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Fun With Formatting
Name That Source
Interpreting In-Text Citations
Partying Like it’s MLA 2009
P-Words
100
Titles of books, magazines, and films should have this type of formatting.
What is italics
100
The following is a citation for what type of source:   Fischer, Daniel. Mission Jupiter: The Spectacular Journey of the Galileo Spacecraft. New York: Copernicus, 2001. Print.
What is a print book?
100
The purpose of in-text citations (AKA parenthetical citations) is: a. To annoy students b. To make it easier for the reader to find the original source c. To establish authority and credibility for your argument and for the facts you are citing d. b. and c.
What is b. and c.
100
A works cited page is always listed in ______ order.
What is alphabetical.
100
Another name for in-text citations is _____.
What is parenthetical citations?
200
The spacing used for all MLA documents.
What is double space
200
You use one of the library’s online research databases, Academic Search Premier, to find information for a paper. You find several articles from Newsweek. How should you cite these articles? a. As print magazine articles, since they also appeared in print. b. As electronic articles, since you found them using an online database.
What is "b. As electronic articles, since you found them using an online database"? (Always cite the version of the source you actually used.)
200
TRUE or FALSE: If you are citing information from a website, you do not need to include a parenthetical citation, since websites don’t have page numbers.
What is FALSE? If a source does not have page numbers, use the author’s name for the parenthetical citation. If a source does not have an author OR page numbers, cite the title of the source.
200
If you are having trouble figuring out how to cite a source using MLA 2009, you can get help from _____.
- your instructor - your librarian - the index of the MLA Handbook or another writing guide - Purdue OWL, a great website from Purdue University
200
Using another person’s words or ideas in your paper without giving that person proper credit is considered _____.
What is plagiarism?
300
A page at the end of a written work that is dedicated to listing citations.
What is Works Cited page
300
The following is a citation for what type of source: Johnson, Carrie. “Report Faults Handling of Wiretap Notes.” Washington Post 2 Sept. 2008. ProQuest Newsstand. Web. 14 Oct. 2014.
What is the online version of a newspaper article? (This article was found using ProQuest Newsstand, one of the library’s research databases.)
300
This type of phrase, which states the name (and sometimes the credentials) of an author or other source, is used to alert the reader that information from an outside source will follow. Example: “According to musicologist Marguerite Vernon, ….”
What is a signal phrase? “A 2014 study from the Pew Research Center found that…” “In his 2013 State of the Union Address, President Obama stated that…”
300
You go online to do research, and you find a good news article on the New York Times website. When you are citing this source, the “medium of publication” should be _____.
What is Web? (Even though the article may also appear in print.)
300
To paraphrase means to: a. Quote an author’s exact wording. b. Summarize or re-phrase an author’s ideas in my own words. c. Use an author’s words without giving her proper credit.
What is b. Summarize or re-phrase an author's ideas in my own words.
400
A works cited page is always listed in ______ order.
What is alphabetical
400
In the following citation for a magazine article, what does “Academic Search Premier” refer to? Berman, Sanford. “Time to Renew Darfur Stand.” American Libraries June/July 2007. Academic Search Premier. Web. 14 Oct. 2012.
What is a research database?
400
The correct in-text citation for a quote on page 112 from the book Race Matters by Cornel West is _____: a. (West, p. 112.) b. (Cornel West 112). c. (West 112). d. (Race Matters, 112.) c. or d.
What is a c.
400
TRUE or FALSE: When you are citing a website, you no longer have to list the URL.
What is True? Just remember to list the medium of publication. (Web).
400
List at least two instances in which you would need to provide a parenthetical citation in your paper.
What is: Possible answers: - use a direct quote. - paraphrase or summarize an author’s idea. - state a fact or statistic that is not considered common knowledge.
500
The heading goes on the _____ side of the paper.
What is the left?
500
The following is a citation for what type of source? “What Alternatives to Milk are Consumed by Humans?” Milk: Procon.org. Procon.org, 8 April 2008. Web. 15 May 2009.
What is an article from a website?
500
TRUE or FALSE If you state a fact in your paper that is considered to be “common knowledge,” you do not need to cite a source for it.
What is TRUE? Information that is considered common knowledge does not need to be cited. “Common knowledge” is information that is broadly known and not disputed by scholars, such as MLK’s birthday or the date on which the Declaration of Independence was signed.
500
When citing a website, you must list the website’s “publisher or sponsor.” Somewhere you might look for that information is _____?
What is: - “About Us” section - Copyright statement on the bottom of the page - The site’s home page
500
TRUE or FALSE: If you paraphrase an author’s words or ideas, you do not need to cite that author in your paper.
What is False? Even if you re-phrase another author’s idea, you still need to give credit to that person through an in-text citation.