MLA Style
Why do we cite sources in academic writing?
We will be going over the 8th edition MLA citation Style. You can look under our resources page for MLA or APA guides. There are three things to consider for each style guide you use:
- Page Formatting
- In-Text Citations
- Works Cited/References Page
Why we cite.
- Establishes credibility.
- A road map. Scholarship is an ongoing conversation.
- It gives credit. Acknowledges those that contributed to your ideas.
In-Text Citation
Also called parenthetical citations.
One Author: (Ramos 1)
Two Authors: (Smith and Ramos 1)
Three or more Authors: (Ramos et al. 1)
The Art of Summarizing
Chapter 2 explains how to write an extended summary. We will be working with this today moving into beginning our essays. Careful you do not write a list summary or “closest cliche”. The book treats summary and paraphrase similarly. Keep in mind that you will also be using quotes.
Why I, as a black man, attend KKK rallies. | Daryl Davis
- What stood out to you?
- What can we learn from this?
- Why do you think they people left the KKK?
Free Write
Five minutes. Comment below with your free write.
What literacy are you going to write about? What moment are you going to focus on? Summarize the literacy you have learned.
Professor Ramos' Blog 
The Literacy I chose to write about is how to build a computer. The moment I am going to focus on is when I was building my first computer, I was screwing in the motherboard to the case but I was applying too much pressure so the screw snapped. I learned that I had to be more patient and delicate with the things I really care about
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A literacy that Im currently learning about is anatomy. Anatomy as a literacy is very complicated because there are many complex definitions and meanings associated with each particular term. Learning this takes time and dedication because I have to study the material thoroughly so that it becomes seeded within my mind and I will be able to efficiently make use of the knowledge. The moment that I am going to focus on is the acquisition of knowledge regarding the terminology of anatomy. I am focus on passing my exams for my anatomy class.
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How to cook. The time I took a cooking class in college and me and my friend were partners and we had to cook a dish in the classroom and we burned it. Then how I fixed the mistake and then how we did it right.
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I think I really want to write about Animation and my experiences so far. I am very passionate about art and cartoons have been in my life, and I want to share the same joy I felt to others with my creations.
The moment I would focus on is when I first took my 3D Animation course back in my second(?) Semester of highschool for an elective. For a while I was confused on what I wanted to do, and I didnt know how I wanted to go about in my life.
At first it was a bit hard, as I didnt fully understand yet of how the program we used called Blender worked. And even though my teacher had us do simple things and learn basic modeling and rigging, I enjoyed the experience of being able to mold and create, to give my character movement per key frame. I wasn’t a big fan on lighting as it was a bit of a pain, as you had to play with opacticy and values to get what you wanted. It was also hard as back then my dads computer couldn’t render as fast (it can now) and it would feel like a 100 years just for a 5 second clip. Now in present that isnt a problem, and the program I used is starting to get a name for itself out there in the world.
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The literacy i want to write about is how i learned to become a mother. I want to focus on the very first time i changed her diaper at the hospital when she was first born. I was STRUGGLING and I didn’t think i was capable of being a mom because I couldn’t change her diaper…. now she’s two and i did learn how to change her diaper but I’m still learning each and everyday something new from her. Ive became very knowledgeable of kids/baby’s and I’m a good mother something I didn’t think i was capable of doing. Ive learned that kids require a lot of attention and patience… which i had to teach myself to give.
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A literacy I decided to write about is how I learned to draw better after taking a drawing class. I think that detailing the beginning of how I started out nearly unable to draw simple shapes without leaving massive mistakes on the paper from erasing or pressing down too hard, as well as being unable to depict depth and proper shading at all, will be an entertaining topic to write about given how much I learned afterwards.
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I am going to write about cooking because I love to cook and my mother, who is an amazing cook taught me. She started me off with breakfast because it is the first meal of the day and now it is my specialty. My mother started cooking at a very young age and her food has always been the best in my opinion so I trust the recipes that she shares with me. I now know how to make lots of dinners and breakfast recipes so I am grateful to her that she instilled that in me and made me more ready to know how to run a household.
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The literacy I want to write about is how I learned to become a mother. When my daughter was born I didn’t think I was capable of being a mother because I didn’t know anything about having a baby much less being a mom to a newborn baby. My main focus is the frustration I went through while trying to change her diaper, feed & sleep her. Even thought I know a lot now I’m still learning about her everyday. I’ve learned that I was capable of being a mom I just needed to give her a lot of attention, dedication & patience.
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Making a lesson plan. I was never a teacher, especially for someone who just turned nineteen at the time, but took on a job that required me to make a lesson plan for 30 third graders all together. It was overwhelming because employers wanted a certain way for planning. I, a newbie, had no idea what to write and just kept putting nonsense, but time after time I slowly got better at it. I learned that I just have to be patient when planning.
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I am choosing to do my literacy on my learning to ride a motorcycle. In my life motorcycles have brought me much joy, from riding, to the people I have met and are in my life. I will be focusing on the day my uncle let me ride his motorcycle for the first time on my own, because of that day i bought my own motorcycle, I’ve met some of the most loyal people in my life, and have had hundreds of experiences that only a select few can. To me its one of those things that not everyone can do it and when your goin 140mph+ you will know if you belong on one of these machines. That’s why I chose to write my literacy narrative on my learning to ride a motorcycle, if I never learned to, id be a completely different person.
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I thought my comment posted but I guess not.
I think I really want to write about Animation and my experiences so far. I am very passionate about art and cartoons have been in my life, and I want to share the same joy I felt to others with my creations.
The moment I would focus on is when I first took my 3D Animation course back in my second(?) Semester of highschool for an elective. For a while I was confused on what I wanted to do, and I didnt know how I wanted to go about in my life.
At first it was a bit hard, as I didnt fully understand yet of how the program we used called Blender worked. And even though my teacher had us do simple things and learn basic modeling and rigging, I enjoyed the experience of being able to mold and create, to give my character movement per key frame. I wasn’t a big fan on lighting as it was a bit of a pain, as you had to play with opacticy and values to get what you wanted. It was also hard as back then my dads computer couldn’t render as fast (it can now) and it would feel like a 100 years just for a 5 second clip. Now in present that isnt a problem, and the program I used is starting to get a name for itself out there in the world.
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The literacy I choose to write about is on learning how to cook. the moment I will focus on is the time I got my first chef position with very little experience.
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