| After reading the MLA handout, correct the following quotations and citations using MLA
by inserting the proper punctuation. Indicate underlining by placing underscore marks
before and after the title that should have italics: _The Great Gatsby_. 1. A book
with a single author:
Fromm Erich The Art of Loving New York: Harper & Row 1956
2. An edition other than the first:
Williams Joseph Style: Ten Lessons in Clarity & Grace 2nd ed. Glenview, IL Scott
Foresman 1985
3. A selection in an anthology:
Lewis, Carroll. Satan. Milton: Modern Essays in Criticism Ed. Arthur E. Barker. Oxford
Oxford University Press, 1965 196-204
4. A WWW page (Note: The first date is the page date, if given. The second is the
access date):
Log Cabin Literary Center 19 Mar. 1997 http://www.spaceland.org/lclc/ 21 Apr. 1997
5. An article in a magazine:
Hackett George The Longest Jump Newsweek 15 Aug 1983 48
Activities
6.1 Read the following three passages and the publication information
for each one. Imagine that you are using the passages as sources in an essay. Show briefly
how you would incorporate them into your own writing with a running acknowledgment and
parenthetical documentation.
a. Quote all or part of this one:
"Students of chaos theory, which is grounded in mathematics, believe that their
emerging discipline is revealing patterns of order deeply embedded in the chaos that
seethes all around."
This comes from page 142 of an essay called "Chaos: The Ultimate Asymmetry"
by Arthur Fisher. It was published in the anthology, Best Science Writing: Readings and
Insights, published by Oryx Press in 1991 in Phoenix. The anthology was edited by
Robert Gannon. The essay is on pages 138-157.
b. Paraphrase this one:
"Portable PCs present a double-edged sword: Powerful and capable, they can
substitute for a desktop in certain situations but disappoint the general business user in
terms of security, expansion, and display technology."
This comes from an article called "The Perfect System" by Winn L. Rosch. It
was published in July 1993 in PC Magazine. The quoted passage is on page 124. The
article is on pages 123-145.
c. Summarize this one:
"Try different tones: chatty, authoritative, ironic. Try different ways of
organizing: starting with the conclusion, building up to it last. Persuade with reasoning,
with anecdote. Hide the weak arguments, admit them openly. Try to write it in half the
length. Try different formats on the page such as lists or pictures or diagrams."
This comes from page 123 of Writing With Power: Techniques for Mastering the Writing
Process. The book was published in New York in 1981 by Oxford University Press and was
written by Peter Elbow.
7. Create a Works Cited from ALL eight (8) of the texts listed above. Indicate
underline by using underscores: _The Great Gatsby_. Use both your handbook and the handouts I have created to help you. (20 points)
Questions? Concern?
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