ENGL 161 Cultures of Desire

Why Cite?

Why cite sources?

Whether you are giving a presentation, blogging, posting to an online classroom, or presenting research, you participate in an informed conversation.

You cite your sources, in order to:

  • Give credit to others for their ideas, creativity, data, and words.
  • Give weight to your analysis or opinion. Building on the work of others adds credibility to your words.
  • Leave a path your audience can follow.

Be sure to cite your sources in your:

  • blogs
  • Powerpoints 
  • papers
  • & other projects

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Annotations

What is an annotated bibliography?

An annotated bibliography includes information about a source that is in addition to the basic citation. 

For English 161 you will create a summative annotated bibliography.

A summative annotation is a brief (2-3 sentence) summary of a text, whether that text is a piece of music, a poem, a picture, a story or a critical article. The annotation follows the citation.

You will use your blog entries to talk at much greater length about what you think about the text and how it relates to course themes.

Image captions

Just as you would always provide in-text citations for copied or paraphrased text, you must cite images used in papers and presentations!

MLA 8 recommends you use a brief citation on every slide on which you include quotes, paraphrases, images, etc. and a full citation for each source in the works cited list at the end of a presentation.

Author Langston Hughes [far left] with [left to right:] Charles S. Johnson; E. Franklin Frazier; Rudolph Fisher and Hubert T. Delaney, on the roof of 580 St. Nicholas Avenue, Harlem, on the occasion of a party in Hughes' honor. 1924. Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture / Photographs and Prints Division, New York. New York Public Library Digital Gallery. 1 April 2011.

MLA Citation Style

MLA Citation Style

MLA (Modern Language Association) Style is used in Literature, Arts, and Humanities disciplines. Always consult your assignment or ask your instructor for the correct citation style to use

Source: "Introduction to Citation Styles: MLA 9th ed." by CSUDH Library, is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

Learn the basic conventions of citing sources in-text and in a works cited page using the Modern Language Association (MLA) Style, 9th edition.

Source: "MLA Citations: Understanding Containers" by sc4library, is licensed under a Standard YouTube License.

Learn how to use containers when citing resources in MLA style.

Quick Guide - MLA

Quick Guide - MLA Citation Style

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