MLA Citations

MLA stands for

• Modern Language Association

• Mental Liability Alternatives

• Modern Laboratory Answers

• Max Loves Anna

What do you include in an in-text citation?

• author's last name and page number

• book title and page number

• author's last name and book title

• author's first and last name

You put your in-text citation inside of...

• "quotation marks"

• (parentheses)

• [brackets]

• $dollar signs$

Which of these in-text citations is formatted correctly?

• (Roth 179)

• (Oats, 35)

• "To Kill a Mockingbird 23"

• [Romeo and Juliet 125]

Which on of these in-text citations is formatted correctly?

• (Cisneros 23)

• (Harry Potter 73)

• (Donald Trump 45)

• (Miller, 4)

Why do we cite our sources?

• To get an A on our assignment

• To show our reader where we got our information

• To use quotation marks

• To write our topic sentence

When do you use "quotion marks?"

• When you copy a direct quote from the author.

• When you write the author's idea but use your own words.

• When you write your own idea.

• When you aren't sure who wrote it.

How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?

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

Alex paraphrased information from page 52 of the following source to write her research paper.

Latham, Terry. Famous Works of French Art. Hueston Publishing Company, 2016.

Which sentence from her paper cites the information correctly according to MLA guidelines?

• Latham points out that the value of French art has steadily increased for the past three decades, resulting in higher demand from collectors (52).

• Latham points out that the value of French art has steadily increased for the past three decades, resulting in higher demand from collectors (Latham).

• Latham points out that the value of French art has steadily increased for the past three decades, resulting in higher demand from collectors.

• Latham points out on page 52 that the value of French art has steadily increased for the past three decades, resulting in higher demand from collectors.

Emily is using information from page 45 of the following source to write her research paper.

Davis, Shayna. Advances in Technology. Madison Press, 2016.

Which sentence cites the source correctly according to MLA guidelines?

• According to Davis on page 45, "Despite the increased ability of computers to decode and analyze language, there is still a need for people to evaluate online content to check its quality and veracity" (Advances in Technology).

• According to Davis, "Despite the increased ability of computers to decode and analyze language, there is still a need for people to evaluate online content to check its quality and veracity" (45).

• According to Davis on page 45, "Despite the increased ability of computers to decode and analyze language, there is still a need for people to evaluate online content to check its quality and veracity" (Davis).

• According to Davis, "Despite the increased ability of computers to decode and analyze language, there is still a need for people to evaluate online content to check its quality and veracity" (Advances in Technology 45).