MLA Made Easy: Citation Basics for Beginners (Paperback)

Table of Figures Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction: Getting Ready to Cite MLA Style Contents and Organization PART I: UNDERSTANDING AND CREATING MLA CITATIONS Chapter One: Research without Plagiarism Teaching Plagiarism Engaging Research Research Skills Chapter Two: Understanding MLA Citations Guidelines for Creating Citations Punctuation and Formatting Citation for a Book Citation for a Magazine Article Citation for a Web Page Why Not Software? Chapter Three: Citations for Books The Difference between an Author and an Editor A Citation for a Book by an Author Who Wrote the Information Used? What Did the Author Write? How Was It Published? A Citation for a Book with an Editor Who Wrote the Information Used? What Did the Author Write? Where Is the Piece Found? How Was It Published? Citations for Multivolume Reference Sets Exceptions to the Rule: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Chapter Four: Citations for Articles in Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers Magazines Journals Newspapers Chapter Five: Citing Information from Online Sources Citing Online Sources Information on the Web A Scholarly Journal Information on the Web in an Online Database E-mail Chapter Six: Citations for Miscellaneous Sources PART II: PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION Chapter Seven: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Summarizing Paraphrasing Quoting What Teachers and Media Specialists Can Do Chapter Eight: Parenthetical Documentation Accuracy Readability PART III: FORMATTING Chapter Nine: The Works Cited Page Chapter Ten: Formatting a Paper in MLA Format Formatting the Paper in Microsoft Word '97 or 2003 Formatting the Paper in Microsoft Word 2007 Common Formatting Mistakes Citation Basics Quick Facts Appendix A: Examples of Citations for Books Appendix B: Examples of Citations for Periodicals Appendix C: Examples of Citations for Computer Sources Appendix D: Examples of Citations for Miscellaneous Sources Appendix E: Works Cited Templates Appendix F: Teaching Activities Works Cited Index