MLA Citations

How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?

• Alphabetically
• In the order they appear in the paper.
• By length
• Randomly

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CCSS.RI.7.5

One purpose of a Works Cited page is to

• Show readers from where your information came.
• To add length to a paper.
• To stress out students
• To prove information in the paper is true.

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CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.8

When citing a website, MLA requires the URL to be included.

• True
• False

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CCSS.W.7.6

CCSS.W.7.8

A citation entry should be alphabetized by:

• Title
• Author's first name
• Author's last name
• Publisher

Put the authors' names and titles in the order they would be in on a works cited page:

• Jenny Andrews

• Alex Harper

• "The Effects of Poverty on South African Children."

• Denise Thomas

• Eric West

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CCSS.W.7.8

If my citation has no author

• the title is preceded by 5 dash marks.
• the citation is indented 5 spaces.
• the citation begins with the title at the left margin.
• citations without authors appear at the end of the works cited page.

True or False: Google and Wikipedia are excellent sources to put in your works cited list.

• True

• False

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CCSS.W.7.1B

CCSS.W.7.8

True or False: If you go to the "Cite this for Me" page, you can create citations for books, magazines, and primary sources.

• True

• False

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CCSS.W.7.6

CCSS.W.7.8

True or False: Only digital sources, like websites, need to be cited in MLA format, not print sources, like books or magazines.

• True

• False

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CCSS.W.7.6

CCSS.W.7.8

The LAST thing in an MLA citation is-

• The author's name

• The title

• The URL or name of newspaper

• The date you accessed/viewed the source

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CCSS.W.7.8