MLA Study Guide

Question 1

What is plagiarism

Answer 1

Stealing someone’s ideas/words and using them as your own

Question 2

When do you use a citation in your writing

Answer 2

Every time you take an idea or information from a source

Question 3

What is a narrative In text citation and how does it look in writing

Answer 3

A citation where the authors name is part of the sentence and the locator is in parenthesis

Ex: Rokach notes…(477)

Question 4

What is a parenthetical in text citation and how does it look in writing

Answer 4

A parenthetical in text citation is when both the authors name and locator are both in parenthesis. No comma in between

Ex: (Rokach 477)

Question 5

What are examples of locators

Answer 5

Page number, paragraph, article, and time stamp

Question 6

When do you need a locator

Answer 6

When you are directly quoting a source

Question 7

What is a direct quote verses a paraphrase

Answer 7

A direct quote is when you take information from a source word for word paraphrasing is where you summarize it