
In-Text Citations Lesson
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Laura Steinbrink
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What they are and how to use them

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Words DIRECTLY from the text in quotes
Cite the author name and page number
The citation goes in parenthesis at the end of the sentence
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Multiple Choice
In-text citations include words directly from the text you are reading.
True
False
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Fill in the Blanks
When quoting a text, the text must go in...
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Introduce where the quote is coming from - EX. For example...
Place the text directly from the reading in quotation marks
At THE END of the sentence, add the author name and page number in parenthesis
THE PERIOD GOES AFTER THE PARENTHESIS
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Multiple Choice
What is the correct format for a parenthetical MLA citation?
(Smith 5).
(Smith p. 5).
.(Smith 5)
(Smith, 5).
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Multiple Choice
Which of these contains a correct in-text citation?
"It isn’t fair, it isn’t right" Shirley Jackson
Ms. Hutchinson was clearly in a state of panic as she screamed, "It isn’t fair, it isn’t right" (Jackson 1).
Jackson stated "It isn’t fair, it isn’t right"
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Multiple Choice
Which of these contains a correct in-text citation?
Anticipation was in the air as, "A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr. Summers cleared his throat and looked at the list" (Jackson 1).
"A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr. Summers cleared his throat and looked at the list"
Anticipation was in the air as "A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr. Summers cleared his throat and looked at the list"
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Multiple Choice
Which of these contains a correct in-text citation?
The audience was clearly desensitized to the situation since "The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions." (Jackson 1).
The audience was clearly desensitized to the situation since "The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions".
The audience was clearly desensitized to the situation as evidenced by the fact that, "The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions" (Jackson 1).
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Without DIRECTLY saying you're explaining it, explain how this quote supports your claim
It should connect your evidence to your topic sentence/claim from your thesis
The explanation should happen immediately after the quote
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Multiple Choice
Which explanation is best for this quote?
Ms. Hutchinson was clearly in a state of panic as she screamed, "It isn’t fair, it isn’t right" (Jackson 1).
By expressing her hysteria, Ms. Hutchinson is allowing her inner emotions to bubble to the surface.
She is freaking out.
She is uncomfortable
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Multiple Choice
Tannen, Deborah. The Argument Culture. Toronto:
Random House, 1998.
Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen 7).
Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (7).
Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (The Argument Culture 7).
Every issue we see discussed on television appears to be set up as an argument: "In the argument culture, criticism, attack, or opposition are the predominant if not the only ways of responding to people or ideas" (Tannen, p. 7).
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Multiple Choice
Publication date
Title of the source
Publisher name
You do not need to cite this source
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Multiple Choice
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately (Smith 10).
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith 10)
Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately. (Smith p.10)
(Smith 10) Many of the students who plagiarize do so out of ignorance rather than deliberately
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Multiple Choice
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Make up a page number
Put "NO PAGE NUMBER"
leave it off
Make it Page 1
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Multiple Choice
Smith, Snuffy. How to Go to College. Scribners, 2005. 234.
What from the citation goes inside these parenthesis?
According to Snuffy Smith, “The possibilities are endless” (________________).
Smith 234
Smith
234
How to Go to College
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Multiple Choice
Smith, Snuffy. How to Go to College. Scribners, 2005. 234.
What from the citation goes inside these parenthesis?
How to Go to College explains that “[students] really have no idea what opportunities exist in the big wide world. The possibilities are endless” (________________).
How to Go to College
Smith 234
Smith
234
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Multiple Choice
Walker, Rob. "Stuck on You." The New York Times Magazine, 3 June 2010, www.nytimes.com/2010/06/06/magazine/06fob-consumed-t.html. Accessed 9 June 2010.
According to a 2008 study, drivers with bumper stickers on their cars are much more likely to display road rage (Walker).
According to a 2008 study ("Stuck on You"), drivers with bumper stickers on their cars are much more likely to display road rage.
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Multiple Choice
Which explanation is best for this quote?
Anticipation was in the air as, "A sudden hush fell on the crowd as Mr. Summers cleared his throat and looked at the list" (Jackson 1).
This quote explains how everyone was nervous.
People were freaking out
This was the moment that all of the anticipation had led to and in a matter of moments, they would know their fate.
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Multiple Choice
Which explanation is best for this quote?
The audience was clearly desensitized to the situation as evidenced by the fact that, "The people had done it so many times that they only half listened to the directions" (Jackson 1).
They citizens of the town did not react.
Even though the situation was bleak, the citizens seemed to have the directions memorized and did not concern themselves with listening again.
They weren't concerned with what was going on in front of them. They did not want to hear the directions again.
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