MLA

Citation
Style
Margille Lyn C. Olalo
JHS Teacher
Tigbinan National High School
Formatting in MLA Citation Style

01 MLA paper format

02 In-text citations
03 Work cited page
 What is MLA?
-MLA stands for Modern Language Association
style.
-MLA style is the norm for the humanities
and fine arts disciplines to quote, summarize
or paraphrase outside sources when writing
your paper.
 MLA
Paper
Format
Heading

-Name
-Instructor’s name
-Course Title
-Due Date
 In-text
Citations
 Citing: Why?
-So people know where our
information is coming from.
-To show proper respect to
who we got the information
from.
-People can locate the
information if they want to
do follow-up research
themselves.
In-text Citation

( )
In-text Citation

(Moore )
In-text Citation

(Moore 27)
 Parenthetical Citation

MLA is “the second most popular

citation style” (Smith and Morrison 17-19).
 Parenthetical Citation

MLA is “the second most popular

citation style” (Smith and Morrison 17-19).
 Narrative Citation

According to Smith and Morrison, MLA is

less dominant that APA in the US
 Narrative Citation

According to Smith and Morrison, MLA is

less dominant that APA in the US
 Narrative Citation

According to Smith and Morrison, MLA is

less dominant that APA in the US (17-19).
 Narrative Citation

According to Smith and Morrison, MLA is

less dominant that APA in the US (17-19).
 Combining Citations

Livestock farming is one of the biggest global

contributors to climate change
 Combining Citations

Livestock farming is one of the biggest global

contributors to climate change (Garcia 64; Davies 14).
 Combining Citations

Livestock farming is one of the biggest global

contributors to climate change (Garcia 64; Davies 14).
 What if
there’s more
than one
author?
 Citing Multiple Authors

Number of authors Example

1 author (Moore 37)

 Citing Multiple Authors

Number of authors Example

1 author (Moore 37)

2 authors
 Citing Multiple Authors

Number of authors Example

1 author (Moore 37)

2 authors (Moore and Patel 48-50)

 Citing Multiple Authors

Number of authors Example

1 author (Moore 37)

2 authors (Moore and Patel 48-50)

 Citing Multiple Authors

Number of authors Example

1 author (Moore 37)

2 authors (Moore and Patel 48-50)

3+ authors
 Citing Multiple Authors

Number of authors Example

1 author (Moore 37)

2 authors (Moore and Patel 48-50)

3+ authors (Moore et al 59)

 Citing Multiple Authors

Number of authors Example

1 author (Moore 37)

2 authors (Moore and Patel 48-50)

3+ authors (Moore et al 59)

 Citing Multiple Authors

Number of authors Example

1 author (Moore 37)

2 authors (Moore and Patel 48-50)

3+ authors (Moore et al 59)

 What if
there’s no
author?
 No Author

Full source title In-text citation

Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The (Amnesty International Report 187)

State of the World’s Human Rights

“Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions” (“Sources”)

“A Quick Guide to Proofreading) (“Quick Guide”)

 No Author

Full source title In-text citation

Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The (Amnesty International Report 187)

State of the World’s Human Rights

“Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions” (“Sources”)

“A Quick Guide to Proofreading) (“Quick Guide”)

 No Author

Full source title In-text citation

Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The (Amnesty International Report 187)

State of the World’s Human Rights

“Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions” (“Sources”)

“A Quick Guide to Proofreading) (“Quick Guide”)

 No Author

Full source title In-text citation

Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The (Amnesty International Report 187)

State of the World’s Human Rights

“Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions” (“Sources”)

“A Quick Guide to Proofreading) (“Quick Guide”)

 No Author

Full source title In-text citation

Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The (Amnesty International Report 187)

State of the World’s Human Rights

“Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions” (“Sources”)

“A Quick Guide to Proofreading) (“Quick Guide”)

 No Author

Full source title In-text citation

Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The (Amnesty International Report 187)

State of the World’s Human Rights

“Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions” (“Sources”)

“A Quick Guide to Proofreading) (“Quick Guide”)

 No Author

Full source title In-text citation

Amnesty International Report 2017/2018: The (Amnesty International Report 187)

State of the World’s Human Rights

“Sources of Greenhouse Gas Emissions” (“Sources”)

“A Quick Guide to Proofreading) (“Quick Guide”)

 What if
there’s no
page number?
 No page number

Full source title In-text citation

Sources divided into numbered parts (Luxemburg, ch. 26)

Play with numbered lines (Shakespeare 1.2.95)

Audiovisual source (Wynn 10:23-45)

 No page number

Full source title In-text citation

Sources divided into numbered parts (Luxemburg, ch. 26)

Play with numbered lines (Shakespeare 1.2.95)

Audiovisual source (Wynn 10:23-45)

 No page number

Full source title In-text citation

Sources divided into numbered parts (Luxemburg, ch. 26)

Play with numbered lines (Shakespeare 1.2.95)

Audiovisual source (Wynn 10:23-45)

Source with no numbered divisions (Rajaran)

 No page number

Full source title In-text citation

Sources divided into numbered parts (Luxemburg, ch. 26)

Play with numbered lines (Shakespeare 1.2.95)

Audiovisual source (Wynn 10:23-45)

Source with no numbered divisions (Rajaran)

Multiple sources by the author

(Butler, Gender Trouble 27)

(Butler, “Performative Acts” 522)
Multiple sources by the author

(Butler, Gender Trouble 27)

(Butler, “Performative Acts” 522)
Multiple sources by the author

(Butler, Gender Trouble 27)

(Butler, “Performative Acts” 522)
Multiple sources by the author

(Butler, Gender Trouble 27)

(Butler, “Performative Acts” 522)
Multiple sources by the author

(Butler, Gender Trouble 27)

(Butler, “Performative Acts” 522)
Multiple sources by the author

(Butler, Gender Trouble 27)

(Butler, “Performative Acts” 522)
Different authors with the same last name

(A. Butler 19)

(J. Butler 27)
Different authors with the same last name

(A. Butler 19)

(J. Butler 27)
Different authors with the same last name

(A. Butler 19)

(J. Butler 27)
 Citing sources indirectly

Marx defines “the two primary creators of wealth”

As “labour-power and the land” (qtd. in Luxemburg, ch. 26)
 Citing sources indirectly

Marx defines “the two primary creators of wealth”

As “labour-power and the land” (qtd. in Luxemburg, ch. 26)
 Citing sources indirectly

Marx defines “the two primary creators of wealth”

As “labour-power and the land” (qtd. in Luxemburg, ch. 26)
 Citing sources indirectly

Marx defines “the two primary creators of wealth”

As “labour-power and the land” (qtd. in Luxemburg, ch. 26)
 Work
cited page
 Work cited paper

-Appears at the end of your

paper and gives full details
of every source that you
cited in the text.
Andrews, Kehinde. “The Challenge for Black Studies in the
Neoliberal University.” Decolonising the University, edited
by Gurminder K. Bhambra et al., Pluto Press, 2018, pp. 149-
144.
Andrews, Kehinde. “The Challenge for Black Studies in the
Neoliberal University.” Decolonising the University, edited
by Gurminder K. Bhambra et al., Pluto Press, 2018, pp. 149-
144.
Andrews, Kehinde. “The Challenge for Black Studies in the
Neoliberal University.” Decolonising the University, edited
by Gurminder K. Bhambra et al., Pluto Press, 2018, pp. 149-
144.
1 author Johnson, David.

2 authors Johnson, David and Valerie Smith

1 author Johnson, David.

2 authors Johnson, David and Valerie Smith

1 author Johnson, David.

2 authors Johnson, David and Valerie Smith

3+ authors Johnson, David, et al.

1 author Johnson, David.

2 authors Johnson, David and Valerie Smith

3+ authors Johnson, David, et al.

1 author Johnson, David.

2 authors Johnson, David and Valerie Smith

3+ authors Johnson, David, et al.

Andrews, Kehinde. “The Challenge for Black Studies in the
Neoliberal University.” Decolonising the University, edited
by Gurminder K. Bhambra et al., Pluto Press, 2018, pp. 149-
144.
Andrews, Kehinde. “The Challenge for Black Studies in the
Neoliberal University.” Decolonising the University, edited
by Gurminder K. Bhambra et al., Pluto Press, 2018, pp. 149-
144.
Styling of the title:
 Styling of the title:

Italics when the source is self-contained

 Styling of the title:

Italics when the source is self-contained

“Quotation marks” when the source is part of a larger whole

Container
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Neoliberal University.” Decolonising the University, edited
by Gurminder K. Bhambra et al., Pluto Press, 2018, pp. 149-
144.
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Neoliberal University.” Decolonising the University, edited
by Gurminder K. Bhambra et al., Pluto Press, 2018, pp. 149-
144.
Columbus, Chris, director. Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets. Director’s cut, Warner Bros., 2002.
Columbus, Chris, director. Harry Potter and the Chamber of
Secrets. Director’s cut, Warner Bros., 2002.
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144.
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you
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