1. MLA – Check for Understanding/Review
MLA Works Cited
1. What is plagiarism?
2. How do you avoid plagiarism?
3. What does MLA stand for?
4. List 2 reasons why it is important to cite your sources.

2. When you copy word for word or almost word for word you must . . . ?
CITE

3. Failure to quote and cite material is called _________________________ and will result in a zero on the assignment!
PLAGIARISM

4. When you cite you use ______________ if there is one otherwise use ___________________________. Never cite by ___________________________
THE AUTHOR’S LAST NAME, THE TITLE OF THE ARTICLE, WEBSITE.URL ADDRESS

5. True or False – On your works cited page all you need is the web address.
FALSE – CURRENT MLA FORMAT DOESN’T REQUIRE THE URL AT ALL JUST THE WORD WEB

6. “Blah Blah Blah” (Anderson). In your paper Then in the works cited
True or False – When you cite an author or title in your essay there should be a matching entry in your works cited?
“Blah Blah Blah” (Anderson). In your paper
Then in the works cited
“Teens use their cell phones too much”
FALSE – THE PARENTHETICAL CITATION AND WORKS CITED ENTRY SHOULD MATCH

7. A Web Site –
Author Last Name, First Name. “Title of Web Page.” Website Name. Website Editor or Company, Date created or last revised. Web. Date accessed.
Example: Cohen, Elizabeth. “Five Ways to Avoid Germs While Traveling.” CNN.com. CNN, 27 Nov Web. 28 Nov

8. MLA PRACTICE (AS NEEDED)
GO TO THE LAST SLIDES!
IF STUDENTS NEED MORE PRACTICE GO TO THE LAST SLIDES – OTHERWISE CONTINUE FROM HERE

9. USING TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
1. USE INFORMATION STATED IN THE TEXT TO SUPPORT YOUR IDEAS.
2. ANYTHING TAKEN WORD FOR WORD FROM THE TEXT (OR ALMOST) MUST BE QUOTED AND CITED.
3. ANYTHING YOU TAKE FROM THE TEXT AND PUT IN YOUR OWN WORDS STILL MUST BE CITED!

10. “Two Days with No Phone”
Create two columns on your paper – label column one MY RESPONSE, label column two – TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
MY RESPONSE
TEXTUAL EVIDENCE

11. NOW READ “TWO DAYS WITH NO PHONE”

12. 1. WHAT EFFECT MIGHT TOO MUCH TEXTING HAVE ON A STUDENT’S RELATIONSHIP?
MY RESPONSE
TEXTUAL EVIDENCE
Possible responses:
Interferes with sleep
“Dr. Dowdell says that’s it’s common
For teen’s sleep to be interrupted by texts” (“Two Days Without a Phone”)

13. What is “sleep texting”?
MY RESPONSE
TEXTUAL EVIDENCE

14. What does the word “adolescents” mean in Dr
What does the word “adolescents” mean in Dr. Dowdell’s quote about sleep needs?
MY RESPONSE
TEXTUAL EVIDENCE

15. Make a prediction about Kenny and Franchesca
Make a prediction about Kenny and Franchesca. Which student is more likely to text less in the future than before the experiment
MY RESPONSE
TEXTUAL EVIDENCE

16. A teen checks his phone every five minutes, and his mood changes when he doesn’t have access to his phone. Might he have an addiction?
MY RESPONSE
TEXTUAL EVIDENCE

17. 1. A direct quotation written by Chambers found on page 11:
Example: “Human beings have been described as symbol-using animals” (Burke 3).
1. A direct quotation written by Chambers found on page 11:
At the man’s feet is a sign that reads: “Won’t you help me? I’m cold and homeless. God Bless You”
(Chambers 11).

18. 2. A paraphrase from Jack Ziegler’s book found on page 423:
Both poet-teachers strongly believe in the benefits of dream writing for beginning writers
(Ziegler 423).

19. 3. A direct quotation found on a webpage titled “Rivers” and accessed on April 30:
“Ohio River, Algonquian for ‘beautiful river’, is in the east central United States”
(“Rivers”)

20. 4. A paraphrase from a webpage titled “Rivers Unlimited” found at www
4. A paraphrase from a webpage titled “Rivers Unlimited” found at
A group called Rivers Unlimited works to preserve rivers all throughout the state of Ohio
(“Rivers Unlimited)

21. 5. A paraphrase from an article in a magazine with no author titled “The New Republic” and found on page 38:
Students learned a full year’s Spanish in ten days using the complete supermemory method
(“The New Republic”)