MLA In-text Citations

It is important to include in-text citations in your writing because you need to...

• Provide credit to the origin of the information

• Suggest the creator of the information is intelligent

• Indicate that the reader needs to learn more about the topic

• Imply that the reader is not intelligent

What punctuation is used to insert the in-text citation? 

• parentheses ()

• quotation marks " " 

• underlining __

• none 

The in-text citation includes the first item that appears in the ___ entry that corresponds to the citation (e.g. author name, article name, website name).

• article

• Works Cited

• comments

• Title

What happens if your source does not include a page number, such as a website?

• Make up a page number 

• Put "NO PAGE NUMBER"

• Do not include it

• Make it Page 1 

What happens if your source does not include the author's name?

• Make one up

• Leave it off, putting the page number only

• Use the source title instead 

• Use your teacher's name 

Revkin, Andrew C. “Clinton on Climate Change.” The New York Times, 17 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.html. Accessed 29 July 2016.

Which citation is correct? 

• (Revkin)

• Revkin

• (Clinton on Climate Change 1)

• (Clinton on Climate Change 2007)

"Buffy Slays Academics." BBC News Education. 7 Nov. 2001. BBC. Web. 8 July 2008 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1642829.stm>.

Which citation is correct?

• (Buffy Slays Academics 1)

• (Buffy Slays Academics 2008)

• ("Buffy Slays Academics")

• (BBC News Education)

College students often change their major several times before settling on an area of study. “The possibilities are endless.” "IMBD." Is this in text citation correct? 

• Yes, it is correct

• No, it needs parentheses ()