MLA Citations - Grade 11

MLA Citations - Grade 11

As you know, in English we use MLA citations

• You must cite your sources within your paper, and

• You must include a works cited page at the end of your paper

In-Text Citations

Multiple Choice

True or False? I must cite my source if I quote directly but not if I summarize or paraphrase information.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to cite and punctuate the following piece of evidence from Just Mercy:

Today, over 50 percent of inmates in the United States have a diagnosed mental illness

• ...mental illness (Stevenson).

• ...mental illness. (Stevenson)

• ...mental illness (Stevenson 127).

• ...mental illness. (Stevenson 127)

Multiple Choice

What is the correct way to cite and punctuate the following from Just Mercy:

Stevenson explains, "Today, over 50 percent of inmates in the United States have a diagnosed mental illness"

• ...mental illness (Stevenson)."

• ...mental illness" (127).

• ...mental illness. (Stevenson)"

• ...mental illness." (127)

Open Ended

Cite this example by writing the last few words of the sentence followed by its correct citation.

(The example is from Just Mercy, by Bryan Stevenson, page 101)

Solitary confinement at Apalachee means living in a concrete box the size of a walk-in closet.

Start your response with:

...a walk-in closet

Multiple Choice

Below is an MLA works cited page citation for a newspaper article. What is the best way to cite this within a paragraph using MLA style?

Taylor, Adam. “Analysis | Videos and Social Media Are Challenging Police Impunity around the World.” Washington Post. www.washingtonpost.com, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2021/04/22/police-world-chauvin-floyd/. Accessed 22 Apr. 2021.

• (Washington Post).

• (Taylor).

• (Taylor, Adam).

• (Adam).

Works Cited Page

Multiple Choice

True or False? The Works Cited page should be on a separate page from the end of the paper.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False? The works cited page should be alphabetized.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or False? Only sources that I quote directly need to be included in the works cited page.

• True

• False

Open Ended

What questions do you still have about using MLA style to cite your sources in a research paper?