Basics of In-text Citations

Which of the following is a correct MLA citation?

• (Robbins 2011)

• Robbins, Michael. "Paul Muldoon's Covert Operations." Modern Philology, vol. 109, no. 2, 2011, pp. 266-99. JSTOR, doi:10.1086/663233.

• https://www.google.com/search?q=Robbins%2C+Michael.+%22Paul+Muldoon%27s+Covert+Operati

Which of the following is an in-text citation?

• Jordan, Stephanie. "Mark Morris Marks Purcell: 'Dido and Aeneas' as Danced Opera." Dance Research, vol. 29, no. 2, 2011, pp. 167-213.

• (Jordan 2011)

• stephaniejordan.com/danceresearch

What is the purpose of an in-text citation?

• to help research papers stay organized when using multiple sources.

• to help writers keep track of the different sources they have used.

• to help readers easily find the sources in the Works Cited page that correspond to your referenced passage.

Which of the following is a link?

• Cohen, Lara Langer. "Emily Dickinson's Teenage Fanclub." The Emily Dickinson Journal, vol. 23, no. 1, 2014, muse.jhu.edu/article/543643.

• (Cohen 2014)

• muse.jhu.edu/article/543643

What is the purpose of MLA citations?

• to show how smart you are.

• to show how good you are at research.

• to demonstrate the breadth of your research.

• to give credit to the sources you used.

Why do you need to cite information?

• to avoid plagiarism
• so that a paper is longer
• so that a paper takes more time to complete
• so someone else doesn't steal my work

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

The MLA in-text or parenthetical citation should be located _________________.

• just after the information being cited
• just before the information cited
• at the bottom of the page
• on the last page of the paper

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

True or False?
"Only direct quotes need to be cited."

• True
• False

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Which of the following does NOT need to be cited?

• exact words of an author
• Purchased music, lyrics, and videos
• Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet
• Your own words and ideas

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Every citation has two parts.  What are they?

• summaries and Works Cited
• exact words and quotations
• an author's exact words and the title of the book where they are found
• an in-text citation and an MLA full citation on the Works Cited page

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9