WRITING, FORMAT, & CITATION HELP

SHS expects students to use MLA Format for typed academic work (link to example of MLA format).

MLA General Format (of a typed paper)

MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics

Formatting Quotations in MLA

MLA Works Cited Page: Basic Format

MLA Sample Works Cited Page

The above links are credited to the Purdue Online Writing Lab, which has many more helpful links and resources on its website!

Need help creating a Works Cited list? Use mybib.com or bibguru.com

Question: How do you know if you need a Works Cited list?

Answer: If any part of your assignment included images, direct quotes, or paraphrased / summarized information that was posted / created / published by someone else. You can use these items as long as you provide a Works Cited list of where the items came from (where you found them).

Signal Phrasing & Internal Citations -- how to embed quotations gracefully and properly cite them

Avoiding Plagiarism -- check out the additional links along the left side of the website for further info about plagiarism