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MLA: Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources

The MLA Format: Avoiding Plagiarism and Documenting Sources

In this lesson, you will learn...

• What the MLA Format is and why it is important
• How to write a citation in the MLA format
• How to cite sources in your paper

 This lesson consists of 3 parts:

1. What is the MLA Format?
2. Essentials of the MLA Format
3. Citing Your Sources
   • Works Cited Page
     • Writing Citations for Books
     • Writing Citations for Periodicals
     • Writing Citations for Web Pages
     • Special Situations
   • Citing Your Sources in Your Paper

Lesson Directions

This lesson takes approximately 1 hour to complete. If you need a score summary, you must complete this lesson in one sitting. Each section of this lesson covers a different concept.

1. Read each section.
2. Some terms are in bold green letters. Hover your mouse over words like these for a text popper.
3. This lesson also includes links to other web sites. Click on one of these links to learn more about a specific concept. The link will open in a new window. When you are ready to return to this lesson, close the window with the outside link.
4. Each section includes an activity to help you understand the topic. You can access the activity by clicking the activity's name. Complete the activity as many times as you like.
5. Each section also includes a Self Check question to test your knowledge. Click on the Self Check button to access the question. You can retry the question until you get the correct answer.
6. When you are ready to move on, click "next page" to go to the next section of the lesson.
7. After completing the lesson, enter your name and print your score summa

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