MLA Citation Practice

Revkin, Andrew C. “Clinton on Climate Change.” The New York Times, 17 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.html. Accessed 29 July 2016.
Which citation is correct? 

• (Revkin)

• Revkin

• (Clinton on Climate Change 1)

• (Clinton on Climate Change 2007)

Include in the text the first item that appears in the ______________ entry that corresponds to the citation (e.g. author name, article name, website name, film name).

• article

• Works Cited

• comments

• Title

College students often change their major several times before settling on an area of study. “The possibilities are endless” (Smith 234). 
Is this in text citation correct? 

• yes

• no

College students often change their major several times before settling on an area of study. “The possibilities are endless.” "Smith 234."
Is this in text citation correct? 

• Yes

• No, it needs parenthesis

“Most workplaces don’t have that many parties,” so academics are more important to consider than partying when selecting a college (Abner 33). 
Is this in text citation correct? 

• Yes

• No

Yokum Abner writes that, “Most workplaces don’t have that many parties,” so academics are more important to consider than partying when selecting a college (33). Is this in text citation correct?

• Yes

• No

What citation elements do you include in your essay text?

• author's last name

• author's full name

• author's last name and the page number

• page number

Where do you place the in text citation in your sentence? 

• wherever you want 

• at the end of your sentence

• in the middle of the sentence

• right next to the info you cited in the sentence

What punctuation do you use to insert the in text citation? 

• parenthesis ()

• quotation marks " " 

• underlining __

• none 

If you already mention the author's name, do you have to list it again in your in text citation? 

• Yes

• No 

• Maybe, depends on a weird circumstance