MLA Quick Reference*

I. In-Text Citations

· Use Signal Phrases: “In Moby Dick, Melville describes…”(164).

· Either in text OR in parentheses:

o Author(s)/Title/Web Site

o Page/Paragraph

II. Works Cited Basics

· Alpha by last name/source title

· In order:

Author(s). “Title-Article”. Title - Book/Magazine/Web Site Name. (Editor/Translator). (Volume/Edition). Location: Publisher, Date. (Pages.) <URL.>

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