Citation, MLA, & source credibility

Citation, MLA, & source credibility



1. Find five sources you could use to guide your formatting and citation to ensure your writing meets the standards of MLA style. This could include, images, pdfs, citation generators, citation manuals, example papers, etc. Give the name of each source you found, the url, and describe what kind of source it is/what the contents of the source are.

2. Which source will be the most useful for you in writing your senior thesis and in your future academic work? Why? Minimum 50 words.

3. Give the correct MLA citation for each of the following items:

a) A book:

https://archive.org/details/quintuscurtiusr00cellgoog/page/n9/mode/2up

b) A scholarly article:

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/272455161_The_death_of_Alexander_the_Great

c) A blog post:

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2019/07/trump_as_alexander_the_great_.html

d) An online magazine:

https://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-18803290

e) A map:

https://www.awesomestories.com/asset/view/Map-Depicting-the-Empire-of-Alexander-the-Great

f) A movie:

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0346491/

4. Which of these items do you believe is the most credible, reliable, and authoritative? Which source is the least? Write a minimum of 50 words explaining your rationale.