MLA Research and Citation Vocabulary

A article from Ebsco written by Harrison Roberts. The PDF version shows page numbers.

Which citation is INCORRECT?

• English is cool (Roberts 33).

• English is cool (Roberts, 33).

• Roberts believes that English is cool (33).

• According to Roberts, English is cool (33).

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

An article called "How to Succeed in Business without Really Trying" that does not have page numbers. It was obtained from Ebsco. 
Which citation is correct?

• English is so cool ("Succeed"). 
• English is so cool (How to Succeed). 
• English is so cool (Ebsco).
• English is so cool, ("Succeed").

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

True or False? "Information that is not considered common knowledge needs to be cited."

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

True or False? "Only direct quotes need to be cited."

• True
• False

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Parenthetical Citations are used 

• At the end of the paper
• Within the Works Cited
• To give immediate credit to the source
• disguise the author 

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Parenthetical Citations are used 

• At the end of the paper
• Within the Works Cited
• To give immediate credit to the source
• disguise the author 

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which of the following does Not need to be cited.

• exact words of an author
• Purchased music, lyrics, and videos
• Pictures, graphs, and photos found on the Internet
• Your own words and ideas

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Common Knowledge does not need to be cited.  Information is common knowledge if it:

• was written by an author who is no longer living.
• information is widely known by most people
• information is found in a books
• Information is heard on tv

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

John is doing a report on George Washington. He writes that Washington was the 1st president. He believes this is common knowledge so he does not give credit to a source for this fact. 
OKAY or NO WAY?

• Okay
• No Way

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Every citation has two parts.  What are they?

• artwork and music
• exact words and quotations
• an author's exact words and the title of the book where they are found
• an in-text citation or reference and an MLA full citation on the Works Cited page.

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9