MLA Formatting - Lit/Comp 1

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

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CCSS.L.9-10.3A

CCSS.W.9-10.8

Match the following

• Cited information from a source in your work.

• In-Text Citation

• Using someone's work without proper attribution

• Paraphrase

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

• Direct Plagiarism

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CCSS.W.9-10.8

Which in-text citation is correct?

• (Ashley Renick)

• (Ashley Renick 3)

• (Renick pg 3)

• (Renick 3)

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CCSS.W.9-10.8

Which in-text citation is correct?

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

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

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

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

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CCSS.W.9-10.8

Which of the following is the correct way to cite a paraphrased statement?

• (Author's last name, page number)

• (Author's first name, page number)

• (Author's last name)

• (Page number)

Which in-text citation is correct?

• Andrews add in his report, "Three mice ran for fifty miles total" (12).

• Andrews added in his report, "three mice ran for fifty miles total" (12).

• Andrews added in his report, "Three mice ran for fifty miles total." (Andrews 12).

• Andrews added in his report, "Three mice ran for fifty miles total." (Andrews)

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

Which quote and citation is best?

• "He ran through the rain storm, his face drenched with rain and tears" (Elliot 24).

• Elliot writes, "He ran through the rain storm, his face drenched with rain and tears" (Elliot 24).

• The climax is revealed: "He ran through the rain storm, his face drenched with rain and tears" (Elliot 24).

• Simon was crying and "He ran through the rain storm, his face drenched with rain and tears" (Elliot 24).

Answer explanation

The best quote introduction is one that both introduces the quote specifically and does not repeat any information from the quote or citation. Be careful of capitalization rules: they differ depending on how the quote is introduced.

Tags

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.W.9-10.9

You do not need to include in-text citations when summarizing or paraphrasing information from an outside source. 

• True
• False

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CCSS.W.9-10.8

Direct quotations MUST be put in between..

• (Parenthesis)

• "Quotation Marks"

• [Brackets]

• ...ellipses...

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CCSS.L.9-10.2

CCSS.L.9-10.2B

Citations MUST be put in between..

• (Parenthesis)

• "Quotation Marks"

• [Brackets]

• ...ellipses...

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CCSS.W.9-10.8