Category: Level 4 pages

Online Sources

Online Sources

Confusion can arise when trying to figure out how to style in-text citations for web-based sources. Websites follow the same rules we’ve covered so far. If you’re citing a webpage that has an author—such...

Blog Posts and Comments

Blog Posts and Comments

Blog Posts Elements: Author’s Last name, Author’s First initial. (Posting date). Title of article. Name of blog italicized. URL Comments on a Blog Post Elements: Username of commenter. (Posting date). Comment title or up...

Artwork

Artwork

The first entry is a sample footnote/endnote as it would appear the first time that a work is cited. Remember, while our examples begin with “1.”, notes should be numbered based on the order...

MLA Block Quotations

MLA Block Quotations

Quotations that are more than four lines should be set off from the text of your essay in a block quote. The text you’re quoting should be indented a half inch. Do not add...

Social Media

Social Media

The first entry is a sample footnote/endnote as it would appear the first time that a work is cited. Remember, while our examples begin with “1.”, notes should be numbered based on the order...

Images

Images

Digital Images If you’re adding a digital image such as infographics, clip art, or stock images, to your APA References page, you should follow the below format. Elements: Last Name of Creator, First Initial...

Secondary Sources

Secondary Sources

Sometimes you will be citing a quotation that you found within another source, for example a study that was referred to in one of your sources that was conducted by someone else. This is...

Social Media

Social Media

When you cite material posted on a social media platform, follow the general MLA format template. First, list the author of the post. If their handle on social media is significantly different from their...

Lectures & Speeches

Lectures & Speeches

In Person Lecture or Speech When documenting a lecture or speech you attended in person for your MLA Works Cited page, the container is simply the details of the event. Include the location, date,...

Plays

Plays

In-text citations from plays have different formatting depending on whether the play is written in verse or in prose. When quoting lines of verse, avoid using page numbers and cite by whatever categories you...

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