literature homework
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IntegratingandCitingQuotes_ESL-ENGCluster.pptxIntegrating and Citing Quotes
Introduce your quote:
According to John Smith,
Jane Doe argues,
Lynn Boyle states,
In the article, “We are the Best,” the author states,
2. Put quotation marks around the words being quoted
According to John Smith, “56% of Americans are obese” (34).
3. Tell us why the quote matters. What’s it proving?
In-text Citations
3. Cite your source with in-text citations
According to John Smith, “56% of Americans are obese” (36).
In the article, “We are the Best,” the author states, “We will never go down without a fight” (Smith 37).
-If you list the authors name when introducing the quote, you only include the page number in the parenthesis.
- If you list the title of the article and not the author when introducing the quote, then include the author’s last name and the page number in the parenthesis.
Punctuation
Be sure to punctuate properly.
In the article, “We are the Best,” the author states, “We will never go down without a fight” (Smith 37).
- Titles of short works go in parenthesis.
Quotation marks go around the author’s words.
The period goes AFTER the parenthesis.
Integrate Smoothly
How does this quote relate to your essay?
Tell us how the quote is important with a sentence after the quote that starts like this—
This shows that…
This proves that…
For example:
According to John Smith, “56% of Americans are obese” (36). This proves that the United States needs to start forcing all fast food restaurants to put the calorie count on the menu. If they do, then maybe people will make better choices, and the number of obese people will shrink.
Works Cited Page
For our essays, we will use MLA Format. To create a works cited page for your short story, you will need all the following information:
Last name, First name. "Title of Essay." Title of Collection, edited by Editor's Name(s), Publisher, Year, Page range of entry.
