Citation

Why should students use MLA Format?

• To avoid plagiarism

• Because teachers say they should

• To make a paper harder

• Students shouldn't use it

What is the third skill step when citing evidence in MLA Citation?

• Period after closing parentheses

• Write page number

• Start with parentheses ()

• Identify author’s last name or title of article if no author

What is the first skill step when citing evidence in MLA Citation?

• Period after closing parentheses

• Put quote marks " " around evidence

• After the evidence, start with parentheses ()

• Identify author’s last name or title of article if no author

Cite the following quote/evidence in MLA citation. Quote: "What had I to fear" Author: Edgar A. Poe Page Number: 5

MLA citation ___. SELECT ALL THAT APPLY

• is a way to format quotations to avoid plagiarism

• is formated style of writing used for high school/college-level writing

• stands for Modern Language Association

Cite the following quote/evidence in MLA citation. Quote: "I am not insane" Author: Edgar A. Poe Page Number: 12

Why is the following quote INCORRECTLY cited in MLA citation? "It haunted me day and night" (Poe 13)

• It does not have the page number

• It does not have a period after closing parentheses

• It does not Identify the author’s last name

• It does not have quote marks " " around the evidence

Why is the following quote INCORRECTLY cited in MLA citation? "It haunted me day and night" (Poe).

• It does not have the page number

• It does not have a period after closing parentheses

• It does not Identify the author’s last name

• It does not have quote marks " " around the evidence

What is the second skill step when citing evidence in MLA Citation?

• Period after closing parentheses

• Put quote marks " " around evidence

• After the evidence, start with parentheses ()

• Identify author’s last name or title of article if no author

If available, what piece of information is the first thing that should go in a citation?

• Author's name

• Page number

• Website article title

• Website title