How do I cite photographs or other images that I use in a PowerPoint presentation or web project?

Cite an image used in a PowerPoint presentation or web project the same way you would cite it in a printed paper. See the example in… Read More

Do I need to create a separate works-cited-list entry for a story in a collection of stories by one author?

If a book collects works by one author, creating separate works-cited-list entries for each story, poem, or essay that you cite from the book is… Read More

Writing for Social Change: Contexts, Cultures, and Community-Engaged Writing as Democracy

By Tabitha Espina This essay is part of The MLA Democracy Project: Essays on Teaching Democracy and Literature. In my Writing for Social Change at… Read More

How do I cite an essay from one volume of a multivolume work when the volume is identified by a date range?

You can cite an essay from one volume of a multivolume work when the volume is identified by a date range in any one of… Read More

Do I need to indicate if I’m citing a particular printing of a work (e.g., 3rd printing)?

No. The printing of a source should not be indicated in the source’s works-cited-list entry. An edition number, however, can be listed in the Version… Read More

If an untitled poem is known by its first line, how do I style that line in my works-cited-list entry?

The MLA Handbook explains that when you refer to an untitled poem known by its first line, you should style the line the way it is shown in… Read More

I am citing several television episodes titled “Pilot.” How do I differentiate among them in my parenthetical citations?

There is more than one way to distinguish among several television episodes titled “Pilot.” Here are two options. Option 1 List each episode in your… Read More

If I am writing about two people with the last name Anderson, and one uses the suffix Sr., where do I place the suffix?

List the full name of each person and provide the suffix after the last name of the person to whom it belongs. In MLA style,… Read More

If I have a work by one author and a work by that author and coauthors in my works-cited-list, how do I order my entries?

A work by one author should be listed before a work by that author and a coauthor. Rappaport, Joanne. The Disappearing Mestizo: Configuring Difference in… Read More