MLA In-Text Citations
(ITC)
Credited source: Stolley, Karl. "MLA Formatting and
Style Guide." The OWL at Purdue. 10 May 2006. Purdue
University Writing Lab. 12 May 2006
<http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/>.
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Notes on How to Cite - English Composition and Research Writing | ENG 109, Study notes of Grammar and Composition
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MLA In-Text Citations
(ITC)
Credited source: Stolley, Karl. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The OWL at Purdue. 10 May 2006. Purdue University Writing Lab. 12 May 2006 http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/.
In-Text Citation (ITC):
Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263). Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).
ITC for Print Sources with
Known Author:
Human beings have been described by
Kenneth Burke as "symbol-using
animals" (3). Human beings have been
described as "symbol-using animals"
(Burke 3).
Corresponding WCE (Known
Author):
Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic
Action: Essays on Life, Literature,
and Method. Berkeley: U of
California P, 1966. Print.
Corresponding WCE (No
Known Author)
“The Impact of Global Warming in North
America.” GLOBAL WARMING:
Early Signs. 1999. Web. 23 Mar.
Classic and Literary Works
with Multiple Editions
Make sure edition is listed in your Works Cited Page Within the text of the paper, indicate the author (if you haven’t already introduced him or her) and the page number, followed by a semi-colon and the appropriate abbreviations for for volume (vol.), book (bk.), part (pt.), chapter (ch.), section (sec.), or paragraph (par.).
Citing Authors with Same Last
Names
Although some medical ethicists claim
that cloning will lead to designer
children (R. Miller 12), others note that
the advantages for medical research
outweigh this consideration (A. Miller
Citing a Work with Multiple
Authors
Smith, Yang, and Moore argue that tougher gun control is not needed in the United States (76). OR The authors state "Tighter gun control in the United States erodes Second Amendment rights" (Smith, Yang, and Moore 76).
For Multiple Works by the
Same Author When the
Author’s name is Not
Introduced in the Sentence:
Visual studies, because it is such a new
discipline, may be "too easy" (Elkins,
"Visual Studies" 63).
Citing from Multivolume Works
If you cite from different volumes of a
multivolume work, include the volume
number followed by a colon. If you only
cite from one volume, you only need to
provide the page number.
... as Quintilian wrote in Institutio
Oratoria (1: 14-17).
Citing Indirect Sources
Ravitch argues that high schools are
pressured to act as "social service
centers, and they don't do that well"
(qtd. in Weisman 259).
Miscellaneous Non-Print
Sources ITC
Werner Herzog's Fitzcarraldo stars Herzog's long-time film partner, Klaus Kinski. During the shooting of Fitzcarraldo , Herzog and Kinski were often at odds, but their explosive relationship fostered a memorable and influential film .During the presentation, Jane Yates stated that invention and pre-writing are areas of rhetoric that need more attention.
Electronic Sources ITC
One online film critic stated that Fitzcarraldo is "...a beautiful and terrifying critique of obsession and colonialism" (Garcia, “Herzog: a Life”). The Purdue OWL is accessed by millions of users every year. Its “MLA Formatting and Style Guide” is one of the most popular resources (Stolley et al.).
Corresponding WCE
Garcia, Elizabeth. "Herzog: a Life." Online Film Critics Corner. The Film School of New Hampshire, 2 May 2002. Web. 8 Jan.
Stolley, Karl. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The OWL at Purdue. 10 May
- Purdue University Writing Lab. 12 May 2006 <http://owl.english.purdue.edu /owl/resource/557/01/>.