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Ms. Gilbert's Pro-Tips

Literary Analysis Paper

Ms. Gilbert's Pro-Tips:

  • “Critical sources” means journal articles or critical essays.
  • Search GALE Databases first for critical sources. I’d recommend starting with Academic OneFile.
  • Use the title of your novel, followed by one of these keywords in your search:
    • literary criticism, conflicts, characters, development, passivity, action, government, relationships 
  • Once you’ve found the critical source you’d like to use, open it, then clink on “Citation Tools” at the top of the banner on the right of the screen.  It will generate a proper MLA 8th Edition citation for you. (Note: the citation tool only available in GALE databases)
  • If you find a source from a non-GALE database, use the "Citation Tools" tab in this guide to create your MLA 8 citations.