For this essay you will be:
 The author's last name and the page number(s)
from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken
must appear in the text
 A complete reference should then appear on your
Works Cited page.
 The author's name may appear either in the sentence itself
or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase,
▪ The page number(s) should always appear in the parentheses, not
in the text of your sentence.
Example:
Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked
by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings"
(263).
Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous
overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263).
Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion
in the creative process (263).
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Both citations in the examples on the previous
slide, (263) and (Wordsworth 263), tell readers
that the information in the sentence can be
located on page 263 of a work by an author
named Wordsworth. If readers want more
information about this source, they can turn to
the Works Cited page, where, under the name of
Wordsworth, they would find the following
information:
Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. London:
Oxford UP, 1967. Print.
The quote must be in quotation marks
The paraphrase must be in your own words
The author’s last name and page number(s) must be in
parenthesis
 The period goes after the parenthesis
 Do not write pg. or pgs. in the parenthesis, only the number
itself
 If you do not have an author:
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 whatever signal word or phrase you provide to your readers in
the text, must be the first thing that appears on the left-hand
margin of the corresponding entry on the Works Cited page
▪ Most often this will be the title of the article
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A complete reference should appear on your Works Cited
page.
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According to some, dreams express
"profound aspects of personality" (Foulkes
184), though others disagree.
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According to Foulkes's study, dreams may
express "profound aspects of personality"
(184).
For quotations that are more than four lines :
a)
place quotations in a free-standing block of text and omit quotation
marks.
b)
Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented one
inch from the left margin; maintain double-spacing.
c)
Your parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation
mark.
Nelly Dean treats Heathcliff poorly and dehumanizes him throughout her
narration:
They entirely refused to have it in bed with them, or even in their
room, and I had no more sense, so, I put it on the landing of the
stairs, hoping it would be gone on the morrow. By chance, or else
attracted by hearing his voice, it crept to Mr. Earnshaw's door, and
there he found it on quitting his chamber. Inquiries were made as to
how it got there; I was obliged to confess, and in recompense for my
cowardice and inhumanity was sent out of the house. (Bronte 78)
If you add or change a word or words in a
quotation:.
 Jan Harold Brunvand, in an essay on urban legends,
states, "some individuals [who retell urban legends]
make a point of learning every rumor or tale" (78).
If you omit a word or words from a quotation:
 In an essay on urban legends, Jan Harold Brunvand
notes that "some individuals make a point of learning
every recent rumor or tale . . . and in a short time a
lively exchange of details occurs" (78).
As a mother trying to wean her daughter off super
girly toys, one might present other options. In one
such instance Peggy Orenstein, author of Cinderella
Ate My Daughter, offered her daughter a cowgirl hat
in hope that it might “offset the princess stuff. ‘But
what do cowgirls do, Mama?’” (97) replied the little
girl when it was placed upon her head.
Or
 A question posed to mothers with double standards
was: “‘do you also refuse the girls makeup and Barbies
but let the boys have them?’” (Orentein 97).
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A question posed to mothers with double
standards was: “‘do you also refuse the girls
makeup and Barbies but let the boys have
them?’” (Orentein 97).
For this essay, your works cited page will be one of the first assignments
that you complete.
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Starting out the writing process with a works
cited page ensures that you have material to
work with in order to start writing your paper.
Having a works cited page makes it easier to
properly cite multiple sources within the
paper.
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Begin your Works Cited page on a separate
page at the end of your research paper.
Label the page Works Cited and center the
words Works Cited at the top of the page.
Double space all citations, but do not skip
spaces between entries.
Indent the second and subsequent lines of
citations
Put sources in alphabetical order
Works Cited
"Blueprint Lays Out Clear Path for Climate Action." Environmental
Defense Fund. Environmental Defense Fund, 8 May 2007.
Web. 24 May 2009.
Clinton, Bill. Interview by Andrew C. Revkin. “Clinton on Climate
Change.” New York Times. New York Times, May 2007. Web. 25
May 2009.
Dean, Cornelia. "Executive on a Mission: Saving the Planet." New York
Times. New York Times, 22 May 2007. Web. 25 May 2009.
Based on what you know of in-text citations, what will show up
within the parenthesis after you quote the above sources?
To learn more about in-text citations and
Works Cited pages, look up proper MLA
format for works cited. My favorite website for
this is: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/
 To ensure you site sources correctly, use an
online citation engine such as:
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Citation Machine
EasyBib
Bibme
Citefast
▪ My personal favorite
▪ http://www.citefast.com/
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Tomorrow you will begin finding sources for
your research paper.
You will need to keep track of the sources you
find.
You must immediately create a citation for
ANY source that you find even if you don’t
end up using it.
 It is easier to delete sources than try to find them
later!
1) Go the class website,
www.plesh.weebly.com and find
the “Works Cited Practice” under:
a) Assignments  Researched Argument  Works Cited
Practice
– you may use the rest of the class to
work on this assignment, anything you
don’t finish will be homework.