Quotations or Italics
MLA In-Text Documentation
Works Cited
Capitalization
Integrating sources
100

the Mona Lisa

the Mona Lisa

100

What do you put in the in-text citation if there is no author?

The works title or a shortened version of the title.

100

On your Works Cited page, do you list authors in alphabetical order by first mane or last name?

Last name, First name.

100

Capitalize when necessary-

kansas state university 

Kansas State University

100

What introduces a quote?

A signal phrase

200

The Gift of the Magi (a short story)

"The Gift of the Magi"

200

How do you cite a work in an anthology?

Name the author of the work, not the editor of the anthology.

200

What is the next element of your entry after the author and what punctuation is needed between the two?

The title of the source. 

A period is needed after the author.

Quotation marks for title of short work, Italics for title of long work 

Authors Last Name, First Name. Title.

200

Capitalize when necessary-

the fourteenth century

the fourteenth century

200

When is a block quote necessary and how do you set up a block quote?

If quote is four or more lines.

Introduce with a complete sentence. Indent full quote one-half inch from left margin. Do not add quotation marks.

300

The book Pride and Prejudice

Pride and Prejudice

300

How do you cite the Bible?

Give the title of the edition in the signal phrase, and give book, chapter, and verse in parentheses. Separate with periods. 

(Gen. 1.1-2).  

300

What are the 5 elements needed to cite a Ted Talk on your Works Cited page?

Authors Last Name, First Name. "Title of Video." TED,      Date, URL (without the https://).

300

Capitalize when necessary-

the us government

the US government

300

What is an ellipses used for?

An ellipses indicates an omission of words from a direct quote.

400

Edgar Allen Poe's story The Tell-tale Heart

"The Tell-Tale Heart"

400

How do you cite a video or audio recording?

Give the hours, minutes, and seconds. Separate them with colons. 

(00:05-08:30)


400

What do you do if your source has no author?

Start with the title of the source.

400

Capitalize when necessary-

kleenex

Kleenex

400

What do you use to modify parts of a quote?

Brackets []

500

Grey's Anatomy, One Flight Down

Grey's Anatomy, "One Flight Down"

500

How do you cite a source quoted in another source?

Use the abbreviation qtd. in in the in-text citation.

500

what are the seven elements needed to cite a work in an anthology?

Authors Last Name, First Name. "Title of Work." Title      of Anthology. edited by First and Last Names,           Publisher, Year of Publication, Pages.

500

Capitalize this title as necessary-

the shallows: what the internet is doing to our brains

The Shallows: What the Internet Is Doing to Our Brains

500

What information from a source does not need to be cited?

common knowledge