MLA Teacher Resources

This tutorial focuses on introducing and referencing short and long quotations using both MLA and APA style formats. Each style is presented separately using text for information concerning short quotations and a video for long...

Use the Citation Machine to accurately craft citations for materials used in essays, presentations, or other documents. APA, MLA, Chicago, and Turabian styles are all available. L.9-10.3a Standard Format

This lesson focuses on documenting research sources and writing a bibliography or Works Cited page. It discusses when and how to document your sources using MLA style. W.9-10.8 Sources, L.9-10.3a Standard Format

This video lesson focuses on types of bibliographies, their purposes, and similarities and differences. It lists and explains the 4 types of bibliographies: bibliography, annotated bibliography, working bibliography, and Works Cited (MLA...

This tutorial focuses on how to complete a bibliography using MLA style. It gives specific directions and examples for various types of entries such as magazines, books, encyclopedias, and web pages. It also gives specifics for the...

This lesson focues on parenthetical or in-text citations using MLA formatting.

This lesson provides a review of the 5 types of bibliographies: general bibliography, annotated bibliography, working bibliography, MLA works cited, and APA reference page. It discusses the similarities of all bibliographies, the...

Contains learning modules on the following topics: Research and MLA Foundations, Novels and Short Stories, Poetry: the Sonnet, Shakespearean Drama, Informative and Argumentative Essays,Research and MLA Review, Narrative Nonfiction,...

This lesson focuses on descriptive writing including discussing what it is and the chararacteristics. It provides links to the web articles: "How to Write a Descriptive Essay," "5 Model Descriptive Paragraphs," "MLA Formatting and Style...

This lesson introduces two types of writing: expository and persuasive. It defines and provides examples of each kind. It offers links to MLA Formatting and Style Guide and sample papers of opinion and exository essays.

This citation site provides a means for formatting bibliographical information via MLA, APA, Chicago, and other referencing methods. Students can also find tools for note-taking and research on EasyBib.

This is an introduction to a unit on grammar and writing. It focuses on reviewing parts of speech, subject-verb agreement, parallel structure, and properly formating writing assignments using MLA guidelines. The essential questions focus...

This is an introduction to a Grammar and Writing unit. It focuses on a review of dependent and independent clauses, writing concise sentences, avoiding passive voice, formatting writing assignments, documenting sources using MLA...

This an introduction to an AP Literature and Composition online course; it explains the advantages to taking an AP class and the rigor involved. It provides links to the AP Literature Course Description and practice tests, Registering...

This lesson focuses on the importance of paraphasing and how to paraphrase to avoid plagiarism. It provides links to an example of an MLA research paper, an article of effective paraphrasing, and a "Purdue Owl: Paraphrase" entry showing...

In this self-guided unit, you will be exploring the themes of justice and injustice. Included are lessons, self-assessments, background information, and learning activities. At the end of the unit, you will follow the research process to...

This site offers a general overview of several citation styles for research papers, including AMA, MLA and APA. Includes examples and subjects which most commonly use each style.

This page focuses on the formatting and citation standards to use for a formal paper; the three major styles are MLA, APA, and Chicago. Each of these dictates a set of rules to follow for the paper including the formatting of citations...

This PDF lesson plan is for students to write a 5-7 page essay which uses research to support their stance on a topic. For this essay, the students will argue whether they believe the character of the Governess, from Henry James' The...

This handout provides examples of an annotations for an annotated bibliography and an explanation. The one provided is in MLA style.

This structural design will guide students in writing a career research paper from start to finish. They will gather information; cite sources MLA style; develop a thesis statement, outline, and paragraphs; and create a research paper...

This handout provides three annotated bibliography samples: MLA Sample, APA Sample, and Chicago Manuel Sample.

This is an introduction to writing about literature; it includes a list of learning objectives for writing about literature including finding and using historical sources to discuss the historical context, finding and using literary...

This handout defines annotated bibliographies and explains the parts including summary, assessment, and reflection. It also discusses why one should do an annotated bibliography and provides links to APA and MLA formats.