MLA Format Intro

What is the primary purpose of citations according to the MLA Handbook?

• To properly credit ideas to their creators.

• To increase the length of the paper.

• To confuse the reader.

• To make the paper look more professional.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What are the two main parts of the MLA Citation Style?

• Footnotes and Endnotes

• In-text Citations and Works Cited

• Annotations and References

• References and Bibliography

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following is NOT a core element of MLA Citations?

• publisher

• date of access

• title of source

• author

Answer explanation

Correct! Noodletools does allow you to input "Date of Access" but that's not required in MLA style.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What should you do if the work you are citing does not have page numbers but you do know the author?

• Use the chapter number

• Use the paragraph number

• Only use the author's name

• Skip the citation

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How should the author's name be formatted in an MLA citation?

• Last name first

• First name first

• only initials

• no author name required ever

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

True or false? Only direct quotes need to be cited.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why should students use MLA Format?

• To avoid plagiarism
• Because teachers say they should
• To make a paper harder
• Students shouldn't use it

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What information do you include if there is no known author of a source? 

• Publication date
• Title of the source
• Publisher name
• You do not need to cite this source

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

One should introduce a quote with a transition.

• True

• Falso

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

If I paraphrase or summarize information from a work, I do not have to use a parenthetical (in-text) citation.

• True
• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9