MLA review

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

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

If available, what piece of information is the first thing that should go in a citation?

• author's name
• page number
• website article title
• website title

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

If there is no author, what is used instead?

• book title
• website article title
• editor's name
• page number

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CCSS.L.9-10.3A

CCSS.W.9-10.8

Select which in-text citation is PROPERLY DONE from the options below.

• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).
• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)
• Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)
• (Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately

How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?

• Alphabetically
• In the order they appear in the paper.
• By length
• Randomly

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MLA is the abbreviation for this:

• Mama Llama Association

• Modern Language Association

• Modern Lecture Association

• Mode Language Ace

Font size should be what size for MLA essays?

• 1.0 to 1.2pt

• 1.5 to 1.8pt

• 10 to 12pt

• 13 to 15pt

Page margins should be _______ on all sides in MLA essay.

• 1/2 inch

• 1 inch

• 2 inches

• 4 inches

What is the term for bibliography when using MLA?

• References

• Bibliographical Resources

• Work Cited

• Works Cited

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9