MLA quiz Flashcards
a group of words fro a text used and repeated by someone other than the original author
quotation
in what forms of writings should you include quotations
Informational Essays and Compositions
Argument Essays and compositions
Persuasive Essays and compositions
Literary response and analysis
research papers
why should you include quotations in your writing
It improves your writing,
helps support ideas
improves the quality
What should you never do with a quote
should never stand alone
Never begin a sentence
should always your quote after properly siting it
when do you not include quotes
When you are writing your theme statement
when writing your topic sentence
Do not use quoted material in introductory paragraph
what does ICE stand for
Introduce
Cite
Explain
what kind of punctuation must be used when you introduce your quote with a complete sentence
a colon
What kind of punctuation must be used with an explanatory phrase
a comma
how should you introduce and punctuate short quotes in your sentence
With short quotations you should stick with two to four word phases with quotation marks around the authors original words
how do you introduce a quote by paraphrasing it
begin by paraphrasing the quote and then finish the sentence with a quote
What does MLA stand for
modern language association
when citing in MLA format what are the 2 different kinds of citations in your paper
in text citation and works cited page
what is the quotation for a book with one author
Last name, first name. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher, Date published. Print.
a reference to the original author or speaker embedded in the text of the paper
in- text citation
a separate peace of pages at the end of a document containing an alphabetical listing of all of the sources used within the paper
works cited page
What is included in a works cited page
sources used
make sure it is formatted according to MLA standards
Where does the citation go
Introduce your quote “quote” (citation)
how is a citation punctuated
quotation marks
What are three ways to explain quotes
Provide analysis that connects the quote to your main idea and topic sentence
Explain why it is important and relevant
Make sure the quote supports your topic sentence, main idea, thesis
________ and _______ should be grammatically consistent
introduction, quote
You can change a ______ in your quote to make it grammatically consistent with your introductions if you place.
word
A ______ must be less than four lines long otherwise you will need a block quote
quote
The quote must support your ______ or _______________ otherwise it isn’t relevant
thesis; topic sentence
What are the margins required for side and top margins
1 inch on all sides and top except the header has 1/2 inch
