MLA Refresh!

Which citation has the correct punctuation:

• "Quote." (Marcal).

• "Quote" (Marcal).

• "Quote" (Marcal)

• "Quote." (Marcal)

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3.a

When citing one author in an essay, which is  correct?

• “This point has been argued before (Frye, 197)”

• “This point has been argued before.” (Glenn Frye, 197)

• “This point has been argued before.” (Frye 197)

• “This point has been argued before” (Frye 197).

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3.a

Select the correct citation given the information below:

A paraphrase from Jack Ziegler’s book found on page 423

• According to the text, “Both poet-teachers strongly believe in the benefits of dream writing for beginning writers” (Ziegler 423).

• According to the text, “Both poet-teachers strongly believe in the benefits of dream writing for beginning writers” (423)

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3.a

Select the correct citation given the information below:

A paraphrase from an article in a magazine with no author titled “The New Republic” and found on page 38:

• “Students learned a full year’s Spanish in ten days using the complete super memory method” (38).

• “Students learned a full year’s Spanish in ten days using the complete super memory method” (“The New Republic” 38).

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3.a

Please look through this paragraph and list at least 4 errors that you see:

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3.a

Please look through this paragraph and list 4 elements that are in proper MLA format:

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CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.2

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.1

CCSS.ELA-LITERACY.L.9-10.3.a