In-text Citation Practice

Which is NOT something you should ask to determine if a source is reliable?

• Who wrote it?

• Are there citations?

• What was the author's purpose?

• Are there pictures?

When copying something word for word, use ___.

• exclamation marks

• commas

• quotation marks

• parentheses

In order to avoid plagiarism, you should always _____.

• give credit to the person who created the material you are using

• change a few words so it isn't technically word-for-word

• hope nobody checks to find out it isn't your own original work

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 

What happens if your source does not have an author listed? 

• Make one up
• Leave it off, putting the page number only
• Use the source title instead 
• Use your teacher's name 

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

• No, it needs the author's name
• Yes

 How to Go to College explains that “[students] really have no idea what opportunities exist in the big wide world. The possibilities are endless” (________________). 
What goes inside the parenthesis?

• Author's last name and page number
• author's full name
• page number
• source title