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Documentation in MLA Writing Style: What It Is, What It Looks Like, and What It’s For! Today’s Workshop Current MLA citation style Why attribute information to its sources How to effectively integrate others’ material into your writing Practice citing a source Believe it or not, you already know something about documenting sources! How do you know? Who told you? Why should I believe them? These are the sorts of questions readers should have answered by your MLA documentation. To Document (verb) To identify the source of statements that come from another work (a.k.a. to cite). Such identification is done through signal phrases and parenthetical citations. Why Document Sources? There are two reasons to document your sources in your papers: academic honesty and to avoid plagiarism. Academic Honesty = showing respect for other authors Identify them when you borrow their ideas or words Your (and Your Sources’) Time to Shine Showing information on your sources demonstrates your own research accomplishments (Spatt 438). Documentation also allows readers to look up your sources and learn more. Avoid Plagiarism According to Diana Hacker and Nancy Sommers in the 7th edition of A Writer’s Reference, “Three different acts are considered plagiarism: (1) failing to cite quotations and borrowed ideas, (2) failing to enclose borrowed language in quotation marks, and (3) failing to put summaries and paraphrases in your own words” (428). Instead . . . Cite your sources! What to Cite Direct quotes Borrowed ideas What to Cite If it is rare information or contentious—people argue about it—cite the source. And, of course, “when in doubt, cite the source” (Hacker and Sommers 429). What Not to Cite? common knowledge that could be found in any current reference source or that your audience is sure to know Practice: Reading and Writing Get into groups of 2 or 3 We all read the handout together Who wrote this article? What is the article title? What are the authors doing with this a