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In-TEXT CItations

In-TEXT CItations. In Modern Language Association Format. 1. Make it clear you are starting a quote or paraphrase . Whenever possible, introduce new information with a statement like: One expert urges, “Delaying regular checkups can be deadly” (Simmons 12).

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In-TEXT CItations

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  1. In-TEXT CItations In Modern Language Association Format

  2. 1. Make it clear you are starting a quote or paraphrase • Whenever possible, introduce new information with a statement like: • One expert urges, “Delaying regular checkups can be deadly” (Simmons 12). • In Coriolanus, Aufidius provides this wisdom: “One fire drives out one fire, one nail, one nail” (Shakespeare 233).

  3. 1. Make it clear you are starting a quote or paraphrase • The best and easiest way to frame a quote or paraphrase is to use the author’s name. • Dr. King reminds his reader that “We who engage in nonviolent direct action . . . Merely bring to surface the hidden tension which is already alive” (34)

  4. 1. Make it clear you are starting a quote or paraphrase • The same practice works for paraphrasing. • William Golding’s character Simon evokes a similar Christian significance, especially when he challenges the titular “Lord of the Flies” in a surreal, trance-induced confrontation (163-165).

  5. 2. What if I Don’t know the author? • Same rule. • The National Weather Service recorded seven tornadoes last year in this region (WeatherWatch). • Students should “remain in uniform as long as they are on school property” (“Handbook” 21).

  6. 3. WEBSITES • Look VERY hard to find any kind of editor or author on the webpage. • If you don’t find an author, use a shortened version of the title in your citation. NOT THE URL • This should correspond to the first part of the entry in your Works Cited • Ex: source is American Association of Dog Lovers • Have parents considered Dalmatian is a problematic breed with children? (American Dog Lovers)

  7. 4. Parenthetical Citations • The citation at the end of your quote or paraphrase serves 2 important purposes: • Shows your reader where in your Works Cited they can find this information. • Indicates the end of cited information. • Lizaveta’s fear does nothing to deter Raskolnikov’s attack: “She began faintly quivering all over, like a leaf . . . but still she did not scream. ” She hardly defends herself when the attack comes. (Dostoyevsky 83). A normal person would have had pity on such a defenseless innocent, but Raskolnikov has nurtured his sociopathic tendencies beyond hope of reclamation.

  8. 5. Punctuating Quotes • YOU HAVE MANY OPTIONS! • BASIC: • Hamlet lists all of his faults to Ophelia, saying, “I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at my beck that I have thoughts to put them in . . .” (132) • COLON: • Hamlet lists all of his faults to Ophelia: “I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in . . . ” (132) • Hamlet has many faults: “I am very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at my beck than I have thoughts to put them in” (132). • FINISH YOUR THOUGHT WITH A QUOTE: • Hamlet’s many faults include being “proud, ambitious, [and] revengeful . . .” (132)

  9. 5. Punctuating Quotes • SPLIT UP THE QUOTE: • King is more frustrated and confused by the “lukewarm acceptance” of his people halfheartedly supporting his cause than the “absolute misunderstanding from people of ill will” (25). • USE BITS AND PIECES: • The narrator’s ideal dog is “strong and beautiful,” a “leader,” and a “brutal hunter” with “savage grace” (Monreal). • This resonates with Ralph’s first impressions of Jack, who appears as an unquestioned leader before Ralph even learns his name (Golding 16) and constantly asserts his superiority through violence: “We’re strong! We hunt!” (Golding 101)

  10. 5. Punctuating Quotes • IF YOU NEED TO OMIT WORDS- USE ELLIPSIS ( . . . ) don’t forget the spaces. • IF YOU NEED TO CHANGE A WORD- USE BRACKETS. • Hamlet admits that he is “very proud, revengeful, ambitious, with more offences at [his] beck than [he has] thoughts to put them in,” (132) but these imperfections make him a more realistic and believable character.

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