Using MLA Style

What does MLA stand for?

• Middle Loser Always

• Modern Love Association

• Modern Language Association

• Middle Language Argument

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

FILL in the blank: It is important to give...

• Kids bussin' food at lunch

• Proper credit to sources

• Proper credit to thieves

• Weathermen on tv

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is an example of a CORRECT parenthetical citation (in-text citation)?

• "WALK please!" --some random teacher

• Jayden was sad because of it being Monday (my brain).

• "The U.S. scored a 1-0 victory over Iran in a do-or-die game" (Li, 1).

• "And then they arrived--the ministers family and all my relatives."

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Where will you find a works cited page?

• It's not needed.

• In the middle of your paper.

• At the end of your paper.

• At the beginning of your paper.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What does a parenthetical citation help to do?

• Allow the reader to imagine

• Allows the reader to know from which source each fact came

• Organizes the writing

• Help the reader

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is an example of a DIRECT quote?

• "I am currently falling."

• "I fell hard."

• "I fell in love with the minister's son the winter I turned fourteen."

• "I fell in love with the minister."

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

Which of the following is an example of an INDIRECT quote?

• "Happy New Year," the cat meowed softly.

• Having a Christmas dinner on Thanksgiving.

• Inviting the minister's family for dinner made me cringe at what they would think of my family's Chinese manners.

• Inviting the minister's family for dinner made me happy.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

A bibliography includes descriptions of each source

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What happens if you are caught not citing your sources?

• You have committed plagiarism.

• You will not be allowed to eat lunch for 2 days.

• You will go to English class jail.

• You will be sent to the parking lot to find your sources.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In your own words, write a few sentences on why it is important to always cite your sources.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9