Noodletools automatically selects MLA for your projects, but if you switch back and forth or you're not sure, here's how to select the MLA format:
1. Click "New Project"
2. Give your project a name
3. Select MLA under "choose style"
4. Click "save"
An in-text citation should go after the quote or paraphrased sentence but before the punctuation. If Here are some examples:
Quoting:
"My First Notebook was a Big Five tablet, given to me by my mother with the sensible suggestion that I stop whining and learn to amuse myself by writing down my thoughts" (Didion, 133).
"Now that I was compelled to think about it, reading was something that just came to me, as learning to fasten the seat of my union suit without looking around, or achieving two bows from a snarl of shoelaces" (Lee, 23).
Paraphrasing:
The author says she thinks people who use notebooks are odd, and she doesn't expect her daughter to keep the same habit of writing things down (Didion, 132).
Note: if you use the author's name in your paraphrased sentence, you don't have to re-write it:
Lee explains that Scout has always known how to read. like it is something innate to her being (23).
Often you'll encounter webpages with no author, page number, or both. Use the author if you can, if not use the first word or phrase of your citation. For example, let's say this is your citation:
"American Bard: Why Do We Love Shakespeare So?" William Shakespeare, New
Edition, Chelsea House, 2015. Bloom's Literature, online.infobase.com/
Auth/Index?aid=163866&itemid=WE54&articleId=368192. Accessed 12 Oct. 2023.
Your in-text citation should be ("American Bard").
