MLA PACKET TEST Flashcards
MLA
Modern Language Association
In research writing, sources are cited for two reasons:
:To alert readers to the sources of your information
:To give credit to the writers from whom you have borrowed words and ideas
To borrow another writers language or ideas without proper acknowledgement is a form of dishonesty known as
plagiarism
Citation are required when you 1.____________from a source, when you 2.____________or ____________ a source, and when you 3._______________from a source (except for common knowledge).
- quote
- summarize or paraphrase
- borrow facts and ideas
Research is a __________ between you and your sources. To be fair and ethical, you must acknowledge your debt to the writers of these sources. If you dont, you are guilty of plagiarism, a serious academic offense
collaberation
What is one act that is considered plagiarism
- failing to cite quotations and borrowed ideas
do you have to cite common knowledge
no
What is a works cited page
general information
how is a works cited page ordered
in alphebetical order by the authors last name
What is a paraphrase
your own rendition of essential information and ideas expressed by someone else, presented in a new form
what is a direct quotation
A direct quotation is one in which you can copy an authors words directly from the text and use that exact wording in your essay
What is a signal phrase
A signal phrase makes the distincition between writer and source clear for the audiance
What is parenthetical citations
giving credit in the text
