MLA Documentation Worksheet



MLA Format and Works Cited

What is MLA?

The Modern Language Association (MLA) is a format style for citation and has been used mostly within the liberal arts and humanities, especially in writing on language and literature. It is more concise and user-friendly than other styles due to its use of brief parenthetical citations within the text; these citations then associate to an alphabetical list within a Works Cited list at the end of a paper/work.

Step One: Understand the reason for the Works Cited Page. Use your personal device to access this video.

(3:36)

Step Two: See what a Works Cited page looks like and “Follow the Trail”



1. Who wrote the first quote that is found on page 2?

2. What is the name of the article from which it was taken?

3. On the top of page 4, the citation only includes the page numbers (522-523). Where did the writer get the information?

4. How many different articles are quoted in the full paragraph on the fourth page?

4. How many sources are listed on the Works Cited page?

5. How are they arranged?

6. How many sources have no known author?

7. What is listed in the first part of the entry if there is no author?

8. What does n.d. mean in the Pena entry?

9. On the Works Cited page, some of the entries say Print, while others say Web. Explain the difference. Search online for the answer if necessary.

10. At this point, how many of YOUR sources would be classified as Print? __________; how many as Web? ____________.

Step Three: Visit the Owl at Purdue to determine how to create work cited entries



Click on the links for Books, Periodicals (magazines), and Electronic Sources to see the Basic Formats for each type. One of you should stay on this page while your partner opens the next link to play the Citation Game so you can reference the correct type of citation.

Step Four: Practice creating Work Cited Entries Game

• Do only the MLA questions. They are listed below for your convenience. Refer to your partner’s Owl at Purdue page to reference the type of citation that is listed

o MLA Art/Photographs Citation

o MLA Book Citation

o MLA Interview Citation

o MLA Lecture or Speech Citation

o MLA Online Periodical (magazines, newspapers) Citation

o MLA Photo sharing sites, i.e., Picasa, Flickr, etc. citation

o MLA Scholarly Journal, Print Citation

o MLA Scholarly Journal, Web Citation



Step Five: Gather your sources for your Works Cited Page—Remember, you must have at least four.

Step Five: Create your Works Cited page. This video will help you set it up correctly.

(3:32). Double check the reminders below for extra help.

• Begin your Works Cited page on a separate page at the end of your paper. It should have the same one-inch margins and last name, page number header as the rest of your paper.

• Label the page Works Cited (do not italicize the words Works Cited or put them in quotation marks) and center the words Works Cited at the top of the page.

• Double space all citations, but do not skip spaces between entries.

• Indent the second and subsequent lines of citations. Look at the sample that you opened above if necessary

• REMINDER: Writers are no longer required to provide URLs for Web entries.

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