Question

joaquin is writing a paper on learning computer coding at a young age. he found an article by rebecca norris on pages 42-45 of a magazine called education technology. the article is called \teaching coding in elementary school\; it was published in october 2015.

according to mla format, what is the correct way for joaquin to cite this article in his paper?

a. norris, rebecca. \teaching coding in elementary school.\
education technology, oct. 2015, pp. 42-45.

b. education technology. \teaching coding in elementary
school.\ rebecca norris. pp. 42-45. oct. 2015.

c. norris, rebecca. education technology, \teaching coding in
elementary school.\ pp. 42-45. oct. 2015.

d. \teaching coding in elementary school\ by rebecca norris.
education technology, oct. 2015, pp. 42-45.

Explanation:

Identify the required citation elements

The problem asks for the correct MLA format citation for a magazine article. Let's extract the necessary bibliographic details from the prompt:

• Author: Rebecca Norris
• Article Title: "Teaching Coding in Elementary School"
• Magazine Title: Education Technology
• Publication Date: October 2015
• Pages: 42–45

Apply MLA citation rules

According to MLA style guidelines (8th/9th editions) for a magazine article, the standard format for a Works Cited entry is:

$$ \text{Author Last, First. "Article Title." } \textit{Title of Container/Magazine}\text{, Date, pp. Start-End.} $$

Applying our extracted details to this template:

• Author: Norris, Rebecca.
• Article Title: "Teaching Coding in Elementary School."
• Magazine Title: Education Technology, (italicized)
• Date: Oct. 2015, (abbreviated month)
• Pages: pp. 42–45.

Combining these elements yields:
Norris, Rebecca. "Teaching Coding in Elementary School." Education Technology, Oct. 2015, pp. 42–45.

Evaluate the given options

Let's compare our formatted citation with the options:

• Option A: Norris, Rebecca. "Teaching Coding in Elementary School." Education Technology, Oct. 2015, pp. 42–45. This matches the standard MLA format perfectly, including the correct order of elements, punctuation, and page abbreviation.
• Option B: Starts with the magazine title instead of the author's name, which is incorrect.
• Option C: Places the magazine title before the article title, which is incorrect.
• Option D: Starts with the article title instead of the author's name, which is incorrect.

Therefore, Option A is the correct choice.

Answer:

• (A) Norris, Rebecca. "Teaching Coding in Elementary School." Education Technology, Oct. 2015, pp. 42–45. (Correct answer)
• (B) Education Technology, "Teaching Coding in Elementary School," Rebecca Norris, pp. 42–45, Oct. 2015.
• (C) Norris, Rebecca. Education Technology, "Teaching Coding in Elementary School," pp. 42–45, Oct. 2015.
• (D) "Teaching Coding in Elementary School" by Rebecca Norris. Education Technology, Oct. 2015, pp. 42–45.