MLA citation quiz
To remove words from a quote you should use
Ellipses
Where is the works cited page of a essay or research paper
Last page
What is suppose to on the top of your works cited page?
Title: Works Header
To add words to a quote you should use a
Bracket
What is a quote with four or more lines called ?
A block quote.
Works cited authors name needs to be in _________ __________ in citation.
Alphabetical order
Always use Purdue owl but...
Always follow your teachers guidelines
What does this symbolize in a MLA citation? "Literacy Practice"
Articles title
Where are parenthetical citations?
Citing your material within the body of your paper.
What are citations
Collection of info or data
How can parenthetical citations vary
Depends on source
True or false: do works cited pages not have headers
False
In a works cited page. How should the authors name be?
Gancedo, Andres --- Andres , Gancedo Gancedo Andres Andres Gancedo
What type of indentation does a works cited page use?
Hanging indent
What does a block quote mean
Indent all of the text and remove the last punctuation
What consists of your header
Last name and page number
What goes on the upper left corner on your title page
Name Teacher Class period Date in inverted order
How many spaces do you leave after punctuation?
ONLY ONE SPACE
Bagchi, Alaknanda. "Conflicting Nationalisms: The Voice of the Subaltern in Mahasweta Devi's BashaiTudu." Tulsa Studies in Women's Literature 15.1 (1996): 41-50. Print.
Parenthetical citations depend on the
Source medium
What font do you use and what's the line spacing
Times new roman and 12 point font
True or false: works cited pages not have headings
True
What is the last thing that is in your MLA citations ?
URL
Smith, John. "Winter Storm Hits the Mid-West." CNN. Cable News Network, 21 Jan. 2009. Web. 1 Feb. 2009. <www.cnn.com/winterstormhitsmidwest>.
Web
parenthetical (in-text)
reference Whenever you summarize, paraphrase or quote another author's material you must include a brief citation to tell the reader what information you have borrowed and from where (usually the author's last name and a page). This tells the reader that the complete citation can be found at the end of your paper in the Works Cited list.
