Mla Made Easy: Citation Basics For Beginners [Paperback]

A concise, handy guidebook for teaching correct MLA-style citation to middle and high school researchers.

MLA Made Easy: Citation Basics for Beginnersoffers an effective way to introduce proper research citing to those who are new to research and the MLA style. Full of examples and practical tips, it provides teachers with everything they need to help even the most reluctant middle- and high school student researchers create accurate, complete citations in the MLA format.

MLA Made Easyincludes instructions and examples for citing all common sources, from reference books to websites, as well as online databases, magazines, interviews, and videos. Coverage is divided into three parts: how to create citations for the works cited page, parenthetical documentation, and research paper formatting. Based on the 2009 revision of the MLA Handbook, it offers clear, precise, and up-to-date guidelines for showing students in their formative research experiences the importance of correctly citing their sources.

Marilyn Heathhas worked as a media specialist and educator for the past 18 years, becoming a National Board Certified Teacher in 2003.For those who dread teaching the proper way to cite sources, or feel inadequate doing so and send students to an online source, this book is for you. . . . This would be useful to librarians in any type of schoolfrom middle school to college. Recommended. Library Media Connection

Table of Figures
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Introduction: Getting Ready to Cite
MLA Style
Contents and Organization
PART I: UNDERSTANDING AND CREATING MLA CITATIONS
Chapter One:Research without Plagiarism
Teaching Plagiarism
Engaging Research
Research Skills
Chapter Two:Understanding MLA Citations
Guidelines for Creating Citations
Punctuation and Formatting
Citation for a Book
Citation for a Magazine Article
Citation for a Web Page