MLA Citation and Works Cited

If you don't have an author to cite, what do you do for an in-text citation?

• Use the title of the article, and PUT IT IN ALL CAPS

• Use the title of the article instead, and put it in quotes

• Use the URL

• Just skip it and do nothing

Which of the following does NOT need to be cited?

• exact words of an author

• Purchased music, lyrics, and videos

• Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet

• Your own words and ideas

Every citation has two parts. What are they?

• Summaries and Works Cited

• Exact words and quotations

• An author's exact words and the title of the book where they are found

• An in-citation and an MLA full citation on the Works Cited page

Which of the following shows the proper order of punctuation for MLA format for a DIRECT quote.

• "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally" (Cleary).

• Most students do not plagiarize intentionally (Cleary).

• "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally." Cleary

• "Most students do not plagiarize intentionally" (Michelle Cleary).

True or False: Information that is NOT considered common knowledge needs to be cited.

• True

• False

How are entries organized on a Works Cited page?

• Alphabetically

• In the order they appear in the paper.

• By length

• Randomly

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.

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

• True

• False

A citation entry should be alphabetized by:

• Title

• Author's first name

• Author's last name

• Publisher

Which Author's name should come first on the works cited page:

• Alex Harper

• Jenny Andrews

• Decise Thomas

• Eric West