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.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

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.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

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

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

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

• True.

• False.

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.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

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.

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.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

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.RL.9-10.9

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5