Transcript Citing Your Sources - Moore Public Schools

Anything that did not originate from your
brain must be cited.
 Any time you use a number or statistic.
 Any time you use a photo or a graphic.
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Any time you use a direct quote.
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Any time you summarize or paraphrase
anything that is not common knowledge.
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If you can find it from multiple sources…it
is common knowledge.
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Use only the first word of your citation
(from the Works Cited entry) and page
number (if you have one) in parenthesis.
Ex. “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend”
(Monroe).
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Follow the format of your Works Cited
Entry…italicize if needed, or use
quotations if needed.
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The period goes AFTER the citation.
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If a quotation mark is needed, it goes
BEFORE the citation.
“Well into the 1980s
and beyond, Miller's
work had been
viewed with
considerable
skepticism, both by
critics and by the
public at large. Today,
by contrast, it is
generally taken for
granted--especially in
England--that he was
a great writer”
(Teachout).
Teachout, Terry.
"Concurring with Arthur
Miller." Commentary
(Vol. 127, No. 6). June
2009: 71-73. SIRS
Renaissance. Web. 01
Nov 2011.
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Use one of two ways to quote factual
information:
♦ Direct quote from the author---words pulled
exactly from another source (author’s last name).
Ex. “Diamonds are a girl’s best friend” (Monroe).
♦ Paraphrase---take the author’s words and
rearrange them.
Ex. A girl often thinks of diamonds as her best
friends
(Monroe).
For electronic sources (i.e. web pages), follow these
guidelines:
Include the first item that appears in the Works Cited entry
correlated to that parenthetical citation (Ex. author’s last
name, article name, website name, book title).
♦ Direct quote from the author---words pulled exactly from another
source (author’s last name).
Ex. “The ‘important theme’ that Miller was writing about was
clear to many observers in 1953 at the play's opening. It was
written in response to Senator McCarthy and the House UnAmerican Activities Committee's crusade against supposed
communist sympathizers” (Linder).
♦ Direct quote where the author is mentioned in text.
Ex. Linder states, “The ‘important theme’ that Miller was writing
about was clear to many observers in 1953 at the play's opening. It
was written in response to Senator McCarthy and the House UnAmerican Activities Committee's crusade against supposed
communist sympathizers” (“The Crucible”).
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You can start and end a quote
anywhere. You do not need an ellipse
(…) unless you are taking words out of
the middle of the quotation.
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If you take partial quotations from two
authors, list both author’s names in order
of the quotes, separated by a
semicolon.
Ex. The reason “diamonds are a girl’s
best friend” is “because they are so
shiny” (Monroe; Lee).
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If the work is listed by title in your Works
Cited entry use the title in shortened or in
full.
Ex. (“The Salem Witch Trials”).
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If you have more than one source by the
same name, you need to include the
next relevant piece of information from
the Works Cited citation.
Ex. (“The Salem Witch Trials,” School
Library Journal 210).
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If you use the author’s name in the quote,
you only need to give the page number in
the citation (if you have one….if not you
may use the next piece of information from
the citation in your Works Cited.
Ex. According to Monroe, diamonds can be
a best friend (“The Crucible and Miller”).
Ex. Linder states, “The ‘important theme’ that Miller
was writing about was clear to many observers in
1953 at the play's opening. It was written in
response to Senator McCarthy and the House UnAmerican Activities Committee's crusade against
supposed communist sympathizers” (“The
Crucible”).
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Monroe said without satisfaction,
“Nothing could be less desirable than a
cubic zirconia.” (Monroe 84)
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“Arguing about whether diamonds or cubic
zirconias are better is like arguing about
which is better, the moon or the sun,"
(Monroe).
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“Arguing about whether diamonds or cubic
zirconias are better is like arguing about
which is better, the moon or the sun" (Salem
Witch Trials).