MLA, Parenthetical Citations, & Plagiarism

True or false:

These are the steps for Parenthetical Citations

1. Take the information you want

2. Put quotes around it

3. Take out the period

4. Insert the author last name and page number in the parenthesis.

5. Place period at the end.

• True

• False

What is the purpose of in-text citations (aka parenthetical citations)?

• to establish purpose and credibility for your argument

• to make it easier for someone to find the original source

• to avoid plagiarism

• all the above

Using another person's words or ideas without giving proper credit is....

• pirating

• copyright violation

• acceptable

• plagiarism

What two pieces of information should be included in the in-text citation?

• First letter of the author's last name and page numbers

• Page numbers

• Article title and author

• Author's last name and page number

"Twice as many people are killed from donkeys in a year than planes" (Teteak 1,227).

• Correct

• Incorrect

The online article “The Telling Heart” explains that “Poe was a master craftsman when

it came to writing the short story.”

• Correct

• Incorrect

"The Tudor dynasty ended in 1603" (Jones 5).

• Correct

• Incorrect

What is the correct citation for a quote on page 112 from the book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling ?

• .(Rowling 112)

• ("Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban")

• (Rowling 112).

• (Potter 112)

What does the number mean in the following citation: (Allman 98).

• The year of publication

• The page number on which the information was found

• The author's age

• The number of authors

When should you use quotation marks?

• When you are taking something directly (word for word) from the source

• When you use someone else's words/ideas without giving them credit.

• When you are putting information from a source into your own words.

• To restate the main points in your own words.