Citations, MLA and Plagiarism

How to Use:

• For research notes

• For research papers

• For English essays

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Google Doc Citation Tool, MLA Format, and Plagiarism

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Have you ever used the Google Doc Citation tool before?

• yes

• no

Multiple Choice

Learning how to cite your sources correctly is an important skill that you will use for the rest of your academic career.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Why do you need to cite your sources?

• to avoid plagiarism

• to establish your credibility as a writer

• to let readers know who came up with a particular idea

• to provide readers with the information needed to find that source

Multiple Select

Correctly citing your sources is important because

• you need to give credit to the person who wrote it.

• not citing your sources is the same as plagiarism.

• if you are caught plagiarizing, you will get in trouble.

• plagiarism is cheating, and the same as stealing.

Multiple Choice

An "in-text" citation, also known as a parenthetical citation, comes at the end of a sentence, in your paragraphs.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

If there is no author, you can just use the URL as an in-text citation.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

A "Works Cited" page is required in MLA format.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

The "Works Cited" page is it's own page, at the end of the essay.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In-text citations are really just a reference to your full citation on your Works Cited page.

• True

• False

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Your citations must match up with your Works Cited. If they don't, it is plagiarism.

• True

• False

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Why is learning MLA important?

• we will be using it for the rest of our academic lives

• the formatting helps to avoid plagiarism

• the standard formatting helps your reader to understand your essay

• it shows that you have done sufficient research on your topic

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