MLA Source and Parenthetical Citations Practice

Create a parenthetical citation for a magazine article with multiple authors.

• (Author1, Author2, et al.)

• (Author1, Author3, and Author2)

• (Author1, Author2, and Author3)

• (Author1, Author2, Author3)

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Create a parenthetical citation for a newspaper article with no page numbers.

• (Johnson, Sports section)

• (Brown, Front page)

• (Smith, Arts section)

• (Miller, Opinion section)

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Use a signal phrase in a citation for an online article with a corporate author.

• According to my friend, ...

• According to a random person on the internet, ...

• According to the American Heart Association, ...

• As stated by the CEO of Apple, ...

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Use a signal phrase in a citation for a journal article with a single author.

• Do not mention the author's name at all in the citation.

• Introduce the author's name before the citation.

• Use the author's initials instead of their full name in the citation.

• Include the author's name at the end of the citation.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Apply MLA citation rules to the specific example of citing a tweet.

• Include the author's full name, the tweet's full text, the date of the tweet, and the URL of the tweet in the citation.

• Include the author's phone number, the tweet's full text, the date of the tweet, and the URL of the tweet in the citation.

• Include the author's email address, the tweet's full text, the date of the tweet, and the URL of the tweet in the citation.

• Include the author's Twitter handle, the tweet's full text, the date of the tweet, and the URL of the tweet in the citation.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Apply MLA citation rules to the specific example of citing an interview conducted by the student.

• Include the name of the person interviewed, the type of interview (email interview), the date of the interview, and the name of the student's teacher.

• Include the name of the student's best friend, the type of interview (group interview), the date of the interview, and the name of the student conducting the interview.

• Include the name of the person interviewed, the type of interview (personal interview), the date of the interview, and the name of the student conducting the interview.

• Include the name of the person interviewed, the type of interview (phone interview), the date of the interview, and the name of the student conducting the interview.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When should in-text citations be used in an MLA paper?

• In-text citations should only be used for long quotes in an MLA paper.

• In-text citations should be used in an MLA paper only for the author's own ideas.

• In-text citations should be used in an MLA paper whenever you directly quote, paraphrase, or refer to the work of another author.

• In-text citations are not necessary in an MLA paper.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When conducting research using MLA style, what should be included in the parenthetical citation?

• Author's first name and publication date

• Publisher's name and publication year

• Author's last name and page number

• Title of the source and page number

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the purpose of using MLA style for research?

• To show off academic knowledge

• The purpose of using MLA style for research is to provide a standardized format for writing and citing sources in academic papers.

• To confuse the reader

• To make the paper look longer

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the correct way to cite a source with multiple authors in MLA format?

• Include only the first author's name and use et al. for the rest

• List the authors' names in any random order

• Use the last author's name followed by et al.

• Include all the authors' names in the same order as they appear on the source, using the word 'and' before the last author's name. If there are more than three authors, use the first author's name followed by et al.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9