MLA
In your paper, whenever you quote or paraphrase another
source, you must always indicate:
1.
The AUTHOR
2.
The PAGE NUMBER from where the quote or information was
taken
Examples of quoting
another source:
Smith explains, “The hierarchy of beauty as
a mirror to the hierarchy of status in the first half of the novel may seem
nonsensical to the modern reader, although perhaps it shouldn’t” (74). This is an example of a SIGNAL PHRASE because in the sentence
the author is listed.
It is noted that “hierarchy of beauty as a
mirror to the hierarchy of status in the first half of the novel may seem
nonsensical to the modern reader” (Smith 74). This is an example of where the
author and page number are indicated at the end in parentheses.
– NOTICE THAT IN BOTH INSTANCES THE PERIOD COMES AFTER THE
PAGE NUMBER PARENTHETICAL.
Example of paraphrasing
another source (not quoting):
Beauty often mirrors hierarchy of status in the
novel (Wright 74).
-- AGAIN, NOTICE THAT THE PERIOD
COMES AFTER THE PAGE NUMBER PARENTHETICAL.
If it is a long
quotation, you need to set off quote by indenting (block quotes). Example:
Lookism, George
Wright argues, has not gone away:
The assumed correlation between inner and outer
beauty is consistently evident in children’s Disney animation, televised Miss America Pageants, and big budget Hollywood films. One could argue that these modern-day
examples are vestiges of a bygone fairytale era closer to Aphra Behn’s literary
world. In any event, the narrator establishes to the readers that certain
foreign people … are special examples of their race and this specialness is
most evident in their very appearance. (3-4)
NOTICE
that with indented block quotes (long quotations), the period comes before
the page number in parentheses. This is
different from the other examples.
You must also have a Works Cited page where you list your sources. See links below for explanations of setting
one up.
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