Thurs. Sept. 3, 2015: MLA Citation

I then gave a brief overview of MLA formatting. I handed a booklet entitled "MLA Citation Booklet" and explained that the purpose of citing is so that someone else can find the same book that you are referring to. We discussed how the 5Ws are the key items:

Author (last name [comma] and then first name[period])
Title (underlined when writing by hand [period])
City of publication (no need for province/state or country [semicolon])
Name of publisher [comma]
year of this publication (the most recent date [period]
medium of publication (usually just a matter of putting down whether the student got it from print or from the web [period]).

We then took a text organized the above information on it so it was in a continuous line, double spaced, and then indented on the second line and on any additional lines if there are any:

Mayer, Mercer. All by Myself. Racine: Western 

          Publishing Company, 1983. Print.

 

The students were then given books and instructed to create a citation. Part of this was also to ensure they know how to hand in assignments (first and last name, date, and class in upper right hand corner). These were then submitted. If a student misses a step, the student can meet with me and do a make-up to demonstrate understanding. Students who are absent can also meet with me to do this assignment. The goal is to ensure understanding and proficiency.