MLA Basics
In-text Citation Basics
Works Cited Page Basics
In-text Citation Practice
Works Cited Page Practice
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This goes in the upper right hand corner of your paper.
What is a running header with your last name and page #. (Example: Lenz 1)
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True or False: Within a sentence, the period comes AFTER an in-text citation.
TRUE (Bonus: What is the ONE exception to this rule?)
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A works cited page is always arranged in this order.
What is: alphabetical
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William Wordsworth, Page #263, Sentence: Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings".
What is: (263).
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What takes priority to begin MOST sources in MLA?
What is: Authors name (last name, first name).
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What does the abbreviation MLA stand for?
What is: Modern Language Association
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How do you know what to begin your in-text citation with?
Your in-text citation begins with what your works cited page sources begin with.
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Works cited page sources should be indented in what manner?
What is: First line of citation flush left, subsequent lines formatted into a HANGING INDENT.
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Author's: John Smith, Thomas Yang, and Bob Moore. Page: 76. Sentence: The authors state that "tighter gun control in the United States erodes Second Amendment rights".
What is: (Smith, Yang, and Moore 76).
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What comes first in an advertisement citation?
What is: Company name
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What information (in this order) should be on the left hand side of the first page of your paper?
Students name, Professors name, Class-Section, Date of Revision
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Use this phrase when using a source written by more than four authors.
et al. (Smith, et al.)
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'Scholarly sources' refer to...?
What is: A source peer reviewed by a panel of experts.
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Website Article entitled "Hand-Eye Development". Sentence: Early exposure to computer games does lead to better small motor skill development in a child's second and third year.
What is: ("Hand Eye Development")
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What is the following source type? Canada. Minister of Indian Affairs and Northern Dev. "Gathering Strength: Canada’s Aboriginal Action Plan". Ottawa: Minister of Public Works and Govt. Services Can., 2000.
What is: a government document
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A good title does what?
What is: foreshadows topic and theme. (the title is the "welcome mat" to your paper)
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What three pieces of information do you need to include when citing an image in-text?
Figure #. Description of the image (Citation).
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Name two places online where you can find peer reviewed articles.
What is: JSTOR (database), Academic Search Premiere (database), Google Scholar.
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(Indirect Source). Author: Arthur Weisman, Page: 259, Sentence: Ravitch argues that high schools are pressured to act as "social service centers, and they don't do that well".
What is: (qtd. in Weisman 259).
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What is the following source type? Constable, John. Dedham Vale. 1802. Oil on canvas. Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
What is: a citation for a work of art.