literature assignments
tn2019
IntegratingandCitingQuotes.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).
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
Citing an Entire Web Site
It is necessary to list your date of access because web postings are often updated, and information available on one date may no longer be available later. If a URL is required or you chose to include one, be sure to include the complete address for the site. (Note: The following examples do not include a URL because MLA no longer requires a URL to be included.)
Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.
Editor, author, or compiler name (if available). Name of Site. Version number. Name of institution/organization affiliated with the site (sponsor or publisher), date of resource creation (if available). Medium of publication. Date of access.
The Purdue OWL Family of Sites. The Writing Lab and OWL at Purdue and Purdue U, 2008. Web. 23 Apr. 2008.
Works Cited Page
A Page on a Web Site
For an individual page on a Web site, list the author or alias if known, followed by the information covered above for entire Web sites. Remember to use n.p. if no publisher name is available and n.d. if no publishing date is given.
"Athelete's Foot - Topic Overview." WebMD. WebMD, 25 September 2014. Web. 6 July 2015.
