In-text or parenthetical citations appear ___________ your paper or essay. 

• at the end of

• throughout
• at the beginning of

• nowhere in

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In MLA formatting, the ___________ and page number are included in an in-text citation.

• author's last name
• author's first name
• URL
• publication date

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If the author's last name is used in the sentence, then you ______ need it in the parentheses (for an in-text citation). 

• do
• don't

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MLA uses commas to separate the author and page number - like this - (Green, 15). 

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When you ___________, you are using someone's exact words, and putting them into quotation marks. 

• plagiarize
• directly quote

• paraphrase

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What do we call facts that can be found in numerous places and are likely to be known by the vast majority of people? 

• plagiarism
• quoting
• paraphrasing
• common knowledge

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When you paraphrase, you are using someone's ideas, and not their exact words. Do you still need to cite your source? 

• Yes

• No

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

MLA stands for _______.

• More Love Always
• My Lovely Aunt
• Money Likes Anger

• Modern Language Association

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Source: Smith, Snuffy. How to Go to College. Scribners, 2005.

What citation information would need to go inside these parenthesis?

According to the author, Snuffy Smith, “The possibilities are endless” (________________).

• author's last name AND page number

• author's last name only

• page number only

• no in-text citation needed

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

College students often change their major several times before settling on an area of study. “The possibilities are endless” (234). 

Is this MLA in-text citation correct? 

• Yes

• No, it's missing the author's last name.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9