giving credit where credit is due

To give credit to an author whose words or
ideas we are borrowing.
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To provide a path for further research.
YOU MUST GIVE CREDIT IF YOU HAVE
BORROWED A QUOTE OR IDEA FROM
ANOTHER, OR IF YOU HAVE PARAPHRASED
SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK.
PARAPHRASE: changed the words, but the idea remains the samealso known as ‘thesaurisizing’ or using a thesaurus to change the
words
(also known as ‘parenthetical documentation’)
In other words- in parentheses.
Your in-text citations work with your bibliography
(works cited) page to identify where any quotes or
ideas borrowed from another author came from.
“References in the text MUST clearly point to specific sources
in the list of works cited.”
- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed.
Halio, Jay L., "Elizabethan Age." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Scholastic
Library Publishing, 2006. HF-L High School. 1 Apr 2006 <http://gme.grolier.com>.
Life in Elizabethan England. Summer 2005. 31 Mar 2006 <http://renaissance.dm
.net/compendium>.
Pressley, J. M. "An Encapsulated Biography." Shakespeare Resource Center,
February 10, 2005. 3 Mar 2006 <http://www.bardweb.net/man.html>.
Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1969.
Thomas, Heather. The Life in Times of Queen Elizabeth I. 23 Mar 2006. 1 Apr
2006 <www.elizabethi.org>.
example:
When Mercutio is wounded, he screams “A plague on both your
houses!” referring to both the Capulets and the Montagues
(Shakespeare 70).
The parenthetical notation (Shakespeare 70) identifies where the
quote came from and refers to your bibliography page for further
publication information.
Bibliography
Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1969.
In-text citations
If the author’s name is mentioned in the text, only page
numbers need be included in the parentheses.
example:
In Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet when Mercutio is
wounded, he screams “A plague on both your houses!”
referring to both the Capulets and the Montagues (70).
NOTE: The in-text citation should come before the punctuation.
Bibliography
Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1969.
In-text citations
The in-text citation should be placed at a natural pause in
writing such as the end of the sentence or paragraph, but
near to the documented material.
example:
When Mercutio is wounded, he screams “A plague on both your
houses!” referring to both the Capulets and the Montagues (Shakespeare
70).
NOT
When Mercutio is wounded, he screams “A Plague on both your
houses!” (Shakespeare 70) referring to both the Capulets and the
Montagues.
Bibliography
Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1969.

If two works by the same author are listed in the works cited, the author’s
last, title, and page number should be included. The title can be written in a
shortened version as long as it can be associated to its listing in the
bibliography.
example:
(Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, 28-30)
Bibliography
Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1969.
Shakespeare, William. Taming of the Shrew. New York: Bantam, 1980.
In-text citations
 If the author is unknown the in-text citation should include
the title.
example:
(Life in Elizabethan England ) or (“article title” 23-25)
NOTE: web sites will not have page numbers
Bibliography
Life in Elizabethan England. Summer 2005. 31 Mar 2006
<http://renaissance.dm.net/compendium>.