Citing Newspapers and Magazines

Citing Newspapers and Magazines

Assessment

Interactive Video

English

9th - 10th Grade

Hard

Created by

Richard Gonzalez

FREE Resource

The video tutorial explains how to cite magazine and newspaper articles in MLA format. It covers the formatting of author names, article titles, and publication details, including the use of italics or underlining. The tutorial also addresses challenges in citing newspapers with similar names and emphasizes the importance of specifying publication locations to avoid confusion. The goal is to ensure that sources can be easily verified by readers or professors.

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15 questions

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the first step in citing a magazine article in MLA format?

Mention the publisher's name

Start with the author's last name

List the publication date

Include the article's page number

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

How should the title of a magazine article be formatted in MLA?

Inside quotation marks

Underlined

In italics

In bold

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the correct way to format the author's name in an MLA citation?

First name, last name

Last name, first name

Full name in all caps

Initials only

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

When citing a source, how should the publication name be formatted?

In bold

In italics or underlined

Inside quotation marks

In all caps

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do if a journal does not provide a publication date?

Use the current date

Estimate the date

Leave the date out

Use the volume number

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do if a journal uses a unique dating system?

Ignore the date

Convert it to a standard date

Estimate the date

Use the journal's system as is

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should you do if an article spans multiple pages?

List all page numbers

Use a plus sign after the first page number

List only the first page

Ignore the page numbers

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