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MLA Citation Guide (8th Edition): Class Notes & Presentations

Abbreviating Months

In your Works Cited list, abbreviate months as follows: 

January = Jan.
February = Feb.
March = Mar.
April = Apr.
May = May
June = June
July = July
August = Aug.
September = Sept.
October = Oct.
November = Nov.
December = Dec.

Spell out months fully in the body of your paper. 

Formatting

Note: For your Works Cited list, all citations should be double-spaced and have a hanging indent.

A "hanging indent" means that each subsequent line after the first line of your citation should be indented by 0.5 inches.

Instructor's Presentation Slides (e.g., PowerPoint)

Instructor's Last Name, First Name. "Title of PowerPoint Presentation." Title of Course, Date of PowerPoint presentation, University Name. Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. 

Works Cited List Example

Actis, Andrea. "Week 2: The Politics of Care." English 110, 15 Jan. 2019, Capilano University. Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. 
In-Text Citation Example

(Instructor's Last Name)

Example: (Actis, slide 5)

 Note: if you know the slide number, include it in your in-text citation. If not, leave it out.

Learn more: See MLA Handbook, p. 52 for examples of descriptions at the end of citations. P. 70 shows that course title are not italicized.

Class Lecture Heard in Person

Instructor's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Lecture." Title of Course, Date of lecture, University Name. Lecture.

Works Cited List Example

Bankes, Megan. "The Nature of Culture." Anthropology 110, 15 Jan. 2010. Capilano University. Lecture.
In-Text Citation Example

(Instructor's Last Name)

Example: (Bankes)

Learn more: See MLA Handbook p. 52 for an example of a lecture heard in person. P. 70 shows that course title are not italicized.

Instructor's Notes or Handout Provided In Class

Instructor's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Handouts/Notes." Name of Course, University Name. Date handout was received. Course handout.

Works Cited List Example

Greenberg, Nora. "Literary Terms." English 103, Capilano University. Received 10 Feb. 2020. Course handout.
In-Text Citation Example

(Instructor's Last Name)

Example: (Greenberg)

Learn more: See MLA Handbook, p. 52 for examples of descriptions at the end of citations. P. 70 shows that course title are not italicized.

Article from Course Pack Prepared by Instructor

 Author's Last Name, First Name. "Title of Article." Course pack for Name of Course, compiled by First Name Last Name of Instructor, Semester, University Name.

Works Cited List Examples

Brown, Stephen. "Ethical Use of Language." Course pack for English 100, compiled by Carlos Reyes, Spring 2020, Capilano University.
In-Text Citation Example

(Author's Last Name Page Number)

Example: (Brown 20)

Learn more: See MLA Style Guide at https://style.mla.org/citing-course-pack-material