In-Text Citations
Within your essay, what punctuation should you use to indicate that part of your text is a quote?
Quotation marks
Where does the Works Cited page go?
At the end of the paper, on a new page
How should citations on the Works Cited page be ordered (arranged)?
Alphabetical order
Information you will need for this book citation:
Title: Contemporary Voices.
Editors Maria Alderson, Suzzanne Coffield, Ellen Franklin, Jeanne Jakubowski.
Copyright Date: 2021.
Publisher: Macmillan Learning Curriculum Solutions.
Alderson, Maria et. Al., editors. Contemporary Voices. Thirty-six Edition. Macmillan Learning Curriculum Solutions, 2021.
How many major assignments are there in English 103?
5
If there is not a page number and/or author name after the quote, where should the period for the sentence be placed?
Inside the quotation marks
Ex: Hussain begins his narrative by saying, “I open [the map] and start dragging my finger along the veiny lines in search of my neighborhood in Pakistan.”
Where should the title of your essay go and how should it be formatted?
Center, between header and paragraphs; same size and style as other text
What is a hanging indent?
Indentation of a paragraph where all lines but the first are indented; used on all sources on the works cited page
Information you will need for this book citation:
Title: Born a Crime.
Author: Trevor Noah
Copyright Date: 2016
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
Noah, Trevor. Born a Crime. Spiegel & Grau, 2016.
Who is the director of the film Do the Right Thing?
Spike Lee
What are the names of at least 2 ways of including other writers’ work into your own writing?
Quotation, paraphrase, summarizing
What 2 pieces of information must be included in the top right corner of your essay?
Name and page number
Name 4 of the ~9 categories/buckets of information that you can fill in a works cited citation for a source?
Any 4 of the following: Author, Title of Source, Title of Container, Other Contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication Date, Location
Information you will need for this online journal article citation:
Title: Spike Lee, Do the Right Thing and the Cultural Boycott of Apartheid South Africa
Author: Dylan Valley
Journal Name: Safundi: The Journal of South African and American Studies
Date: October 2019
Journal Volume: 20
Issue Number: 4
Page number(s): 404-406
DOI number: 10.1080/17533171.2019.1672422
Valley, Dylan. “Spike Lee, Do the Right Thing and the Cultural Boycott of Apartheid South Africa.” Safundi: The Jouranl of South African and American Studies, vol. 20, no. 4, 2019, DOI: 10.1080/17533171.2019.1672422. Accessed 23 Nov 2021.
What is the name of Trevor Noah’s mother?
Patricia Noah
How would you cite this quote within your essay by Latanya Jackson from Contemporary Voices page 97? (The night was still and bold, as if it was at rest.)
“The night was still and bold, as if it was at rest” (Jackson 97).
OR
Jackson notes that “[t]he night was still and bold, as if it was at rest” (97).
In order, what information should be included in the header on the left corner of your essay?
Name, Professor/Instructor Name, Class, Date
There are lots of other kinds of formatting and citation styles besides MLA. Name at least 1 more style.
Any of the following: APA, Chicago/Turabian, IEEE, AMA
Ebert, Roger. “Do the Right Thing.” RogerEbert.com, 27 May 2001, https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-do-the-right-thing-1989, Accessed 23 Nov. 2021.
What are the names of the three kinds of persuasive techniques we talked about? Hint: they have Greek names.
ethos, pathos, logos
How would you cite this quote by Niro Sivanathan in his TEDTalk within your essay? (It is important to note that the delivery of your message is every bit as important as its content.)
“It is important to note that the delivery of your message is every bit as important as its content” (Sivanathan).
OR
Sivanathan argues in his TEDTalk that “it is important to note that the delivery of your message is every bit as important as its content.”
Assuming you have a works cited and appendix, where does the appendix go?
The very end of the paper, on a new page
Citations can often use abbreviations for common words or categories. What does the common abbreviation “p.” or “pp.” stand for?
Page or pages
YouTube video link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s5iz6ml-qA
“Trevor Chats with His Grandma about Apartheid and Tours Her Home, ‘MTV-Cribs’-Style: The Daily Show.” YouTube, uploaded by The Daily Show with Trevor Noah, 3 Dec 2018, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1s5iz6ml-qA.
What is the name of Ms. Gamble's dog?
Haku