MLA Style Powerpoint

- Grades
- Grades 6–9
- File type
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Editable
- Yes
- Subject
- ELA, Research, Formal Writing
- Topic
- MLA style, Citations
- Resource types
- Presentations
- Editable
- Yes
- Standards
- W.7.8
Product description
From the author
This power point is useful before assigning any research papers or projects to your students. It goes through in-text citations, how to construct a works cited page, digital sources, print sources, and media source. Useful as an introduction to MLA formatting.
In the classroom
Teaching tips & learning objectives
Learning objectives
Connect an in-text citation with a Works Cited entry.
Identify bibliographic elements in legacy book, periodical and electronic-source examples.
Distinguish summary, paraphrase and quotation, then apply the course’s current citation requirements.
Teaching tips
Use selected slides to introduce source credit, quotation and paraphrase.
The Works Cited examples use legacy MLA conventions, including format descriptors. Supply current requirements before students format final citations.
Check external resource links before assigning them.
Skills covered
In-text citation: connect author and location information to a source.
Bibliographic analysis: identify the elements of legacy Works Cited examples.
Source integration: distinguish quotation, paraphrase and summary.
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Questions teachers ask about this resource
Can I use this as a current MLA style guide?
The presentation uses older citation examples. Use it to introduce source credit and citation structure, and supply your course’s current formatting requirements for students’ final references.
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Curriculum
Standards, concepts & topics
Standards
- W.7.8
Core concepts
MLA style
In-text citation
Works Cited
Plagiarism avoidance
Paraphrase vs. quotation
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