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

by Ellen C. Carillo

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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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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

On Editing Your Own Writing: Some Advice

A Closer Look at MLA Style

The Case of the Missing Referent; or, Keeping Pronouns in Line

Hitting the Mark: On Placing Adverbs

Parallel Headings in Research Papers

One and Then the Other: Using Alternate and Alternative

It’s Alive—or Is It? Using the Relative Pronouns Who and That

Five Common Grammar Questions

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How do I cite a survey or quiz that I took?

You may want to cite a survey or quiz if you are quoting its questions or description in your paper. How you cite the survey… Read More

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How do I credit myself as the author of a photograph?

How you credit yourself as the author of a photograph depends on the accessibility of the photograph. If your paper discusses a photograph that is… Read More

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How do I cite a license or a contract?

If you are citing a contract as a historical document, follow the MLA guidelines for citing digital or physical archives. Read More

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

What is MLA Handbook Plus?

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

Integrating Quotations in Research Writing: A Lesson for College Students

Teaching Resources

Teaching Resources

Advice from the Editors

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How do I cite a survey or quiz that I took?

How do I credit myself as the author of a photograph?

How do I cite a license or a contract?

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