Tuesday, 9/27: How to Quote in MLA

* Citing the Bible: As you would a book with a few changes.
1. Use the title of the book rather than the author (II Samuel 12:10-12).
2. Some MLA guidebooks replace the colon with a period; either is fine (II Samuel 12:10-12 or II Samuel 12.10-12). If the context is clear, you don't name the book or author (12:10-12 or 12.10-12). 

* Citing Antigone
1. Remember that there is a play Antigone (italicized) written by Sophocles featuring a woman named Antigone (not italicized).
2. Usually, you'd have act, scene, and line numbers, but Antigone only has page or line numbers, so it will be like this (7-9). Or like this (Sophocles 346). Shakespeare would be like this (Shakespeare III. ii. 34-40).

* Citation examples you already have in Bedford:
-6a MLA section has an essay overview (pp. 122-123)
-58b MLA Example essay has a format overview (pg. 659 ff.)

* More Examples: How do we quote in MLA?

For better quality, go to the link above and scroll down to handout 07. For quick reference, you can see these below.

This shows the basics:







This gives some more ways to introduce a quotation:






This treats elipses. I would add that we should avoid the elipsis at the beginning or end of a quotation when we can.












* Work on a RD typed

HW: Work on your RD (All students: bring one more printed out copy, complete with MLA formatted heading and quotes for peer editing Wednesday).