In Text Citations

Choose the answer that BEST completes the sentence.
A direct quote is...

• when you put the text into your own words
• plagarism and should not be used.
• when you copy down the exact words from a sentence.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Choose the answer that BEST completes the sentence.
To paraphrase is to...

• put something written by someone else into your own words.
• copy down the exact words from the text.

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

When you paraphrase you don't change the meaning of what the author said, just the wording.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

You do not have to surround a direct quote in quotation marks.

• True.
• False.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

All of the following examples have a lead-in except...

• Smith claims: "The right to privacy is based on the fourth amendment constitution" (6).
• "In the meantime privacy advocates are deeply concerned..." (Smith 6). 
• The author states: "Beyond cell phones, there's a vast amount of data that's rountinely sent over our devices" (Smith 7).
• Frank writes: "Africa has seen a drastic decline in elephant populations (18).

Which of the following is missing from the sentence?
In the article, "Into the Storm," Tate explains that a well-trained employee could get the job done ( ).

• Author's last name
• Evidence
• Page number
• Author's last name and page number

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Correct the mistake in the following sentence.
Author Mary Kate Frank states: "Even in protected wilderness areas, rangers are no match for determined poachers." (18).

• The author's last name should be in the citation.
• There should be no quotation marks around the evidence.
• There should be a comma after the word 'states'.
• The period should be after the citation.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Correct the mistake in the following sentence.
Lewis states: "October 11, 1896, brought one of the worst hurricanes North Carolina had ever seen" (pg. 22).

• The author's last name should be in the citation.
• There should be no abbreviation for page in the citation.
• There should be no quotation marks around the evidence.
• There should be a comma after the word 'states'.

Choose the correct example of a citation for when the author's name IS mentioned in the sentence.

• (17).
• (Smith 17).
• (17)
• (Smith, 17).

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Choose the correct example of a citation for when the author's name IS NOT mentioned in the sentence.

• (Lewis, 7).
• (7).
• (7)
• (Lewis 7).

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9