American Literature

MLA Citations

Main Objective: To cite secondary sources in MLA Format

Review the attached instruction information sheet. You will develop in-text citations and Works Cited citations for each of the references below. You are NOT required to locate the articles.

Instructions:

Download the information from the attached resource to obtain the bibliographic information for the references. 

Use the information on the sheet to create parenthetical in-text citations for each of the resources on the same page.

Create  Work Cited pages with the bibliographic information for each article on a separate page

You will have four tasks to complete. To complete these tasks, use MLA resources provided. Submit your responses on two separate pages, one page for the in-text citations and another page for entries on the Works Cited page.

Task 1:

Review MLA guidelines. Create a parenthetical citation (in-text citation) for a direct quote  from the information provided on the attached resource, "An Aristotelian Trilogy: Ethics, Rhetoric, Politics, and the Search for Moral Truth." You will need to cite the short statement provided from the article. 

Task 2:

Review the MLA guidelines.  Use the above article in Task 1 to create the Works Cited entry for the article.

Task 3:

Review the MLA guidelines. Create a parenthetical citation (in-text citation) for a direct quote  from the information provided on the attached resource, "Purdence and Performance." You will need to cite the short statement provided from the article.

Task 4:

Review the MLA guidelines. Use the above article in Task 1 to create the Works Cited entry for the article.