American Literature

 

Main Objective: To cite secondary sources in MLA Format

Review the attached instruction information sheet. You will develop in-text citations and Works Cited citations for each of the references below. You are NOT required to locate the articles.

Instructions:

  • Download the information from the attached resource to obtain the bibliographic information for the references. 
  • Use the information on the sheet to create parenthetical in-text citations for each of the resources on the same page.
  • Create  Work Cited pages with the bibliographic information for each article on a separate page

You will have four tasks to complete. To complete these tasks, use MLA resources provided. Submit your responses on two separate pages, one page for the in-text citations and another page for entries on the Works Cited page.

Task 1:

Review MLA guidelines. Create a parenthetical citation (in-text citation) for a direct quote  from the information provided on the attached resource, “An Aristotelian Trilogy: Ethics, Rhetoric, Politics, and the Search for Moral Truth.” You will need to cite the short statement provided from the article. 

Task 2:

Review the MLA guidelines.  Use the above article in Task 1 to create the Works Cited entry for the article.

Task 3:

Review the MLA guidelines. Create a parenthetical citation (in-text citation) for a direct quote  from the information provided on the attached resource, “Purdence and Performance.” You will need to cite the short statement provided from the article.

Task 4:

Review the MLA guidelines. Use the above article in Task 1 to create the Works Cited entry for the article. 

Points Possible: 50

  

Article One

Article Title: An Aristotelian Trilogy: Ethics, Rhetoric, Politics, and the Search

  for Moral Truth

Author:  Christopher Lyle Johnson

Journal Source:  Philosophy and Rhetoric, Vol 13, Number 1, 1980

Pages:   Total pages 1-24/ Information below on page 2

1. Below is a direct quote from the article. Rewrite the quoted information and place the appropriate MLA parenthetical citation for an in-text citation.

Aristotles ethical theory concentrates finally upon the application of intelligence to the determination of practice. The idea of logos emerges as a foundation of moral virtue; and the moral virtue emerges as the perfection of human nature. 

2. Create an MLA citation for the Works Cited page using the above information for

Article One.

Article Two

Article Title: Prudence and Performance

Author: Robert Hariman

Journal Source: Rhetoric Society Quarterly, Vol 21, Number 2, 1991

Pages: Total pages 26-25/ Information below on page 26

3. Below is a direct quote from the article. Rewrite the quoted information and place the appropriate MLA parenthetical citation for an in-text citation.

Phronesis, or prudence, designates the capacity for effective political response to contingent events. It arises in deliberation, requires implicit understanding of the possible, the probable, and the appropriate within a specific community.

4. Create an MLA citation for the Works cited page using the above information for Article Two