citations and references

When citing one or two authors in-text, never use et al; instead, always provide the names of the author or authors.

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When providing two or more authors' names in a parenthetical citation, use "and" to join the names, not the ampersand (&) symbol. For example, (Lastname, Lastname, and Lastname, year, p. X).

• true

• false

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If the cited resource doesn't provide a publication or copyright date. Which of the following options is correct?

• (Lastname, no date, p. X)

• No citation is necessary.

• (Lastname, n.d., p. X)

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If the cited resource doesn't have an identified author, what information should be provided in the in-text citation?

• (Anonymous, year, p. X)

• No citation is necessary

• (The first few words of the title of the resource, year, p. X)

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

If the author's last name and the year of publication are provided in the signal phrase before a quotation, what information is required in the parenthetical citation? For example: "Lastname (year) noted that, "quotation text" [what should be here?]".

• No citation is necessary

• The URL where the resource was retrieved

• (p. X)

• (page X) or (paragraph X)

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What's wrong with the name in this journal article reference?

Godfrey, Donald. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. doi: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

• It is correct

• Only the initial should be provided for the first name: Godfrey, D.

• There should be a comma after the period, but everything else is correct

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What's wrong with the date in this journal article reference?

Godfrey, D. (2005) Adapting historical citations to APA style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. doi: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

• It is correct

• It is missing the month and day of publication

• It is missing a period after the closing parenthesis, but is otherwise correct

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

What's wrong with the article title in this citation?

Lane, J. A. (2018). I Hate It When Students Steal My Doughnuts. Journal of theft and thieving, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

• It is correct

• It should be italicized

• It should be in sentence case (i.e., only the first word and proper nouns capitalized)

• It should be italicized and in sentence case

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What's wrong with the journal title in this reference?

Godfrey, D. (2005). Adapting historical citations to APA style. Journal of broadcasting & electronic media, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

• It is correct

• It should be italicized and in title case (i.e., all major words capitalized)

• It should be italicized

• It should be in title case (i.e., all major words capitalized)

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

What's wrong with the volume number in this reference?

Lane, J. A. (2015). Cancelling class: Classic or trash?. Perspectives on Cancelling Class, 49(4), pp. 544-547. DOI: 10.1207/s15506878jobem4904_15.

• It is correct

• It should not be italicized

• It should be provided in the same parentheses as the issue number

• There should be a period after the volume number

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4