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Guidelines
In-Text
Citation Examples
Works Cited Citation Examples
Bonus
100
If the author is not named in your text, these two things should be found in the parenthetical citation. (74)
What is the author's last name and the page number.
100
When material is taken from another source, this name should always be provided.
What is the author's name.
100
I used material by John Smith (not named in your text) found on page 32. (74)
What is (Smith 32).
100
This is italicized when citing a scholarly journal on your Works Cited page. (88)
What is the journal's title.
100
This must be used in your paper when a quotation is over four lines. (75)
What is a block quotation.
200
If there are two authors, these two elements should be found in the parenthetical citation. (75)
What is both of the authors' last names and the page number.
200
When there is no author for the material, this should be put in the parenthetical citation. (75)
What is a shortened version of the title including the first important word and the page number.
200
I used sources by two different authors with the same last name of Johnson. I needed to cite the one on page 107 whose name begins with "S." (76)
What is (S. Johnson 107).
200
This goes after the publication date when citing a print newspaper on your Works Cited page. (90)
What is the page number.
200
This is when the final draft of WP #2 is due.
What is Thursday, April 20.
300
If the author's name is provided in the text, this should be found in the parenthetical citation. (74)
What is the page number.
300
This is what the page of your paper that contains a list of sources that expands upon each in-text citation is called. (86)
What is the Works Cited page.
300
I used material by David Gilbert found on page 20 of my book, and I provided his name in the sentence to introduce the material. (74)
What is (20).
300
When citing a book on your Works Cited list, you must include these two things regarding that source's publication. (92)
What is publishing company and city.
300
When is the next time that we won't be having class?
Next Tuesday!
400
If there are 4 or more authors, these three elements should be found in the parenthetical citation. (75)
What is the first author's last name followed by the words "et al" and the page number.
400
In an in-text citation, should the author's full name, last name, or first name be provided? (75)
What is the author's last name.
400
I used material from page 3 of an article titled How to Succeed, but there was no author. (75)
What is ("How to Succeed" 3).
400
When citing from library database sources on your Works Cited, this precedes the name of the database, medium (Web), and date you accessed the database. (95)
What is the print citation.
400
What does MLA stand for? (69)
What is the Modern Language Association.
500
If the material was found on a web page, this is the one thing you wont find in the parenthetical citation. (96)
What is page number.
500
This is the location in a sentence where the parenthetical citation can be found. (74)
What is at the end.
500
I quoted material from page 147 of a book with four authors, with the first being Kate Johnson. (77)
What is (Johnson et al 147).
500
When citing a page on a Web site on your Works Cited, these two dates must be included. (96)
What are the dates of publication and access.
500
What does "et al" stand for? (75)
What is "and others."
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