Citation Check

True or False: When using an in-text citation from a website, you must include the page number. For example: (Rablin 5).

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.W.6.8

Which of the following IS NOT an example of plagiarism?

• Using facts that are common knowledge, even if you found them in your source.

• Copy and pasting directly from a source without citing it.

• Paraphrasing an author's idea without citing it.

• Copying work from a classmate without giving them credit in the paper.

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CCSS.W.6.8

True or false: You only need a citation after something that has quotation marks around it.

• TRUE

• FALSE

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.W.6.8

If you cannot find the author of an online article, what do you need to use for your in-text citation?

• The name of the website

• The URL of the site

• The article title

• The organization that published it

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CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.8

Which of the following examples shows a proper citation for the following article (not off a website)? Richmond, Emily. “Why School Should Start Later in the Morning.” The Atlantic, Atlantic Media Company, 17 Aug. 2015

• The recommended amount of sleep for students is "8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep" (Richmond).

• The recommended amount of sleep for students is "8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep" (Richmond 1).

• The recommended amount of sleep for students is "8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep" ("Why School Should Start Later in the Morning").

• The recommended amount of sleep for students is "8.5 to 9.5 hours of sleep" (The Atlantic).

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.W.6.8

Which of the following shows how to properly punctuate an in-text citation?

• According to the CDC, "at least 75 percent of public schools start earlier than 8:30" (Richmond).

• According to the CDC, "at least 75 percent of public schools start earlier than 8:30." (Richmond)

• According to the CDC, "at least 75 percent of public schools start earlier than 8:30 (Richmond)."

• According to the CDC, "at least 75 percent of public schools start earlier than 8:30. (Richmond)"

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.6

What is an in-text citation?

• Giving credit to a source after a quote in your writing

• The list of sources you used at the end of your paper

• A fact that you used from a source

• The author's claim or main idea

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CCSS.W.6.8

When do you need to use an in-text citation? (select all correct answers)

• When you use a quote from an article

• When you paraphrase information from an article

• When you copy and paste a fact from an article

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CCSS.W.6.1B

CCSS.W.6.2B

CCSS.W.6.8

Where does the period of the sentence go when you cite a fact?

• after the parentheses "... evidence that back it up" (Smith 60).

• before the parentheses "... evidence that back it up". (Smith 60)

• within the quotation marks "... evidence that back it up." (Smith 60)

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CCSS.L.6.2A

CCSS.L.6.6

True or False: You will write out the word PAGE when citing a source. Ex: (Smith page 23)

• True
• False

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CCSS.W.6.8