MLA Formatting

Students not only in AP Lang, but almost all courses are required to write using MLA formatting. Without using the proper format, can result in being accused of plagiarism or even further actions. MLA formatting is a was for writers to cite the sources they use while still giving credit to the original authors.OWL at Purdue, a website dedicated to educating students on the proper use of MLA for matting describes MLA as the following; "MLA (Modern Language Association) style is most commonly used to write papers and cite sources within the liberal arts and humanities  MLA style also provides writers with a system for referencing their sources through parenthetical citation in their essays and Works Cited pages.
Writers who properly use MLA also build their credibility by demonstrating accountability to their source material. Most importantly, the use of MLA style can protect writers from accusations of plagiarism, which is the purposeful or accidental uncredited use of source material by other writers."