READING CITATIONS
DIRECTIONS:
Identify everything you know about the following citations by labeling each element of them. Why do you think MLA and APA cite differently?
MLA Works Cited
Oda, Yukari. “Wuthering Heights and the Waverly Novels: Sir Walter Scott’s Influence on Emily Brontë.” Brontë Studies 32.3 (2007): 217-226.
Rivers, William L., and Susan L. Harrington. Finding Facts: Research Writing Across the Curriculum. 2nd ed. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice, 1988.
APA References
Dardis, T. (1989). The thirsty muse: Alcohol and the American writer. New York: Ticknor & Fields.
Kling, W. (1989). Measurement of ethanol consumed in distilled spirits. Journal of Studies on Alcohol, 50, 456-460.
What can you tell about the writer’s sources from the in-text citations in the following sentences? Why do you think the MLA and APA in-text citations are different?
MLA
According to Patti Caplan, spokeswoman for the Howard County schools in Washington, DC, principals stated, “shortening recess by five minutes daily provides 25 minutes of additional instruction time each week” (Matthews 46). Most schools take their students straight from lunch back to the classroom and start a lecture right away. This lack of a break often proves to be a problem because the students are restless and fidgety (Adelman and Taylor).
APA
According to Patti Caplan, spokeswoman for the Howard County schools in Washington, DC, principals stated, “shortening recess by five minutes daily provides 25 minutes of additional instruction time each week” (Matthews, 2004). Most schools take their students straight from lunch back to the classroom and start a lecture right away. This lack of a break often proves to be a problem because the students are restless and fidgety (Adelman & Taylor, 2008).
Source:
Lester, James D., and James D. Lester, Jr. Writing Research Papers: A Complete Guide. 13th ed. New York:
Longman, 2010.