MLA Citations 2020

Do you have to cite a quote?

• yes

• no

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.8

Do you have to cite your own ideas?

• yes

• no

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CCSS.W.8.8

Do you have to cite facts and opinions you got from a source?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.8

What is the purpose of an in-text citation?

• To tell the reader what source to look at in the bibliography

• To help the reader find the source with a Google search

• To prove that you are able to do research

• To show that a source is credible

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CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.8

Of the following, which pieces of information could you put in an in-text citation? Choose 2 options.

• The author's last name

• The source's publisher

• The first thing in the bibliographic citation

• The date published

Using the above bibliographic citation, what is the correct in-text citation?

• (15 September 2019)

• (www.scribbr.com/page)

• ("The Title of the Article")

• (Cox and Smith)

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CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.W.8.8

I read the MLK biography on Ducksters and learned some cool things about King. Do I have to cite Ducksters when I put those facts in my paper?

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.8

Which ONE of the following in-text citations is correct?

• (Wapshott) Martin Luther King modeled his non-violent approach to resistance after Mahatma Gandhi's actions in India.

• Martin Luther King modeled his non-violent approach to resistance after Mahatma Gandhi's actions in India (Wapshott).

• Martin Luther King modeled his non-violent approach to resistance after Mahatma Gandhi's actions in India.

• According to the article "How Martin Luther King’s ‘I Have A Dream’ Speech Changed The World," Martin Luther King modeled his non-violent approach to resistance after Mahatma Gandhi's actions in India.

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CCSS.RI.8.1

In which TWO situations would you include the title of the article in your in-text citation?

• When there are two sources by the same author

• When there are a lot of sources on the same topic

• When there is no known author for the source

• When you didn't write a works cited

If I have two sources by the same author, which of the following in-text citations is correct?

• King's speech is significant (Martin Luther King's Most Famous Speech).

• "King's Speech was part of the March on Washington, a gathering of more than 250,000 people in the nation's capital," (White).

• King's speech is significant because it "was part of the March on Washington, a gathering of more than 250,000 people in the nation's capital," ("Martin Luther King's Most Famous Speech").

• King's speech is significant because it "was part of the March on Washington, a gathering of more than 250,000 people in the nation's capital," (White, "Martin Luther King's Most Famous Speech").

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CCSS.W.8.8