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MLA Handbook Plus is a new, subscription-based digital product providing online access to the ninth edition of the MLA Handbook. To learn more about MLA Handbook… Read More

Teaching Resources

MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, 2nd Edition: An Interview with the Author

by Ellen C. Carillo

Ellen C. Carillo talks to the MLA about the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, second edition. Read More

Teaching Resources

Integrating Quotations in Research Writing: A Lesson for College Students

by Andrew Shipe

A lesson for college students on incorporating quotations Read More

Advice from the Editors

Sports Terms in MLA Style

by Joseph Wallace

This post provides examples of sports term in MLA style. Read More

MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, 2nd Edition: An Interview with the Author

Teaching Claire de Duras’s Ourika

Teaching Nineteenth-Century Activist Rhetorics Today: An Interview

How and Why to Teach Late-Twentieth-Century Mexicana and Chicana Writers: An Interview

Teaching the Popular Literature of Nineteenth-Century France

Considering Audience through Search Engine Optimization

How to Apply Composition Techniques to a Cover Letter

Video Essay Analysis and Composition

Sports Terms in MLA Style

Chess Terms in MLA Style

Omitting the Superfluous Of

Pay It Forward by Using Curriculum Correctly

Cleft Sentences; or, How to Foreground Frightening Felines

On Editing Your Own Writing: Some Advice

A Closer Look at MLA Style

On Pronouns and Their Referents

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How do I create a works-cited-list entry for a reprinted book?

When you create a works-cited-list entry for a reprint of a book, you may give the original publication date in the supplemental element immediately following the title. Read More

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How do I format a quotation of song lyrics?

Format a quotation of song lyrics the same way you would format a quotation of poetry. Read More

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If I use a quotation that is already in quotation marks in my source, how many quotation marks should I use?

As the MLA Handbook notes, “When your quotation consists entirely of material enclosed by quotation marks in the source work, usually one pair of double… Read More