Thesis Statements & MLA Citation

Today, we discussed the nuts and bolts of the final project. A handout with the assessment criteria was distributed. Then, we reviewed thesis statements. For more on thesis statements, click on the Thesis Statements - UNC link below. Together, we also completed a Thesis Statements in Literature Papers exercise. To review this exercise, go to: http://bcs.bedfordstmartins.com/writersref6e Click on Research exercises, MLA, and finally E-ex LIT 2-1. (You may have to create an account.)

Next, we discussed how to cite with MLA. For more on MLA, see Diana Hacker's web site: www.dianahacker.com/resdoc.

Specifically, the following information might be helpful:

How to cite a song:

Provide the artist or band name, the name of the song (in quotation marks), the album title, the producer, and the release year.

Example: Counting Crows. "Holiday in Spain." Hard Candy. Geffen, 2002.

Finally, we discussed using a citation generator such as NoodleBib. NoodleBib is available through the www.greenriver.edu/library web site. Select Cite your sources.

On Wednesday, please bring the poems or songs you plan to analyze for your final project. You will have time to work with your groups in class. If you haven't yet signed up for a conference time on Thursday or Friday, please do so on Wednesday as well.