Works Cited Page
The list of sources at the end of a paper in the MLA format.
What is a works cited page?
Uses the author's name in a paragraph to alert the reader to the title of the author's work.
What is a signal phrase?
The method of in-text citation used in the MLA format.
What is author-page?
These punctuation marks open and close a direct quote when the writer is not blocking.
What are quotation marks?
Using a source's information without citations can be considered ______________.
What is plagiarism?
This comes first in the author's information in a works cited page entry.
What is the author's last name?
This includes a signal phrase, and then a number inside of two parentheses comes at the end of paraphrased or directly quoted information from a source.
What is a parenthetical?
The format for titles of containers such as books, magazines, journals, and albums.
What are italics?
These are used for your parentheticals.
What are parentheses?
A student's header includes their name, _____________, their professor's name, and the date.
What is the class number?
All entries on the works cited must be arranged in this type of order.
What is alphabetical?
When a writer uses the original writers own words in a piece.
What is a direct quotation?
In a parenthetical citation, this punctuation is not included in MLA.
What is a comma?
This punctuation is always required for direct quotes, except in blocking.
What are quotation marks?
MLA Style is typically reserved for writers and students manuscripts in various ____________ disciplines.
What are the humanities?
Within the works cited entry, this is the larger source that contains the smaller source (ex: where an article can be found).
What is the container?
When a writer uses another author's idea but uses his/her (writer's) own words.
What is paraphrasing?
In a blocked quote, this punctuation appears directly after the quote and before the parenthetical.
What is a period?
This punctuation is used to connect two related and complete sentences.
What is a semi-colon?
The ___________ last name appears in the top right next to the page number.
The technical term for the year a work was published.
What is the copyright date?
What you do when the direct quotation exceeds five lines.
What is blocking?
This comes second in the author's information for the works cited entry.
What is a comma?
Used for quotes within quotes.
What are single quotation marks?
When using a direct quotation, a writer should always ____________ on the quote before moving on. (Begins with a C and is a verb)
What is comment?