Which of the following is an important part of an in-text citation signal phrase?

The author’s name or title of the work

Jacobs, Alan. The Pleasures of Reading in an Age of Distraction. Oxford UP, 2011. What's wrong with this citation?

book name italicized and the second line indented

Name of author should be lowercase, the title of the book in quotations

title of the book in quotation marks and the first line indented

Burns, Robert. "Red, Red Rose." 100 Best-Loved Poems, edited by Philip Smith, Dover, 1995, 26. What is wrong with this entry?

"Red, Red Rose" should be italicized

Citing sources is important for which of the following reasons?

Because we have to give credit to the sources we use for our research.

A source list provides additional resources for your readers to follow for more information.

Citations provide a road map for exactly where we found facts, quotes, and information used in our paper or presentation.

According to the included screenshot from the Online Writing Lab, why did the Modern Language Association (MLA) decide to move away from the typical rules for citing sources when creating the 8th version?

Because documents can now be found in a variety of locations and formats.

Because citing isn't as important as it used to be.

Because they like to change things up every once in a while.

Source citations listed on the Works Cited page appear in the following format:

first line of citation must be to the left margin and all others indented 5 space.

all lines of citation must be out to the left margin.

double spacing must be used between each citation.

all lines of citation must be centered on page.

Which of these in text citations is properly formatted?

Atticus stated, "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" (Lee 280).

Atticus stated, "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." (Lee 280)

Atticus stated, "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" (Lee, 280).

Atticus stated, "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." (Lee 280).

Which of these is properly cited?

At the end of the year, Dumbledore said, "It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live" (Rowling 589).

At the end of the year, Dumbledore said, "It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live" (Rowling, 589).

At the end of the year, Dumbledore said "It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live" (Rowling 589).

At the end of the year, Dumbledore said, "It does not do well to dwell on dreams and forget to live" (Rowling 589)

What is the correct parenthetical citation to use in the paper if the citation is: "Humanities Rocks." Fort Dodge Senior High, 6 September 2016. Web. 5 January 2017.

("Humanities Rocks." Fort Dodge Senior High, 6 September 2016. Web. 2017).

The first page of an MLA document includes:

Student name Teacher name Course Date

Student Name Title of paper Date

Which of these is properly cited?

Nick stated, "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known!" (Fitzgerald 12).

"I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known!" (Fitzgerald 12).

Nick stated "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known!" (Fitzgerald 12).

Nick stated, "I am one of the few honest people that I have ever known!" (Fitzgerald 12)!

Which of these is properly cited?

Atticus stated, "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" (Lee 280).

Atticus stated, "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." (Lee 280)

Atticus stated, "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it" (Lee, 280).

Atticus stated, "you never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view . . . until you climb into his skin and walk around in it." (Lee 280).

Which two punctuation marks stay in the quote?

question mark and exclamation point

MLA 8

Quiz

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English

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11th Grade - University

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RI.3.5, L.1.2B, RI. 9-10.2

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Hilary Bickerton

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A source that is reliable and trustworthy is called a

School-appropriate source

Credible Source

Trustworthy Source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own is called

Work Cited

Plagiarism (hey look! I spelled it right!)

Signal phrase

Conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Restating a passage in your own words, keeping the same meaning is:

Plagiarizing

Summarizing

Paraphrasing

Quoting

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

A condensed version of a passage, which includes its main points and main details is

Citing

Paraphrasing

Summarizing

Tags

CCSS.RI. 9-10.2

CCSS.RI.11-12.2

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

In MLA format, a list of sources that you referenced in the body of your paper is called

In-text citations

Works Cited

Bibliography

None of the above; MLA doesn’t require me to cite sources

Tags

CCSS.L.11-12.6

CCSS.L.8.6

CCSS.L.9-10.6

CCSS.W.11-12.2D

CCSS.W.9-10.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Using parentheses after you quote, summarize or paraphrase a source in your paper is called a(n)

In-text citation

Works Cited

Bibliography

Links

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

First-hand research, documents, or evidence created during the period of study is called

Primary Source

Secondary Source

Scholarly Article

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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MLA 8

41 questions

A source that is reliable and trustworthy is called a

Taking someone else's work or ideas and passing them off as one's own is called

Restating a passage in your own words, keeping the same meaning is:

A condensed version of a passage, which includes its main points and main details is

In MLA format, a list of sources that you referenced in the body of your paper is called

Using parentheses after you quote, summarize or paraphrase a source in your paper is called a(n)

First-hand research, documents, or evidence created during the period of study is called

Articles written by professionals, evaluated by their peers before they are published, and cited thoroughly with sources are referred to as:

According to the Works Cited entry above, Lenhart, Amanda. is a reference to

According to the Works Cited entry above, “Teens, Social Media & Technology Overview 2015.”

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