a refresher course on documentation
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A Refresher Course on Documentation. MLA vs. APA Citation. A Quick Introduction / Review of. MLA 2009 Rules. What’s New in MLA 2009?. Getting Slanty With It Use ITALICS now for large works, no more underlining. FOR EXAMPLE Book Titles Play titles Movies Albums ETC. Of Mice and Men. - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
A Refresher Course on Documentation
MLA vs. APA Citation
MLA 2009 RULES
A Quick Introduction / Review of
What’s New in MLA 2009?Getting Slanty With ItUse ITALICS now for large works, no more underlining.FOR EXAMPLE
Book Titles Play titles Movies Albums ETC
Of Mice and Men
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June 2011.
What’s New in MLA 2009?Medium Designation is a MustThe medium of the source consulted must now be designated in the Works Cited list.
EXAMPLE
Sewell, Said. “African American Religion: The Struggle for Community Development in
a Southern City.” Journal of Southern Religion 4 (2001): n. pag. Web. 29 Jan. 2008.
(Online journal)The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June 2011.
What’s New in MLA 2009?Web Citation: Hold the URL Search engines have improved so much that MLA no longer requires URL addresses. Only insert them if your source would be difficult to find with a search engine!
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June 2011.
What’s New in MLA 2009?Indicate When Data is Missing Use n.d. for the date for no date of
publication Use n.p. for no publisher or no place of
publication Use n. pag. for no page numbers.
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June 2011.
What’s the Same?
Page Set-up Rules 1” margins all around Plain font (like Times New Roman), 12 point,
double-spaced Leave only one space after periods or other
punctuation marks Indent the first line of paragraphs one half-
inch from the left margin Create a header that numbers all pages
consecutively in the upper right-hand corner, one-half inch from the top and flush with the right margin. The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June
2011.
What’s the Same?
Page Set-up Rules Do not make a title page for your paper
unless specifically requested In the upper left-hand corner of the first
page, list your name, your instructor's name, the course, and the date. Again, be sure to use double-spaced text
MLA recommends that when you divide an essay into sections that you number those sections with an arabic number and a period followed by a space and the section name. 1. Early Writings 2. The London YearsThe Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June
2011.
What’s the Same?
In-Text Citations 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).
Generally:(Author’s last name page number)
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June 2011.
What’s the Same?
Works Cited Still alphabetical by entry Still double-spaced throughout Follows the same basic format with the
aforementioned addendums
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June 2011.
APA 6TH ADDITION RULES
A Quick Introduction / Review of
When Should You Use APA?
APA is most commonly used to cite sources within the social sciences.
While we use MLA in our English classes, our colleagues use APA.
Our students need to know BOTH!
How is APA Like MLA?
The basic page formatting rules are the same: 12 point, Times New Roman,
Double-Spaced Font 1” Margins
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June 2011.
How is APA Unique?
Paper Sections and Set-Up Include a page header at the top of
every page Title page = Running head: TITLE OF YOUR PAPER All other pages= TITLE OF YOUR PAPER
Has FOUR major sections: Title Page, Abstract, Main Body, and
References. Title page with title of the paper,
the author's name, and the institutional affiliation. The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June
2011.
First Page Side by Side Comparison
MLA
APA
vs.
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June 2011.
How is APA Unique?
In-Text Citations According to Jones (1998), "Students
often had difficulty using APA style, especially when it was their first time" (p. 199).
Jones (1998) found "students often had difficulty using APA style" (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers?
Generally:(Last name, Year of Publication).The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June
2011.
How is APA Unique?
References REFERENCES are listed at the end of
the essay, not Works Cited
The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 2010. Web. 15 June 2011.
QUIZ TIMEGet it? Got it? Good!
Question One
True or False:
MLA and APA documentation both require the same size font in documents.
Question Two
True or False:
Aside from differences with in-text documentation, MLA and APA are virtually the same.
Question Three
Which type of documentation is typically used by the social sciences?
A. MLAB. APAC. Neither
Question Four
True or False:
MLA no longer requires URLs, as long as the source is easily found with search engines.
Question Five
True or False:
MLA recommends that writers underline titles of books,
movies, and the like.
ANSWERS
1. True –12 point font2. False –Paper requirements differ3. APA is used by social sciences4. True—remember, hold the URL5. False—writers should italicize
these items.
Putting it All Together
Please take a moment to reflect on this presentation. How likely are you to remember
this information when you present this to students in the fall?
What are the most significant distinctions to note about MLA and APA?
How comfortable are you with both MLA and APA documentation?
Questions?
What do you still want to know?
The End