What is the first skill step when citing evidence in MLA Citation?

• Period after closing parentheses

• Put quote marks " " around evidence

• After the evidence, start with parentheses ()

• Identify author’s last name or title of article if no author

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Cite the following evidence in MLA citation. No one is speaking.

Quote: "What had I to fear" Author: Edgar A. Poe Page Number: 5

MLA citation ___. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• is a way to format quotations to avoid plagiarism

• is formated style of writing used for high school/college-level writing

• stands for Modern Language Association

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

Cite the following quote/evidence in MLA citation. The character says out loud, "I am not tired" Author: Edgar A. Poe Page Number: 12

Why is the following quote INCORRECTLY cited in MLA citation? "It haunted me day and night" (Poe 13)

• It does not have the page number

• It does not have a period after closing parentheses

• It does not Identify the author’s last name

• It does not have quote marks " " around the evidence

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

Why is the following quote INCORRECTLY cited in MLA citation? "It haunted me day and night" (Poe).

• It does not have the page number

• It does not have a period after closing parentheses

• It does not Identify the author’s last name

• It does not have quote marks " " around the evidence

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CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is the definition of evidence?

• Copying or using someone else’s work and passing it off as one’s own, without giving the source credit.

• Citing textual evidence

• determine an idea or conclusion based on evidence and our own reasoning that is not directly stated in the text

• word, phrase, sentence, or paragraph that leads you to make an inference or draw a conclusion

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CCSS.L.3.1G