MLA Research and Citation Vocabulary

Cited evidence from a source that can be either a direct or paraphrased quote

• Annotation

• Commentary (CM)

  [E of ACE]

• Concrete Detail (CD)

  [C of ACE]

Cheating or using information without giving the original owner credit

• MLA Works Cited

• Plagiarism

• Source

Statement that provides the topic of the essay & gives the main points in the order in which they will be presented in the body paragraphs

• In-text citation

• Thesis Statement

• Source

Why do you need to cite information?

• to avoid plagiarism

• so that a paper is longer

• so that a paper takes more time to complete

• so someone else doesn't steal my work

The MLA in-text or parenthetical citation should be located _________________ .

• just after the information being cited

• just before the information cited

• at the bottom of the page

• on the last page of the paper

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

• True

• False

True or False?
"Only direct quotes need to be cited."

• True

• False

Parenthetical Citations (paraphrases) are used ___________________.

• at the end of the paper

• within the Works Cited

• to cite summarized information 

• to cite direct quotes

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

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