MLA and Research

When you quote a source word for word or include information that is not common knowledge, you must cite the source to avoid plagiarism. Plagiarism probably means...

• getting the wrong information

• copying the work of an expert

• use of another person's ideas without giving credit

• copying a classmate

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When you quote a source word for word or include information that is not common knowledge, you must cite the source to avoid plagiarism. What do you think they mean by "information that is not common knowledge?"

• information that is not known by most people

• information that is considered old fashioned

• information that is no longer considered to be fact

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Which of the following bits of information is common knowledge and would NOT need a citation.

• “The archaeological record indicates that for millennia, starting 6,000 years ago, the country boasted 35% forest cover. Slow, gradual deforestation—likely for agriculture—reduced that number to 11% by the 1980s, even as Soviet rule brought huge monoculture plantations (tracts of a single species, usually pines) to the region” (Greenberg).

• “leaves fall off trees when they aren’t doing their job any more” (Nunell).

• “The cuttlefish has one of the largest brain-to-body size ratios of any invertebrate, perhaps even larger than that of the octopus” (PBS).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Any questions?

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Give me an example.

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True or False

• True

• False

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CCSS.RL.5.1

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Give me an example.

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CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the correct format for a paranthetical MLA citation?

• (Smith 5).

• (Smith p. 5).

• .(Smith 5)

• (Smith, 5).

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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."

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Which choice uses correct MLA format.

• Orwell says "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." (Orwell 1).

• Orwell says"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell 1).

• Orwell says "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (Orwell, 1).

• Orwell says "It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen" (1).

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