Many research assignments ask you to support a thesis with well-organized evidence. To do so, you need to conduct library research, being careful to evaluate sources and manage the information you gather. You also need to choose a documentation style.
Most English instructors and some humanities instructors will ask you to document your sources with the Modern Language Association (MLA) system of citations.
When writing an MLA paper that is based on sources, you face several challenges:
forming and supporting a thesis
avoiding plagiarism
integrating quotations and other source material
citing sources in your text
creating a works cited list at the end of your text
When you do your library research, you want to be sure to capture all the information you need to document each source. With citation at a glance, you can see exactly what information to gather and where to find it in your sources.
Directory to MLA in-text citation models
Directory to MLA works cited models
Directory to Citation at a glance: MLA style
Directory to MLA model papers