In-text Citations: 452—456; MLA Page

Quote: Write down what the source says verbatim

Paraphrase: Put the info. in your own words

BOTH MUST BE CITED!

First use:

1. Give the author’s full name (or entire title if no author), his/her credentials (look at intro to article), and the work the source material came from. (credibility)

2. Identify how the source material supports your point.

3. Include a word/phrase attributing the quote to the writer.

*If signal phrase is a complete sentence, put a colon after it.

4. Include page number in parentheses at end.

5. Put parenthetical citation between the quotation marks and the period.

In her essay “Where Do We Stand?,” Lisa Davis, MS, former editor of Health magazine, recipient of many awards, and author whose articles have appeared in publications such as the LA Times and Reader’s Digest, comments on the preferences of various cultures in terms of eye contact, stating, “Quote” (619).

*In her essay “Where Do We Stand?,” Lisa Davis, MS, former editor of Health magazine, recipient of many awards, and prolific author, comments on the preferences of various cultures in terms of eye contact: “Quote” (619).

All subsequent citations: Punctuated the same.

· Lead into source material w/ a signal phrase.

· Give first word of the Works Cited citation as it appears on WC page and the page # in the parenthetical citation.

· Do not put “pp., pg., etc” before page numbers.

· Do not put a comma between first word and page number.

Name in text:

Says King re: the popularity of horror films, "Quote" (346).

No name:

We also learn that "Quote" (King 347).

No author:

Horror films also make us feel normal by "Quote" ("Why" 346).

Juncker 7

Works Cited

Davis, Lisa, MS. “Where Do We Stand?” Reasoning and

Writing Well. 4^th ed. Ed. Betty Mattix Dietsch. Marion, Ohio: McGraw Hill, 2006. 618—620.

King, Steven. “Why We Crave Horror Movies.” Reader’s

Digest January 1978: 35—37.