Citation Review

What citation style do we use in English class?

• APA

• MLA

• Chicago

• AMA

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of these in-text citations is correct according to MLA standards?

• (Smith 54)

• (Joe Smith p. 54)

• (Smith page 54)

• (Smith, p. 54)

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

How would you change this MLA citation in order to use it for a regents exam?

• (Woodsworth para. 1)

• (Text 1 page 263)

• (Text 1 para. 1)

• No change necessary

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Does punctuation come before or after a parenthetical citation?

Answer explanation

The punctuation always goes after! This is the case any time you incorporate parenthesis into a sentence (even when not citing a text). See what I did there? 😎

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

What element is the following Regents citation missing?:

(para. 1)

• Author

• Text number

• Page number

• Nothing

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

In any in-text citation, if there is no page number available, you should cite the ____ number.

Answer explanation

It may be a pain to count out paragraph numbers, but we need to know where your information is coming from! Make sure you do that, especially on your future ELA Regents exam.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What is the minimum number of texts you should utilize in your Regents exam argument in order to do well? (There are 4 available)

Answer explanation

Remember the HALF PLUS ONE rule! Half of 4 is 2, add one to be safe = 3 TEXTS! Feel free to use all 4 if you have good evidence to incorporate from each though. 😊

How would you cite the following quote from the above text on your Regents exam?:

"In the silence of connection, people are comforted by being in touch with a lot of people - carefully kept at bay"

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9