Making the Transition from High School to College Essay Writing
Unlike my high school essays, my college papers consist largely of my own ideas and analysis . . . Read More
Unlike my high school essays, my college papers consist largely of my own ideas and analysis . . . Read More
As the MLA Handbook explains, in some cases, you may omit the name of a publisher from your works-cited-list entry—for example, if you are citing… Read More
Cite each speech bubble individually. Do not use slashes to indicate quotations from separate speech bubbles. Use ellipses only to omit text from a single… Read More
References in a dissertation should be in a consistent style (e.g., MLA) and location (at the end of each chapter or at the end of… Read More
To cite ephemera from a museum, follow the MLA format template. The works-cited-list entry below is for a nineteenth-century cigarette trading card shown on the… Read More
No. If a work is only one page, as in the example below, you should not include a page number in your in-text citation. A… Read More
To cite dialogue spoken by a character in a video game, transcribe the words you hear or copy the quote from the text box displaying… Read More
You should consult an original source whenever possible. If, however, you paraphrase a source you did not personally consult, indicate this for your reader. Paraphrasing… Read More
To distinguish between different dictionary entries for the same term, follow the principle in our previous post on distinguishing between works with the same title:… Read More
List the name of the first contributor followed by et al. in the “Author” slot. Then provide the title of the anthology and the date of… Read More