MLA Citation Workshop

You have 5 minutes for this activity.

1. In your breakout group, research the difference between the citations for the sources of information listed in the Topics for groups section.  Identify the main differences in the information needed and the formatting.
2. When 5 minutes is up, rejoin the main group and report your findings

Topic: What are the main components of an MLA citation? What punctuation is used to separate each of these components?

You can find this information in the following sections of the OWL at Purdue's MLA Guide:

Topic:What does the author entry look like for a work with 1 author vs. 3 authors vs. no authors. 

Consider the following:

• word order
• punctuation
• formatting

You can find this information in the following sections of the OWL at Purdue's MLA Guide:

Topic:What does the title of source entry look like for a book vs. a webpage vs. periodical (journal, magazine, newspaper, etc.)

Consider the following:

• capitalization
• punctuation
• formatting

You can find this information in the following sections of the OWL at Purdue's MLA Guide:

Topic:What does the title of container entry look like for a short story from anthology vs. an episode of a television series vs. a page from a website? How is the title of a container different from a title of a source?

Consider the following:

• capitalization
• punctuation
• formatting

You can find this information in the following sections of the OWL at Purdue's MLA Guide:

Topic: What does the number entry look like for an academic journal article vs. an episode of a television series vs. a volume of a book collection?

Consider the following:

• abbreviations
• punctuation
• formatting

You can find this information in the following sections of the OWL at Purdue's MLA Guide:

Topic: What does the location entry look like for a print journal article vs. online work? What is the difference between a URL and a DOI?

Consider the following:

• abbreviations
• punctuation
• formatting

You can find this information in the following sections of the OWL at Purdue's MLA Guide: