MLA Citations

What is the correct spacing for your text?

• Single

• 1.25"

• 1.5"

• Double

What is the newest version of MLA?

Tags

CCSS.RI.11-12.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

Which in text citation is correct?

• "Here's a direct quote" (Smith 8).

• "Here's a direct quote" (Smith,8).

• "Here's a direct quote (Smith 8)"

• "Here's a direct quote." (Smith,8)

Tags

CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

True or False

Only direct quotes need to be cited.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.L.3.2C

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.L.5.2D

What is the correct format for a paranthetical MLA citation?

• (Smith 5).

• (Smith p. 5).

• .(Smith 5)

• (Smith, 5).

Select which in-text citation is properly done from the options below:

• "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately," (Smith 10).

• "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith p. 10).

• "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately." (Smith 10)

• (Smith 10) "Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately."

Identify the correct parenthetical citation for this source:
Tannen, Deborah. The Argument Culture. Toronto:
        Random House, 1998.

• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen 7).
  
• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (7).
• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (The Argument Culture 7).
• Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen, p. 7).

What does an in-test citation need after the first citation?

• Author Name

• Title of the Work

• Page Number

According to Alison Pearce Stevens, teenagers are affected by the comments received from their peers.

• Paraphrased

• Direct Quote

According to Alison Pearce Stevens, “Feedback from peers affects how teens behave.”

• Paraphrased

• Direct Quote