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WorksheetsMLA, Parenthetical Citations, & Plagiarism
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 7mins
True or false:
These are the steps for Parenthetical Citations
1. Take the information you want
2. Put quotes around it
3. Take out the period
4. Insert the author last name and page number in the parenthesis.
5. Place period at the end.
True
False
What is the purpose of in-text citations (aka parenthetical citations)?
to establish purpose and credibility for your argument
to make it easier for someone to find the original source
to avoid plagiarism
all the above
Using another person's words or ideas without giving proper credit is....
pirating
copyright violation
acceptable
plagiarism
What two pieces of information should be included in the in-text citation?
First letter of the author's last name and page numbers
Page numbers
Article title and author
Author's last name and page number
"Twice as many people are killed from donkeys in a year than planes" (Teteak 1,227).
Correct
Incorrect
The online article “The Telling Heart” explains that “Poe was a master craftsman when
it came to writing the short story.”
Correct
Incorrect
"The Tudor dynasty ended in 1603" (Jones 5).
Correct
Incorrect
What is the correct citation for a quote on page 112 from the book Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J. K. Rowling ?
.(Rowling 112)
("Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban")
(Rowling 112).
(Potter 112)
What does the number mean in the following citation: (Allman 98).
The year of publication
The page number on which the information was found
The author's age
The number of authors
When should you use quotation marks?
When you are taking something directly (word for word) from the source
When you use someone else's words/ideas without giving them credit.
When you are putting information from a source into your own words.
To restate the main points in your own words.
In “What’s Love?” John Smith claims that, “love is the biggest obsession in history" (Smith 12).
Correct
Incorrect
What is paraphrasing?
When you are taking something directly (word for word) from the source
When you use someone else's words/ideas without giving them credit.
When you are putting information from a source into your own words.
To restate the main points in your own words.
What does it mean to summarize?
When you use someone else's words/ideas without giving them credit.
When you are taking something directly (word for word) from the source
When you are putting information from a source into your own words.
To restate the main points in your own words.
“I'm only human, and I have no doubt Spock will outlive me by many years. I can only hope that, once in a while, when people look at Spock's visage, they might sometimes think of me.” Leonard Nimoy
What is this an example of?
Quote
Paraphrase
Summary
Plagiarism
Mr. Nimoy knows that the character of Spock will outlive him, however, he hopes that when people look at and watch Spock, that they also remember him as well.
What is this an example of?
Quote
Paraphrase
Summary
Plagiarism
_______, "Community, Trade, and Jobs." Cambridge: Bird Printing, 1991. Print. What is missing?
Author
Title
Publisher
Date
Nimoy, Leonard. _____________ Hyperion Books: October 1996. What is missing?
Author
Title
Publisher
Date
Collins, Suzanne. The Hunger Games. ______________, 2008. What is missing?
Author
Title
Publisher
Date
