This Citation Exercise is designed to show that you understand both MLA and APA style in-text citation.

You need to review the full citations (both MLA and APA) given at the end of this assignment. All in-text citations for this exercise need to reference ONE of the full citations.

For each set of questions, you will be given a specific research writing situation, as well as the necessary information about the source being used. You need to determine how the in-text citation should be presented in each case.

You have the following direct quote from page 12 of Jim Sundeen’s article:
” … I may actually have reinforced linguistic stereotypes more than I broke them down.”

1. The MLA in-text citation for this direct quote would be: _____________________

2. The APA in-text citation for this direct quote would be: ______________________

You have the following paraphrase from Page 9 of Jim Sundeen’s article:
The presence of non-traditional students in the classroom added complexity to the class’ cultural perspective, as well as a group of students who knew little about rap music.

3. The MLA in-text citation for this paraphrase would be:______________________

4. The APA in-text citation for this paraphrase would be:_______________________

The following paraphrase from page 11 references the author in the sentence:
Jim Sandeen indicates that students were initially interested in extra credit involving their own raps, but the final results were few and mediocre.

5. The MLA in-text citation for this paraphrase would be:________________________

6. The APA in-text citation for this paraphrase would be: ________________________

This short direct quote is from paragraph 2 of Richard Paul’s essay:
A writing course needs to be focused on teaching “writing as a form of thinking.”

7. The MLA in-text citation for this quote would be: _________________________

8. The APA in-text citation for this quote would be: _________________________

The following idea is paraphrased from page 169 of Locke and Weinberger’s chapter of The ClueTrain Manifesto:
You need to be able to hear the questions people mean, not necessarily the questions that they ask, if you want a meaningful conversation.

9. The MLA in-text citation for this paraphrase would be:_______________________

10. The APA in-text citation for this paraphrase would be:_______________________

The following paraphrase is from paragraph 1 of Julian Burnside’s essay “Fading Distinctions”:
The difference between “fragile” and “frail,” even though both evolved from the same Latin root word of “fragilis,” shows the complexity and richness of the English vocabulary.

11. The MLA in-text citation for this paraphrase would be: ____________________

12. The APA in-text citation for this paraphrase would be: _____________________

The following paraphrase is from page 8 of the article “FOXic Waste”:
According to a recent study of 3000 Americans by the Program on International Policy Attitudes to review media awareness, Fox News audiences were 4 times more likely than NPR/PBS audiences to have inaccurate or distorted knowledge about America’s foreign policies.

13. The MLA in-text citation for this paraphrase would be: _____________________

14. The APA in-text citation for this paraphrase would be: ______________________

You have a paraphrase from page 267 of an article by Howard Zinn that’s been reprinted from an earlier collection of essays.
The Ludlow Massacre is but one example of how people in power can use manipulation of how an event is reported to make sure that things do not change for the common man and power remains with the people who already have the power and wealth in a society.

15. The APA in-text citation for a source with two publication dates: _________________

Remember that you will need to use the Works Cited/References listed below to completely answer these 15 questions. Much of the information needed to answer the questions is listed in the bold, italic information before the paraphrase/quote, but not all.