MLA In-Text Citations

 How to Go to College explains that “[students] really have no idea what opportunities exist in the big wide world. The possibilities are endless” (________________). 
What goes inside the parenthesis?

• Author's last name and page number

• author's full name

• page number

• source title

“Most workplaces don’t have that many parties,” so academics are more important to consider than partying when selecting a college (Abner 33). 
Is this in text citation correct? 

• Yes

• No

What punctuation do you use to insert the in text citation? 

• parenthesis ()

• quotation marks " " 

• underlining __

• none 

Which citation is correct?

• (Revkin)

• Revkin

• (Clinton on Climate Change 1)

• (Clinton on Climate Change 2007)

Which citation is correct?

• (Buffy Slays Academics 1)

• (Buffy Slays Academics 2008)

• ("Buffy Slays Academics")

• (BBC News Education)

What happens if your source does not have an author listed? 

• Make one up

• Leave it off, putting the page number only

• Use the source title instead 

• Use your teacher's name 

How to Go to College.

What from the citation goes inside these parenthesis?

According to Snuffy Smith, “The possibilities are endless” (________________).

• Smith 234

• Smith

• 234

• How to Go to College

College students often change their major several times before settling on an area of study. “The possibilities are endless” (234). 
Is this in text citation correct? 

• No, it needs the author's name

• Yes

College students often change their major several times before settling on an area of study. “The possibilities are endless.” "Smith 234."
Is this in text citation correct? 

• Yes

• No, it needs parenthesis

Yokum Abner writes that, “Most workplaces don’t have that many parties,” so academics are more important to consider than partying when selecting a college (33). Is this in text citation correct?

• Yes

• No