MLA In-Text Citation

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-text citation and an MLA full citation on the Works Cited page

If available, what piece of information is the first thing that should go in a citation?

• author's name

• page number

• website article title

• website title

If the source is a book, what two pieces of information are put in the citation?

• author and page number

• author and book title

• book title and page number

• website title and author

A website (www.EnglishRocks.com) with a page titled English Rocks with no page numbers. 
Which citation is CORRECT?

• English is great (www.EnglishRocks.com).

• English is great (English Rocks).

• English is great ("English Rocks"). 

• English is great (website).

An article written by Harrison Roberts. The PDF version shows page numbers.
Which citation is CORRECT?

• English is cool (Roberts 33). 

• English is cool (Roberts, 33).

• Roberts believes that English is cool (p. 33). 

• According to Roberts, English is cool (Roberts).

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

• True

• False

True or False? 
When citing a book, put a comma between the author's name and page number.

• False

• True

What is the first skill step when citing evidence in MLA Citation?

• Period after closing parentheses

• Put quote marks " " around evidence

• After the evidence, start with parentheses ()

• Identify author’s last name or title of article if no author

Cite the following quote/evidence in MLA citation. Quote: "What had I to fear" Author: Edgar A. Poe Page Number: 5

MLA citation ___. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• is a way to format quotations to avoid plagiarism

• is formated style of writing used for high school/college-level writing

• stands for Modern Language Association