Parenthetical Citations Practice

Name: _____________________
Parenthetical Citations Practice
Class Period: ______
Correctly write each of these quotes according to the MLA citation guidelines.
1) “In today’s world students will need 21st century skills for career readiness.”
(*From Jim Harrison’s book, 21st Century Innovation, on page 24)
2) “Statistically, 25 out of every 30 young people take classes in high school that will affect their
success in the working world.”
(*From Sally White’s book, Work and You, on page 256)
3) “In the next 50 years more careers will be computer-related and will require a working knowledge
of several programs.”
(*From Melissa Haymaker, Kendra Stone, Roger Style’s article “Working Forever”)
4) “In recent years there has been a drastic increase in technology related jobs.”
(*From the article “Today’s Jobs”)
Mrs. Tolin’s Student Research Packet
ANSWER KEY
Correctly write each of these quotes according to the MLA citation guidelines.
1) “In today’s world students will need 21st century skills for career readiness.”
(*From Jim Harrison’s book, 21st Century Innovation, on page 24)

“In today’s world students will need 21st century skills for career readiness” (Harrison 24).
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Jim Harrison believes “In today’s world students will need 21st century skills for career
readiness” (24).
2) “Statistically, 25 out of every 30 young people take classes in high school that will affect
their success in the working world.”
(*From Sally White’s book, Work and You, on page 256)

“Statistically, 25 out of every 30 young people take classes in high school that will affect their
success in the working world” (White 256).

Sally White states “Statistically, 25 out of every 30 young people take classes in high school
that will affect their success in the working world” (256).
3) “In the next 50 years more careers will be computer-related and will require a working
knowledge of several programs.”
(*From Melissa Haymaker, Kendra Stone, Roger Style’s article “Working Forever”)

Haymaker, Stone, and Style argue “In the next 50 years more careers will be computer-related
and will require a working knowledge of several programs.”

“In the next 50 years more careers will be computer-related and will require a working
knowledge of several programs” (Haymaker, Stone, and Style).
4) “In recent years there has been a drastic increase in technology related jobs.”
(*From the article “Today’s Jobs”)

“In recent years there has been a drastic increase in technology related jobs” (“Today’s Jobs”).
Mrs. Tolin’s Student Research Packet

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