MLA Works Cited

MLA Citations

• Parenthetical (In-Text) Citations

• Works Cited Page

​In other words...

MLA dictates:

• How to format a paper

• How to give credit to sources INSIDE a paper

• How to create a Works Cited page

​1st Page

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MLA Formatting - Review

Multiple Choice

What is the line spacing for an MLA paper?

• Single

• Double

Multiple Choice

True or False: The title of your paper should be both centered and in bold.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

According to MLA guidelines, what should the font style be?

• Times New Roman

• Calligraphy

• Gothic Bold

• Comic Sans

Multiple Choice

Key you must press at the beginning of each paragraph to INDENT.

• Tab

• Return

• Space Bar

• Caps Lock

Multiple Choice

A ______________ refers to  acquiring information for your report from a book, newspaper article, website, etc.

• Source

• Plagiarism

• MLA Style

• Table of Contents

Multiple Choice

A source (video, website, book) needs to be cited when you...

• directly quote from them

• when you summarize or paraphrase them

• when you use numerical data (statistics, charts, graphs) from them

• all of the above

​In other words...

​You must give credit to your sources in two ways:

1. Inside the essay (in-text or parenthetical citations) AND

2. At the end of your essay in the Works Cited Page (a list of your sources formatted in a specific way)

Multiple Choice

Correct MLA citations will help you

• give credit to those who did the research

• avoid being accused of plagiarism

• look more credible and help you win arguments

• all of the above

In-Text (parenthetical) Citations

• Giving credit to your sources inside the essay

Multiple Choice

True or False: You do not need to include in-text citations when summarizing or paraphrasing information from an outside source. 

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

In-text citations are put in between...

• (Parenthesis)

• "Quotation Marks"

• [Brackets]

• ...ellipses...

Multiple Choice

What information should MLA in-text citations include when possible? 

• Author's first name and page number

• Publication date and page number

• Author's last name and page number

• Author's first and last name

Multiple Choice

True or False: If the author's last name is mentioned in the text, then it does not need to be included in parentheses.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Direct quotations MUST be put in between...

• (Parenthesis)

• "Quotation Marks"

• [Brackets]

• ...ellipses...

Multiple Choice

Which in-text citation is correct?

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Tommy Orange 118)

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Orange 118)

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Orange pg 118)

• "Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (118)

Multiple Choice

Which in-text citation is correct?

• (Ashley Renick)

• (Ashley Renick 3)

• (Renick pg 3)

• (Renick 3)

Multiple Choice

Which in-text citation is correct? 

• This point has been argued before (Frye 197). 

• This point has been argued before. (Frye 197). 

• This point has been argued before (Gleen Frye 197).

• This point has been argued before (Frye, 197). 

Multiple Choice

According to MLA, What is the name of the page where you give credit to authors whose work you used in a paper?

• Reference Page

• Works Cited

• Bibliography 

• Sources

Works Cited Page

• Separate page(s) at the end of document

• Lists ALL sources in alphabetical order by author's last name

• Sources follow special formatting

Multiple Choice

Should your "Works Cited" page be at the end of your essay, or on its own page at the very end?

• It should follow the last line after your essay body.

• It should be on its own page at the very end. 

Multiple Choice

Each source listed in the Works Cited list must be cited in the text.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

How is the Works Cited page arranged?

• Alphabetically, by title of the work

• Alphabetically, by the author's first name

• Alphabetically, by the author's last name

• By publication year

Multiple Choice

In a Works Cited page, when you site a website, is the URL included?

• YES

• NO

Multiple Choice

What information do you include if there is no known author of a source? 

• Publication date

• Title of the source

• Publisher name

• You do not need to cite this source

Multiple Choice

A proper citation looks like:

• Russell, Tony, Allen Brizee, and Elizabeth Angeli. "MLA Formatting and Style Guide." The Purdue OWL. Purdue U Writing Lab, 4 Apr. 2010. Web. 20 July 2010.

• https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is a proper citation in a work cited page?

• "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

• Foreman, R. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." New York Times, 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

• New York Times. "In Forecasting Their Emotions, Most People Flunk Out." Foreman, R. 16 Feb. 1999. www.nytimes.com

​The good news...

• There are several websites that create citations for you! Examples: Noodle Tools, Citation Machine

• You still need to keep track of the information for all of your sources to input into the citation tools.

Multiple Choice

What is ANOTHER important reason to follow MLA guidelines regarding citation?

• To avoid plagiarism.

• It looks good.

• To get a good grade.

• To ensure that all essays are the same.

Multiple Select

Plagiarism can be avoided by . . .

(choose all that apply)

• using in-text citation.

• taking good notes on your sources.

• copying and pasting without using quotation marks.

• paraphrasing sources and not saving the URL.

• including a Works Cited page.

Multiple Choice

All of the following are plagiarism EXCEPT

• buying a paper on the internet.

• turning in your friend's paper with your name on it.

• copying and pasting from the internet.

• using quotation marks and parenthetical citation to indicate the source of text on the internet.

Multiple Choice

If you put the information in your own words, do you still have to cite it?

• Yes

• No

Match

Match the following

• Paraphrase

• Direct Plagiarism

• In-Text Citation

• Works Cited

Putting someone else's thoughts and ideas into your own words

Using someone's work without proper attribution

Cited information from a source in your work.

Full alphabetized list of all sources cited in-text

• Putting someone else's thoughts and ideas into your own words

• Using someone's work without proper attribution

• Cited information from a source in your work.

• Full alphabetized list of all sources cited in-text