Which in-text citation is correct?

"Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Orange 118).

"Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Tommy Orange 118).

"Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (Orange pg 118).

"Orvil couldn't fathom what she meant by risks" (118).

Why should students use MLA Format?

Because teachers say they should

How is the Works Cited page arranged?

Alphabetically, by the author's last name

Alphabetically, by title of the work

Alphabetically, by the author's first name

Which of the following is cited correctly in MLA style?

Aers and Stanley stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion (271).

Aers and Stanley stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion (1996, p. 271).

Aers and Stanley (1996) stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion (p. 271).

Aers and Stanley stress "the urgency of recovering [the] cultural context" (271) of fourteenth-century English thought regarding religion.

Correct MLA citations will help you

give credit to those who did the research

avoid being accused of plagiarism

look more credible and help you win arguments

A source (video, website, book) needs to be cited when you...

when you summarize or paraphrase them

when you use numerical data (statistics, charts, graphs) from them

Choose the answer with correct MLA format.

“My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings, ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas!” (Austen 126).

“My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings, ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas!” (Austen, 126).

“My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings, ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas (Austen 126)!"

“My first displays the wealth and pomp of kings, ...Behold him there, the monarch of the seas! (Austen 126)".

MLA Formatting & Citations Practice

Quiz

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English

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8th Grade

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Practice Problem

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Medium

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CCSS

RI.3.5, L.3.2C, L.6.2A

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Jacqueline Joyce

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23 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

According to MLA guidelines, what information should be included in the heading?

Your name, course title and the date

Your name and the date

The course title, instructor's name, and date

Your name, the instructor's name, course title, and date

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

According to MLA Guidelines, what should the spacing of the paper be?

Single Spaced

1.5 spacing

Double Spaced

It doesn't matter

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

According to MLA guidelines, what should the font size be?

10 point font

12 point font

14 point font

20 point font

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

20 sec • 1 pt

According to MLA guidelines, what should the font style be?

Times New Roman

Calligraphy

Gothic Bold

Comic Sans

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

5.

MATCH QUESTION

1 min • 4 pts

Match the following

Cited information from a source in your work.

Paraphrase

Full alphabetized list of all sources cited in-text

In-Text Citation

Using someone's work without proper attribution

Direct Plagiarism

Putting someone else's thoughts and ideas into your own words

Works Cited

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How do you show a new paragraph is starting?

Indent using tab

Indent using the space bar

Put an extra space using the enter key

Intend using tab AND using an extra space with the enter key

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What must be included in an in-text citation?

Author's full name and page number

Author's last name and page number

Page number

Hyperlink to the source

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

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