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Works Cited Page
In-text Citation
Setting Up Quotes
Paraphrase & Quoting
Citing Websites
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This is why you need a works cited page and how you know what information each entry needs.
What is: You must document sources by indicating what information you have used--whether facts, opinions, or quotations--and where you found this information. Works Cited also provides the reader with a list of sources for further information. To use another person's ideas or expressions in your writing without acknowledging the source is plagiarism.
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This is why you have to put parenthetical citations after quotes in your document when you have a works cited page.
What is author (or, self) credibility. Parenthetical citations direct your reader to the source in your alphabetical list of works cited. This allows your reader to locate the exact source for further study. You need to give credit to the original source of information; otherwise, you will be plagiarizing or stealing another person’s work.
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This is a phrase, clause, or even sentence which leads into a quotation or statistic. These generally include the speaker/author’s name and some justification for using him or her as an expert; it may also help explain why you're providing the quote/statistic.
Examples:
Patti Pena, mother of a child killed by a driver distracted by a cell phone, points out that “…”
Radio hosts Tom and Ray Magliozzi offer a persuasive counterargument: “…”
What is a signal phrase, and why is it important?
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You know what a quote is, but what exactly is a paraphrase (and why is it not plagiarizing?)
A paraphrase is a passage borrowed from a source and rewritten in your own words. A paraphrase should be true to the original author's idea, but is rewritten in your own words and sentence structure. Since you are using someones else’s ideas and expressing them in your own words, it is very important to give credit to the source of the idea.
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First off, let's be smart. Instead of memorizing all the stupid citation rules, can you name one resource that will help you build citations?
Little Penguin Handbook OR a librarian OR your instructor
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This is where your works cited page goes in relationship to your essay, and this is what you title it.
What is: Separate page, titled "Works Cited"?
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This is what you put in parentheses after a citation in your document.
What is (Author's last name page #). [[no space]]
More accurately (whatever comes first in the works cited page, then page # if the work is paginated)
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These are at least five verbs you can use to introduce a quote (example but not including "argues" "concludes" "illustrates" etc.).
Acknowledges Adds Admits Addresses Argues Asserts Believes Claims Comments Compares Confirms Contends Declares Denies Disputes Emphasizes Endorses Grants Illustrates Implies Insists Notes Observes Points out Reasons Refutes Rejects Reports Responds Suggests Thinks Writes
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Make a paraphrase sentence of the following quotation from Homer Simpson: “How is education supposed to make me feel smarter? Besides, every time I learn something new, it pushes some old stuff out of my brain. Remember when I took that home winemaking course, and I forgot how to drive?”
On the topic of education, Homer Simpson comically suggested that we gain knowledge at the expense of past learning, citing the example of the time he forgot how to drive after taking a winemaking course.
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According to current MLA rules, do you need to include the URL for websites on your works cited?
Not according to current MLA rules. You should, however, ask your professor what s/he prefers.
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For your research paper on Star Trek in pop culture, on July 7th you interview Wil Wheaton, because you are just that cool. This is how you list him on your works cited page.
What is: Wheaton, Wil. Personal Interview. 27 July 2009.
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You’re quoting this sentence from page 4 of Bret Easton Ellis’ disturbing masterwork, American Psycho: “[A]nd the joke is, the punch line is, it's all in this city--nowhere else, just here, it sucks...” This is the proper MLA parenthetical citation for this quote, and this is where it goes in relation to the punctuation.
What is, "[A]nd the joke is...just here, it sucks” (Ellis 4).
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Use a signal phrase to introduce the following quotation from professional blogger Josh Wolaman: “Approximately 87% of statistics used in informal conversation are made up.”
Professional blogger Josh Wolaman maintains that "[a]pproximately 87%..."
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This is the better way to integrate this quote, A or B. (A) In 2000, the legislature of Suffolk County passed a law restricting drivers' use of handheld phones. "The bill prohibits the use of a cell phone while driving unless it is equipped with an earpiece or can act like a speakerphone, leaving the driver's hands free" (Kelley 1).
 
(B) In 2000, the legislature of Suffolk County passed a law restricting drivers' use of handheld phones. According to journalist Tina Kelley, "The bill prohibits the use of a cell phone while driving unless it is equipped with an earpiece or can act like a speakerphone, leaving the driver's hands free" (1).
What is (B)?
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What's the basic breakdown of information you need to give when citing a website?
Author. "Title of Webpage." Title of Website. Name of publisher, Date published. Date Accessed. (But only if your instructor asks for it.) Evans, Julie. "High-tech cheating? Students see it differently ." ESchool News. EduInc., 8 July 2009. 10 July 2009 .
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There's a special kind of indentation used for works cited pages. What's it called and is there a quick way to do it?
What is hanging indent?
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Is this in-text or wrong:
According to journalist Tina Kelley, "The bill prohibits the use of a cell phone while driving unless it is equipped with an earpiece or can act like a speakerphone, leaving the driver's hands free" (1).
What is right!
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This is the name of the type of quote you use when the quote is longer than four lines. When should it be used?
What is a block quote. Only quote this much text when you're going to be analyzing in depth all of the text you're quoting.
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This is when you should quote, and this is when you should paraphrase.
What is when you need to show the author's original wording in order to comment on it or validate it (quote). What is when you need to recount the information but don't necessarily have to show the author's original wording (paraphrase).
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Unfortunately, on many web pages it's impossible to identify the author or other info. How do you then format the works cited?
“Midnight Golf Changing Lives in the Motor City.” Cybergolf. Wordpress, 2005. 28 Oct 2005.
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You're using a scholarly journal found in the online databases. This is how you properly cite the information on your works cited page?
Author: David Masci
Title: "Future of Marriage"
Publication: CQ Researcher
Date Published: 7 August 2004
Pages: 397-420
Date accessed: 9 July 2009
URL: http://library.cqpress.com/cqresearcher
What is: Masci, David. “Future of Marriage.” CQ Researcher 7 Aug. 2004: 397-420. CQ Researcher Online. CQ Press. Fullerton Coll. Lib., CA. 9 Jul. 2009 .
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You’re citing a book or webpage with four authors (not uncommon in academic writing), the first of whom is (last) named Simpson. This is how you cite this parenthetically.
What is (Simpson et al. 567)
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Is this an acceptable way of setting up quotes?
To Kittler, the concept of the pen as a masculine symbol imposing form and order upon feminized, virginal paper was "an omnipresent metaphor" (186) in the days before the typewriter. But businesses were soon clamoring for the services of typists, who were mostly female. In fact, "typewriter" meant both the machine and the woman who used it (183).
Yep!
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Are the in-text citations different for a quote versus a paraphrase? Give an example.
Technically, no. But probably, yes. Both in-texts need the author's name and the page number. But when paraphrasing, you are more likely to specify the author's name in the sentence, negating the necessity for the name in the in-text. On the other hand, it's a good idea to specify the author when you're quoting too.
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Wait...we forgot something: what do you put in the text of your document when you're citing a website?
Whatever comes first on the works cited page:
Harris, Robert. "Evaluating Internet Research Sources."  
VirtualSalt. N. p., 15 June 2007. Web. 20 Apr. 2009. .