Learning Outcome 5: Document World MLA- Document their work using appropriate conventions (MLA)

In high school, we wrote every paper in MLA style, so coming into English 110, I was very experienced with citing quotes and creating a works cited page. When using other authors’ pieces of writing within your own, it is important to give them credit in the proper format. In class we worked on specifically how to create a proper MLA document along with a works cited page to ensure that other authors used in our essay received the credit for their work. It is important to make sure that our work is in MLA format because without it, it becomes plagiarized. Figure 1 shows my highlighted citations after quotes on my third essay, while Figure 2 shows my works cited page for my first essay. Without giving another author credit in your work, not only is it plagiarism, but it is not professional, and it creates an informal piece of writing. By having an informal piece of writing, it makes what you have to say not as valid.

Figure 1: Highlighted Citation After Quotes in Essay #3:

Figure 2: Works Cited Page for Essay #1: