{"id":282,"date":"2024-10-22T16:05:11","date_gmt":"2024-10-22T20:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/?page_id=282"},"modified":"2026-02-20T15:48:16","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T20:48:16","slug":"mla-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/mla-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"MLA Resources"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-279 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/10\/mla-button.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"269\" height=\"148\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/MLA-format-quick-reference-sheet-2024.pdf\">MLA format quick reference sheet 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/MLA Format - Quick Reference Sheet Styling * 12-point font, preferably Times New Roman * Double-spaced * 1-inch margins Title Page (only if requested by instructor) First Page *In the upper left-hand corner of the page, be sure to include the following: Your name, instructor\u2019s name, course title, and date. *Center the title. *In the header, include last name and page number in the upper right-hand corner. Section Headings (optional) If you decide to divide your essay into sections, then number those sections with a number and the section name. Example: 1. Early Writings 2. The London Years 3. Traveling the Continent In-Text Citations When you use an idea from an author or directly quote an author in your paper, you must acknowledge the author. Usually, the author-page number method is used. Ex. (Jones 22). ***You can use NoodleBib to help you with in-text citations. http:\/\/lwtclearningcommons.com\/ *** Examples: Direct Quote - She stated, \u201cStudents often have difficulty using MLA style\u201d (Jones 2). Direct Quote - Jones found \u201cstudents often have difficulty using MLA style\u201d (2). If the direct quote is more than 4 lines of text: omit quotes, start the quote on a new line, and indent Ex. Jones\u2019 (2009) study found the following: Students often have difficulty using MLA style, especially when it was their first time citing sources. This difficulty could be attributed to the fact that many students failed to purchase a style manual or to ask their teacher for help (2). Tall 1 Sarah P. Tall Mr. Mantooth English 101 27 June 2011 Illuminating the Cave Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sample First Page Paraphrase - According to Jones (2), MLA style can be hard for students. Two or three authors: (Last Name, Last Name, and Last Name p#) Four or more authors: (Last Name of First Author et al. p#) No author of article, chapter, brochure or short work: (\u201cTitle\u201d, p#) No Author of book, entire website, or long work: (Title, p#.) Works Cited Page All sources that were cited in the paper appear at the end of your paper. Write the word \u201cWorks Cited\u201d on the first line in the center of the page (no quotes). List your sources flush left. Alphabetize your sources (A-Z) by last name. References longer than one line should be formatted with hanging indentation. (In Microsoft Word: go to paragraph, special indentation, hanging) Format: Periodical (journals, magazines, newspapers, newsletters): Last Name, First Name, and First Name Last Name. \u201cArticle Title.\u201d Journal Title. Volume.Issue (Year): pages. Medium. Date of Access (if retrieved online). Website: Contributor\u2019s Name(s) (same format as above). &quot;Title of Resource.&quot; Title of Web Site. Sponsor, Last Edited Date. Web. Date of Access. Note: The contributor can be an author, editor, or organization. Book: Last Name, First Name. Book Title. City of Publication: Publisher, Year. Medium. ***You can use NoodleBib to help you with the works cited page. http:\/\/lwtclearningcommons.com\/ *** For more information on Works Cited formatting and to view a sample MLA paper, please go to http:\/\/owl.english.purdue.edu\/owl\/resource\/747\/01\/. TALL 10 Works Cited Herman, Judith. Trauma and Recovery. New York: Basic Books, 1997. Print. Keirsey, David. \u201cOverview of the Four Temperaments.\u201d Keirsey.com. Keirsey.com, n.d. Malmivouri, Marja-Liisa. \u201cAffect and Self-Regulation.\u201d Educational Studies in Mathematics. 63.2 (2006): 149-164. Web. 10 April 2011. Web. 27 June 2011. Sample Works Cited Page Information included on this sheet was adapted from: Hacker, Diana and Nancy Sommers. A Writer\u2019s Reference. 7th ed. Boston: Bedford\/St. Martin\u2019s, 2011. Print.\">MLA Cheat Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/21\/2024\/08\/MLA-format-quick-reference-sheet-2024.pdf\">Another MLA Cheat Sheet<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/collegeofsanmateo.edu\/library\/docs\/MLAWorksCited7.pdf\">Sample MLA Works Cited Page (collegeofsanmateo.edu)<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Helpful videos about MLA format:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oX5lCmFpCvY\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oX5lCmFpCvY<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qq5Itf5Tg-U\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qq5Itf5Tg-U<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/study.com\/learn\/lesson\/video\/what-is-mla-format.html\">MLA Format | Definition, Specifications &amp; Examples \u2013 Video | Study.com<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MLA format quick reference sheet 2024 MLA Cheat Sheet Another MLA Cheat Sheet Sample MLA Works Cited Page (collegeofsanmateo.edu) &nbsp; Helpful videos about MLA format: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=oX5lCmFpCvY https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Qq5Itf5Tg-U MLA Format | Definition, Specifications &amp; Examples \u2013 Video | Study.com<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":354,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"default","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"default","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"set","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-282","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/354"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=282"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":286,"href":"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/282\/revisions\/286"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www-tchs.stjohns.k12.fl.us\/media\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=282"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}