Monday, March 9th--5:30 pm

Greetings,

below you will find a copy of the handout from last week concerning notecards, bibliography cards and in text citations.

MLA Research Documentation—English 5—Prof. Fraga

Bibliography Cards:  3 x 5

Note Cards: 4 x 6

Sample Bibliography Card:

1. Record reference exactly as it would appear on your Works Cited page.
2. Remember, these cards are for your use; write legibly.  This will save you so much time later when you are ready to type your Works Cited page.

EXAMPLE:

Smith, Joe. The Hmong in America. New York: Franklin Publishers, 2009. Print.

Sample Note Card:

1. A note card without a source line is useless.
2. You need not record anything at the top except for the info. that will go in the in-text citation.
3. One idea or fact per card.
4. To further help you organize your essay, you may want to note the section in the essay where the information may appear.  Put this in the upper right hand corner of the note card. 

EXAMPLE:

Smith 66

Many Hmong immigrants have difficulty maintaining

a diet they are used to

--ingredients are difficult to find

--no room to grow their own food

--high costs of groceries

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MLA In-text citations

Sample paragraph from an English 5 MLA documented essay:

            The history of the debutante ball and a young girl’s coming out to society dates back as far as the early 1800s (McCormick 18).  Daughters of very wealthy parents who were between the ages of sixteen and eighteen were introduced into the world of dating when their parents planned a party focused just on their daughter.  It was a way to inform everyone in their circle of socially ‘acceptable’ people that their daughters were eligible to be courted (Samson 21-22).  Daughters had no choice; they were obligated to go along with their parents’ wishes for a coming out party, even if they had no interest or desire (McCormick 42).  According to a journal entry published in the book, The Journals of Emily St. Clare, 1875 – 1899, and edited by Rosemary Sparks, many girls begged their  parents not to put them through such a social ordeal:  “For weeks, I pleaded with father not to spend the time or money on such a frivolous event.  I would much rather he spent more money on books for my personal library” (64). Certainly the ritual of coming out has a long tradition, yet in the past as well as currently, some young women gravitate towards the celebration and some despise it.