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Reading Strategies and Effective Note Taking
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How to Write an Annotated Bibliography
Citing Your Sources
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Citing Your AI sources
MLA Style
MLA Template
Open this to help you format your paper in MLA style.
Learn How to Cite in the Paper
I advise watching the short video at the end to get an overview of how to cite in the paper. This video shows you how your citations in the body of the paper and the list of sources at the end of the paper match.
Sample Research Papers in MLA Style
Visit this website to see how scholars cite sources in the body of the paper as well as at the end of the paper using MLA style.
APA Style
How to cite in the paper
How do you cite paraphrased or quoted information? View this PowerPoint for help.
How to do a list of sources at the end of the paper
Here's some guidance on formatting those sources.
Sample References Page
Compare your references page to this one to see if you can address any errors in formatting.
APA template
This is for a short research paper that does not require an abstract or a table of contents.
Sample Student Paper
If you want to see a student research paper in APA style, here is an example. Notice how sources are cited in the paper and at the end of the paper.
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