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DP Nature of Science: Academic Writing

Academic Writing - The MLA Style Center Website

Using MLA Format

Formatting a Research Paper

In-text Citations Examples:

"The in-text citation should direct the reader unambiguously to the entry in your works-cited list for the source -- and, if possible, to a passage in the source -- while creating the least possible interruption in your text" (MLA Handbook 54-5).
 

According to Naomi Baron, reading is "just half of literacy. The other half is writing" (194). One might even suggest that reading is never complete without writing.

or

Reading is "just half of literacy. The other half is writing" (Baron 194). One might even suggest that reading is never complete without writing.

Work Cited
Baron, Naomi S. "Redefining Reading: The Impact of Digital Communication Media." PMLA, vol. 128, no. 1, Jan. 2013, pp. 193-200.

Tables and Illustrations (Figures and Figure Notes)


Via MLA Style Center: "A figure in a research paper, with full bibliographic details in the caption."




Via MLA Style Center: "A figure in a research paper, with a caption that points to a works-cited-list entry."

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Thanks for the great meme, Mrs. Allen!

"You Get a Citation!" 15 May 2015. Carl A. Pescosolido Library, Governor's Academy, research.govsacademy.org/c.php?g=618829&p=4355418.  Accessed 11 Dec. 2019.