Research Unit

Which is a correct in-text citation?
Using the following biographical entry, Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London: Oxford U.P., 1967. Print.

• Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings." (Wordsworth 263)
• Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (263).
• Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
• Both B and C.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why do we need to use in-text citations?

• So the reader can see where you got the information that you are borrowing.
• So you don't plagiarize by not giving credit to other people for their ideas or words.
• Because your teacher says so.
• Both A and B are correct

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When do you use in-text citations? 

• When you paraphrase someone else's ideas
• When you summarize someone else's ideas 
• When you use the exact words of someone else
• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In-text citations are longer than source citations.

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

The ___________ and page number are included in an in-text citation.

• author's last name
• author's first name
• URL
• publication date

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If the author's last name is used in the sentence, then you ______ need it in the parentheses (for an in-text citation). 

• do
• don't

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

If you don't have an author to cite, what do you do for an in-text citation?

• use the title of the article, and PUT IT IN ALL CAPS
• use the title of the article instead, and put it in quotes
• use the URL
• just skip it and do nothing

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If the name of the article is really long, are you allowed to shorten it for an in-text citation? 

• yes
• no

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What do we call facts that can be found in numerous places and are likely to be known by a lot of people? 

• plagiarism
• quoting
• paraphrasing
• common knowledge

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Martin Luther King was known for his famous "I Have a Dream" speech.

Why is this sentence considered common knowledge? 

• Because it is about a famous person.
• Because it is about a common person.
• Because it is information that is generally known.
• Because it is about MLK

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9