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Informationen zum Autor Marilyn Heath Klappentext A concise, handy guidebook for teaching correct MLA-style citation to middle and high school researchers. MLA Made Easy: Citation Basics for Beginners offers 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 Easy includes 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. Zusammenfassung A concise! handy guidebook for teaching correct MLA-style citation to middle and high school researchers. MLA Made Easy: Citation Basics for Beginners offers an effective way to introduce proper research citing to those who are new to research and the MLA style. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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 Why Not Software? Chapter Three: Citations for Books The Difference between an Author and an Editor A Citation for a Book by an Author Who Wrote the Information Used? What Did the Author Write? How Was It Published? A Citation for a Book with an Editor Who Wrote the Information Used? What Did the Author Write? Where Is the Piece Found? How Was It Published? Citations for Multivolume Reference Sets Exceptions to the Rule: Encyclopedias and Dictionaries Chapter Four: Citations for Articles in Magazines, Journals, and Newspapers Magazines Journals Newspapers Chapter Five: Citing Information from Online Sources Citing Online Sources Information on the Web A Scholarly Journal Information on the Web in an Online Database E-mail Chapter Six: Citations for Miscellaneous Sources PART II: PARENTHETICAL DOCUMENTATION Chapter Seven: Summarizing, Paraphrasing, and Quoting Summarizing Paraphrasing Quoting What Teachers and Media Specialists Can Do Chapter Eight: Parenthetical Documentation Accuracy Readability PART III: FORMATTING Chapter Nine: The Works Cited Page Chapter Ten: Formatting a Paper in MLA Format Formatting the Paper in Microsoft Word '97 or 2003 Formatting the Paper in Microsoft Word 2007 Common Formatting Mistakes Citation Basics Quick Facts Appendix A: Examples of Citations for Books Appendix B: Examples of Citations for Periodicals Appendix C: Examples of Citations for Computer Sources Appendix D: Examples of Citations for Miscellaneous Sources Appendix E: Works Cited Templates Appendix F: Teaching Activities Works Cited Index ...
