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MLA Format - NEW 9th edition (yay!)What is a style guide?
All fields of study have had to agree on certain standards for their written publications. MLA stands for Modern Language Association--they define their style guide as follows: "MLA style for documentation is widely used in the humanities, especially in writing on language and literature. Generally simpler and more concise than other styles, MLA style features brief parenthetical citations in the text keyed to an alphabetical list of works cited that appears at the end of the work. |
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Use this template to help you build a citation! 
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For questions about MLA citations, parenthetical citations, or your works cited page Go to the Purdue Owl site!
To see an example of a MLA paper Click Here!
Download Ms. Morgan's Quick Guide of MLA changes and Works Cited examples
What's new in the 8th edition? Click here to see the major changes.
Here is how you build a NEW Works Cited citations See MLA.org or Purdue Owl
*More Works Cited Examples found here.
Book Example: Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher. Date.
Book Chapter Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Chapter Title". Title of Book. Publisher. Date. Pages used.
Article Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Article Title". Title of Journal/Newspaper. Volume number. Date. Pages used.
Webpage Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Article/Page Title". Title of Website. Website or Publisher. Date of last edit, URL.
Art or Photo Example: Artist Last Name, First Name. Title of the Piece. Date created, Location of the piece.
Print this if you want your own Works Cited worksheet.
See Sample BELOW:
Last Name 1
Student Name
Teacher Doe
English 3
8 May 2022
Your Title Goes Here
This is an example of what a MLA paper should look like. Notice the heading and the header, which includes a page number. Always use
Times New Roman, size 12 font. Your margins should be 1 inch and the entire paper should be double spaced. The Works Cited should be on
the very last page and will be double spaced as well.
To see an example of a MLA paper Click Here!
Download Ms. Morgan's Quick Guide of MLA changes and Works Cited examples
What's new in the 8th edition? Click here to see the major changes.
Here is how you build a NEW Works Cited citations See MLA.org or Purdue Owl
*More Works Cited Examples found here.
Book Example: Author Last Name, First Name. Title of Book. Publisher. Date.
Book Chapter Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Chapter Title". Title of Book. Publisher. Date. Pages used.
Article Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Article Title". Title of Journal/Newspaper. Volume number. Date. Pages used.
Webpage Example: Author Last Name, First Name. "Article/Page Title". Title of Website. Website or Publisher. Date of last edit, URL.
Art or Photo Example: Artist Last Name, First Name. Title of the Piece. Date created, Location of the piece.
Print this if you want your own Works Cited worksheet.
See Sample BELOW:
Last Name 1
Student Name
Teacher Doe
English 3
8 May 2022
Your Title Goes Here
This is an example of what a MLA paper should look like. Notice the heading and the header, which includes a page number. Always use
Times New Roman, size 12 font. Your margins should be 1 inch and the entire paper should be double spaced. The Works Cited should be on
the very last page and will be double spaced as well.
UPDATE - Here's what's new in the 2021 version of MLA (9th edition)
source https://edubirdie.com/blog/what-is-new-in-mla-9th-edition
MLA 9th Edition Format New Requirements New Inclusive language rules:
source https://edubirdie.com/blog/what-is-new-in-mla-9th-edition
MLA 9th Edition Format New Requirements New Inclusive language rules:
- Avoid using terms that specify the subject's ethnicity, religion, gender, social orientation, disability age, or social status if it is not critical for your context.
- Implement gender neutrality as "human-made" can be used instead of "man-made".
- Use Latinx terminology instead of Latino or Latino. The same goes for similar terms.
- Avoid using terms like Muslim community or Native American language by changing it to Sunni Muslims in India or Chinookan languages.
- Avoid religious generalizations for this newest MLA format edition by always making it clear what religion or beliefs you are referring to.
- If you include anything that you have merely consulted, use "Works Cited and Consulted" by placing your consulted sources after any endnotes if necessary.
- The research paper must include a container for the source that appears for digital sources right at the end of your citation, especially if you are using a source in a source.
- The "Title of Container" may represent the website or online database where your source has been published. Likewise, it can be websites like SoundCloud, Facebook posts (direct), blogs, articles, tweets, songs, Bible verses, or artworks.
- Google, Amazon, Blackboard, Facebook (as a general source), Amazon website, or Google as the primary source cannot be considered a container.
- You must add the format of your media source like “MP3 format”, “Amazon Prime Videoapp”, or a TV channel like BBC or NBC, according to MLA 9th Handbook.
- Foreign language sources or quotations use their native grammar and punctuation according to this new MLA format.