Instruction
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This assignment consists of three parts: reading, citation game and citation-writing and. It will take about two hours to finish. You need to complete the following steps:
(1) For the Reading section, type you answers in the brackets and parentheses. (2) For the Citation Practice section: [a] Indicate you used the MLA style. [b] Type your compiled citation entries in the space below each citation practice.
Reading Section
Use only MLA Style Manual (MLA Handbook, 8th edition. Ready Reference LB 2369 .G53 2016). This book is shelved behind the reference librarian’s desk. There are also two reserved copies that you can check out for two hours at the Circulation desk
Read page 3-4, answer the question: What are the principles we should follow when using MLA style?
Read page 5-10 carefully. Answer the two questions.
Why document writing sources?
What are the two forms of obvious plagiarism and two forms of unintentional plagiarism?
Study the examples of different publication formats, pay attention to the elements’ order and the punctuation marks followed. Identify the different citation elements in an individual citation as required.
Burdick, Ann. Digital Humanities. Oxford Press, 2012. (This is a typical book example)
Publication year:
Author:
Title:
Publisher:
Smith, Michael. “Why Do People Take Drugs”, Encyclopedia of Social l Issues. U of Alaska P, 2011. pp. 345-55. (This is a citation example for an article from a book)
Publication year:
Author:
Book Title:
Publisher:
Article Title
Page Range:
Baron, Naomi S. “Redefying Reading in the Internet Age: a Study Guide.” Secondary Education, vol.111, no. 1, Jan, 2015, pp.192-200. (This is example of a journal article citation from a print, paper journal)
Publication date:
Author:
Journal Title:
Article Title
Vol and Issue no:
Page Range:
Jefferson, Bill. “Questions of Transport.” Cargo Flow, vol. 65, no .3, 2010, pp. 69-88. JSTOR, www.jstor.org/section/12345 (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.. (This is example of a journal article citation from a database)
Publication date:
Author:
Journal Title:
Article Title
Vol and Issue no:
Page Range:
Database name:
Citation Game Section
Go to http://www.citationgame.org/ (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site. (Click MLA as shown below). Play the game until you get 35 points or more; then print the result screen (Push Alt+PrtScn two keys together), then paste the copied screenshot below.
CitationGame.png
III. Citation Practice Section
Use the information provided below, write four bibliographical citations in MLA style accordingly (consult with the citation examples in the above section).
An article from an encyclopedia:
Author: Cynthia Tumilty Lazzaro
Article Title: Firewalls
Encyclopedia Title: Computer Sciences
Publishing: MacMillan Reference USA, 2002
Pages: 107 - 110
Your Citation:
A non-reference book:
Author: Alan Snow
Book Title: The Truth about Cats
Publishing: Little Brown, and Company; 1996
Your Citation:
A print article:
Author: Samuels, Richard J.
Title: Leadership and Political Change in Japan: the Case of the Second Rincho
Source: Journal of Japanese Studies 2003 29(1): 1-31.
Your Citation:
A full‑text article from Ebscohost database:
Title: Victorian Dreams of Flight
Author(s):D'alto, Nick
Source: Aviation History; Jan2004, Vol. 14 Issue 3, p42, 7p.
URLof the subscribed database’s home page: .
Your Citation: