MLA In-text Citations

It is important to include in-text citations in your writing because you need to...

• Provide credit to the origin of the information

• Suggest the creator of the information is intelligent

• Indicate that the reader needs to learn more about the topic

• Imply that the reader is not intelligent

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What punctuation is used to insert the in-text citation? 

• parentheses ()

• quotation marks " " 

• underlining __

• none 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

The in-text citation includes the first item that appears in the ___ entry that corresponds to the citation (e.g. author name, article name, website name).

• article

• Works Cited

• comments

• Title

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What happens if your source does not include a page number, such as a website?

• Make up a page number 

• Put "NO PAGE NUMBER"

• Do not include it

• Make it Page 1 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

What happens if your source does not include the author's name?

• Make one up

• Leave it off, putting the page number only

• Use the source title instead 

• Use your teacher's name 

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Revkin, Andrew C. “Clinton on Climate Change.” The New York Times, 17 May 2007, www.nytimes.com/video/world/americas/1194817109438/clinton-on-climate-change.html. Accessed 29 July 2016.

Which citation is correct? 

• (Revkin)

• Revkin

• (Clinton on Climate Change 1)

• (Clinton on Climate Change 2007)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

"Buffy Slays Academics." BBC News Education. 7 Nov. 2001. BBC. Web. 8 July 2008 <http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/education/1642829.stm>.

Which citation is correct?

• (Buffy Slays Academics 1)

• (Buffy Slays Academics 2008)

• ("Buffy Slays Academics")

• (BBC News Education)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

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

• Yes, it is correct

• No, it needs parentheses ()

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9