Sources When you use outside sources you have to cite everything that is not your own words This includes paraphrasing what someone said When you do not cite where the information came from this is called plagiarism How to Cite Outside Sources within the Text When
7. latchy J D Ed The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry 2nd ed New York Random House Inc 2003 Print McCloskey Mary Lou and Lydia Stack Voices in Literature Boston Heinle 1996 Print New Concise World Atlas New York Oxford UP 2007 Print Rice Anne The Vampire Lestat New York Random House Inc 1985 Print Trevor William Ed The Oxford Book of Irish Short Stories New York Oxford UP 1991 Print Creating the Works Cited Page 11 Creating the Works Cited Page As stated in Citing Outside Sources I will explain how to cite the outside sources on the Works Cited page You will need access to every source you have used in your paper If you used an online database you can have the information you need emailed to you Some general guidelines for the Works Cited page include e Use author s last name first name e Put all other authors with first name first if the work has more than one author e List everything in alphabetical order e Capitalize all major words of titles e Use quotation marks for articles and short works e Use italics for books and long works e Give the city of publication without the state e Use UP for university press e Use the date on the title page for the date of publication You can also use the most recent copy right date e Include the medium of the source How to Cite Books Single Author Author last name first name Title City of publication publisher date
8. the text and how to create a works cited page I created this manual for students and professors of the humanities since I focus on how to use MLA style within an academic paper Students use MLA Modern Language Association style for academic papers in high school and college Professors and researches of the humanities use MLA for research papers critical analysis and any other academic paper On the title pages for each chapter I have included a sample document for the different topics In chapter one I will provide step by step directions on how to format a paper On the title page I have shown what the heading of the paper should look like In chapter two I will give examples on the different ways to cite a passage within a paper On the title page I have given an example on how to incorporate a quote into a paragraph In chapter three I will give examples on how to cite sources on a works cited page and describe how to create a works cited page On the title page I have given an example of a works cited page using the examples in the chapter Formatting Style 1 inch margin 1 inch margin First and Last Name Professor Class Date Title Start paper here 0 5 inches Last Name 1 Formatting Style Formatting Style How to Format Paper After opening Microsoft Word E 2 3 4 oron 10 11 12 13 Choose the blank page option Click the Page Layout tab on the top ribbon Click Margins und
9. ur paper The Works Cited page comes at the end of your paper At the end of your paper 1 Click Page Layout tab on the top ribbon 2 Click Breaks 3 Click Page On the new page 1 Click the Home tab on the top ribbon 2 Click Center Alignment in the Paragraph section 3 Type Works Cited 4 Hit enter 5 Click Left Alignment in the Paragraph section 6 Click the arrow in the bottom right corner of the Paragraph section A dialogue box should open 7 Change Special to Hanging Special is located under Indentation 8 Exit out of the dialogue box On the Works Cited page you will list all the outside sources you used throughout your paper You will have to list all sources in alphabetical order by author s last name If the source does not have an author you list the source by the title of the source I will explain how to cite sources on the Works Cited page in the next chapter Creating the Works Cited Page Works Cited Edgeworth Maria The Limerick Gloves The Oxford Book of Irish Short mie Ed William Trevor New York Oxford UP 27 51 Print ol Harris Charlaine Patricia Briggs James Grady Heather Graham Melissa Marr et al Home Improvement Undead Edition Ed Charlaine Harris and Toni L P Kelner New York Ace Books 2011 Print Komunyakaa Yusef Ode to the Maggot The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Poetry Ed J D McClatchy 2nd ed New York Random House Inc 2003 538 39 Print McC
10. you use outside sources you will use passages from those sources You have to give information about each passage and where it came from You can do this are several ways A You can state the author if the author is known by saying he or she wrote Quote a In The Vampire Lestat Anne Rice said I saw a bird soaring out of a cave above the open sea 238 b I saw a bird soaring out of a cave above the open sea Anne Rice wrote in The Vampire Lestat 238 B You can state the author in the parenthetical citation If you choose this way you have to put the author s last name in the parenthetical citation at the start of the paper If you use more than one author you put the author s last name in the parenthetical citation each time you change which author you are working with a I saw a bird soaring out of a cave above the open sea Rice 238 b I saw a bird soaring out of a cave above the open sea Rice 238 You put information that explains how this quote is relevant to the next quote and the main topic It is not impossible that my kangaroo has hidden them in her pouch O Brien 116 Each time you quote an outside within your text you must have a parenthetical citation A parenthetical citation tells the reader where in the source the reader can find the information A When using direct quotes a The parenthetical citation comes at the end of the sentence before the period Notice in the
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