MLA Papers

Using signal phrases to integrate sources

Marking boundaries between your words and the source’s words

Establishing authority

Introducing summaries and paraphrases

Putting direct quotations in context

Integrating statistics and other facts

Synthesizing sources

Considering how sources relate to your argument

Placing sources in conversation

Exercises: Integrating sources (MLA)

Integrating sources in MLA papers 1

Integrating sources in MLA papers 2

Integrating sources in MLA papers 3

Integrating sources in MLA papers 4