Citations

Which of the following citations follows MLA guidelines:

• Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray, 1999.

• Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray, 1999.

• Henley, Patricia. The Hummingbird House. MacMurray. 1999

• Henley, Patricia. "The Hummingbird House" MacMurray, 1999.

True or False

Only direct quotes need to be cited.

• True

• False

If there is no known author, you include the _____________________

On the Works Cited page, only the words Work Cited are centered. The entries are aligned with the left margin.

• True

• False

How is the Works Cited page arranged?

• Alphabetically by Title

• Alphabetically by Author's last name

• Alphabetically by Author's first name

• By Publication year

Use ____________ when citing titles of larger works

Use ______________ when citing titles of shorter works

The MLA eighth edition handbook recommends including URLs when citing online sources.

• True

• False

Which of the following is an example of citing an indirect source?

• Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. Oxford UP, 1967.

• Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. University of California Press, 1966.

• Franck, Caroline, et al. “Agricultural Subsidies and the American Obesity Epidemic.” American Journal of Preventative Medicine, vol. 45, no. 3, Sept. 2013, pp. 327-333.

• Ravitch argues that high schools are pressured to act as "social service centers, and they don't do that well" (qtd. in Weisman 259).

What is an in-text citation?

• a brief reference in your text that indicates the source you consulted

• A brief reference in the footer of your paper that indicates the source you consulted

• The reference listed at the end of your paper