Learning Outcome 5
Outcome 5(Document Work MLA)– Document their work using Appropriate conventions MLA).
MLA citations have been engraved in my head since middle school. Times New Roman font, size 12, double spaced works cited at bottom, proper MLA in text citation(Last name page number), headers on each page, title and correct format of name, professor, class and date.
In class we rarely discussed MLA formatting, and have focused more on the meat and potatoes of what we are writing. I have correctly used MLA format in my three essays, and in my work samples will give examples in which I properly used in text citations as well as used appropriate signal phrases to show who the quote is referring to.
In both samples from essay 1 and essay 3, I correctly utilize in text MLA citation when citing quotes based on how they are introduced. When I introduce the author before the quote, I do not cite the author again in parentheses and solely include the page number. If I do not introduce the author in the signal phrase, the author’s last name is cited in parentheses at the end of the quote. I also properly format my punctuation after the parenthesis.
Being consistent in properly using MLA citations helps the reader never have to guess who is during the talking, whether it is the writer, author, outside source, etc.
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