Citations
The two different types of MLA citations
What is in-text and parenthetical?
Restating something in your own words
What is paraphrasing?
To combine sections use these
What are ellipses?
R
What is restate the question to have a complete sentence?
Cullen concludes, "Of all the things that happened there / That's all I remember." (11-12).
What is remove the period in the quote?
Three things you can use to cite text evidence
What is author's name, title of work, and page number?
Taking something someone said and writing it down word for word in quotations
Direct quote / quoting someone
To put a citation, such as a page number, at the end of the sentence
What is in parentheses?
A
What is answer all parts of the question/s?
In her study, Smith argues that: "students learn best through active projects (45).
What is added colon and missing quote before parenthesis?
A parenthetical citation would look like this:
What is (Author page number)?
If you make it seem like you came up with a piece of writing and you didn't, intentionally or unintentionally
What is plagiarism?
When using something word-for-word in your writing, use this/these
What are quotation marks?
C
What is use and cite text evidence?
Rivera explains that “motivation improved with real‑world tasks” for students in Title I schools 214.
When the title of work is in the sentence that is citing text evidence
What is an in-text citation?
Anecdotes, expert witnesses, facts, statistics, quotes
What are types of text evidence?
This punctation would show dialogue, or quoted words, within a quote
What is ' ', or single quote
E
What is elaborate, or explain the evidence that you use?
Some would argue that “Effective questioning prompts deeper thinking” (Miller 12).
The strongest way to cite text evidence
What is embedded quotes or pairing it with original thoughts?
Making sure that you explain why the text evidence matters, or how it supports your points
What is elaborating?
Use these when clarifying information
What are [ ], or brackets
S
What is summarizing your response?
Maya Angelou observes that “you may not control all the events that happen to you, but you can decide not to be reduced by them” (45).
What is no correction?