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Free Webinar: MLA Style 101
Looking for resources for your online course? We’ve made our recording of MLA Style 101: A Hands-On Workshop available for free. View the webinar for a step-by-step guide to creating a works-cited-list entry for any source. Access the webinar here.
How to Integrate Critical Works
Gracefully incorporating critical works is sometimes challenging, but an MLA editor can help you master it. Learn how.
Plagiarism and Cultural Difference
To help learners of English, heed this expert instructor’s advice: concepts of plagiarism vary across cultures. Read on.
Writing Effective Introductions
Good introductions draw the reader in and support what follows. Learn the art of the introduction with an MLA editor here.
Analyzing Rhetorical Appeals
From Super Bowl ads to literature, rhetorical appeals abound. Help students analyze them with this instructor’s lesson.
How to Perfectly Punctuate Parentheses
You want to make a parenthetical remark (don’t we all!), but you’re not sure where to place the period. Good news: this conundrum has a solution. Learn it here!
Citing Videos from Database Streaming Services
As more and more videos become available online, chances are you’ll want to cite a video from a database streaming service at some point. Learn how to do it the right way
The Order of Things: How to List “Other Contributors”
Works often have multiple contributors—such as editors, translators, and illustrators—in addition to the author. You want to give them credit but in what order? Find out!
