Intext Citations Parenthetical Citations If the wordsthoughts are

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In-text Citations (Parenthetical Citations) -If the words/thoughts are NOT YOURS, you have to cite

In-text Citations (Parenthetical Citations) -If the words/thoughts are NOT YOURS, you have to cite the info.

Rules • Do NOT cite every sentence • If more than 1 sentence is

Rules • Do NOT cite every sentence • If more than 1 sentence is from the same source and on the same page: – Only cite the last sentence (up until the page changes – Example: • Ms. Mc. Queeney went to Pilgrim High School. She, however, did not go to Aldrich Junior High School (Mc. Queeney 5). She graduated from Pilgrim in the year 2000 (Mc. Queeney 6).

Book Source Citation • Example: – President Woodrow Wilson believed that the formation of

Book Source Citation • Example: – President Woodrow Wilson believed that the formation of the League of Nations was a way to keep the peace in the future (Hakim 256). – *note that the period (. ) is at the END of the sentence (after the citation)

Internet Source: • Authors last name, page # (if there are either) • If

Internet Source: • Authors last name, page # (if there are either) • If no author found: ("Title of Web page" page #) *skip page number if there isn't one

Examples for Internet • (with author) – Hitler started his political career when he

Examples for Internet • (with author) – Hitler started his political career when he joined the German Workers’ Party (Noakes). (without author): The German Workers' Party name was changed by Hitler to include the term National Socialist. The full name was now the National Socialist German Workers' Party (Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei or NSDAP) or Nazi for short (“The Rise of Adolf Hitler”). **use name of database (no page #’s on web pages, unless there is paragraph #’s on page)

Quotes • If your quote is more than three or four lines, set it

Quotes • If your quote is more than three or four lines, set it off from the rest of the text in your paper by beginning a new line, indenting 1 inch (10 spaces or 2 tabs), and typing it in double space without quotation marks. • The parenthetical citation is placed after the period.

Quotes- Example • At this point, the creature has wrecked havoc on the villagers

Quotes- Example • At this point, the creature has wrecked havoc on the villagers and this causes Dr. Frankenstein • to wonder: How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavored to form. I cannot understand what could have caused the catastrophe that altered everything. (Shelly 43) • Use a colon (: ) at the end of the sentence that begins the long quote

Two or More Works by the Same Author • (Bloom, Survey 110). • (Bloom,

Two or More Works by the Same Author • (Bloom, Survey 110). • (Bloom, Critical 227). • Use a shortened title to distinguish between the two books • Put a comma between the author or editor’s name and the title • Underline (book) or use quotations (article) the shortened title

One source with more than one author: • For a source with three or

One source with more than one author: • For a source with three or fewer authors, list the authors' last names in the text or in the parenthetical citation: • Example: – Smith, Yang, and Moore argue that tougher gun control is not needed in the United States (76). Or: The authors state "Tighter gun control in the United States erodes Second Amendment rights" (Smith, Yang, and Moore 76). • Cited from: “MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics” <https: //owl. english. purdue. edu/owl/resource/747/02/>

Additional Information • Google “parenthetical citations” or MLA citations for extra help • Also,

Additional Information • Google “parenthetical citations” or MLA citations for extra help • Also, look at the packet I gave your for extra information