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What’s New in the Ninth Edition of the MLA Handbook (Spring 2021)

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Digital Literacy in “Post-Truth America”: An Interview

by Ellen Carillo

Contribute to the survey for the MLA Guide to Digital Literacy, 2nd edition Read More

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Integrating Quotations in Research Writing: A Lesson for College Students

by Andrew Shipe

A lesson for college students on incorporating quotations Read More

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How do I cite song lyrics?

The way you cite song lyrics will vary depending on how you access them and how much information you include in the body of your… Read More

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Why are optional elements now called supplemental elements?

The ninth edition of the MLA Handbook simplifies and clarifies the terminology used to describe some of the elements of a works-cited-list entry. In MLA… Read More

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

Introducing Lateral Reading before Research

Helping Students Use Grammar to Support Their Writing Goals

In-Text Citations: An Overview

Me, Myself, or I? Using Pronouns Ending in -Self

Rerouting Readers: The Power of Correlative Conjunctions

Rivers and Ladders and Bad Breaks, Oh My!

When a Preposition Wrongly Replaces a Conjunction

“Parting Is Such Sweet Sorrow”: When a Comma Separates Subject and Verb

Commas with Because: How to Make Your Meaning Clear

How to Use (Not Abuse) Parentheses

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Why are optional elements now called supplemental elements?

The ninth edition of the MLA Handbook simplifies and clarifies the terminology used to describe some of the elements of a works-cited-list entry. In MLA… Read More

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Why is the Other Contributors element now called the Contributor element?

The ninth edition of the MLA Handbook simplifies and clarifies the terminology used to describe some of the elements of a works-cited-list entry. Thus, the… Read More

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How do I refer to a work I coauthored?

If you refer to a work that you wrote in collaboration with another author or with other authors, refer to yourself in either the first… Read More

What’s New in the Ninth Edition of the MLA Handbook (Spring 2021)

Digital Literacy in “Post-Truth America”: An Interview

Integrating Quotations in Research Writing: A Lesson for College Students

How do I cite song lyrics?

Why are optional elements now called supplemental elements?

Teaching Resources

Advice from the Editors

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Why are optional elements now called supplemental elements?

Why is the Other Contributors element now called the Contributor element?

How do I refer to a work I coauthored?

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