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MLA Citation Style

​The MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources. Our examples are based on the MLA Handbook (9th ed., 2021).

MLA uses a two-part system of citation:
  1. In-text citation: short parenthetical citations, embedded within the text of the essay itself. The usual information included in an in-text citation is (Author’s surname and page number), or just (page number) if the author is named in the sentence. 
  2. A “Works Cited” list that follows up these references with fuller details of the sources, in an alphabetically ordered list. This includes both primary and secondary texts you used in writing your assignment. All entries in the Works Cited page must correspond to the in-text citations in your main text.

Download the MLA 9th Quick Guide 
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Please check the following sites for more information:
  • MLA site: What's New in the Ninth Edition.
  • Excelsior OWL
  • EasyBib MLA citation guide.

Formatting a paper in MLA style

  • MLA Style and Formatting Guide (Purdue OWL)
  • Sample Papers in MLA Style

Vimeo

  • Plagiarism
  • In-text citation ​
  • MS Word: Hanging Indents
  • Using Word to Format an MLA Essay
  • MLA Works Cited page: an overview of the basics

School Subscribed writing tool

Turn It In
(Can be accessed off campus; your EE supervisor will help to set up your account.)
Originality report by this site is a common requirement among many colleges, universities, and IB.  All DP students should upload their extended essays before their submission. The site also provides useful student training opportunities, including links to Plagiarism.org for information on plagiarism, help on citation.
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Other useful information​

EasyBib
EasyBib is a free automatic bibliography and citation generator. If you create an account, it can save your citations, otherwise it doesn't save them. There are more than 60 source types that you can choose from. 

Scribbr
A citation generator is an easy tool that helps you cite sources in a specific citation style. You fill in the forms with information about a source, such as the author(s), title, publisher etc.
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Citation Machine
Citation Machine is an interactive website designed to assist you in creating citations.  It doesn’t save your citations, so you have to make sure to copy and paste them in your document as you go.

Paper Rater
PaperRater.com is a free resource that utilizes Artificial Intelligence to help students write better. 

Citefast
Citefast is a fast and free citation generator.

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