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College Writing Skills, Media Edition, 5/e
John Langan, Atlantic Community College

Writing a Research Paper

Writing On- and Offline



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Activity 1: Documenting Sources

An important part of writing the research paper is using an acceptable method of documentation. Information about using parenthetical citations and about formatting a "Works Cited" page can be found in a variety of places on the web.

Directions: Use a search engine to locate "MLA guidelines" or visit:

The Purdue University Writing Lab

Once you've looked at the format, take a step back and consider: What is the point of documenting your sources? (Is there more than one reason it's important?) Why is each piece of the information you provide about a source essential?