Citing a Quotation and Documentation

1. Citing a Quotation And
Documentation
How to Cite a Quotation and Document It
from a Source in Student Work
By Dr. Ward (With Help from MLA 8th Ed. Handbook )

2. Part One A Signal Phrase
• Identify the sentence (no more than two
sentences) you wish to quote in your writing.
• Start the sentence with a “signal phrase”
which identifies the author and name of the
work.
• Example: Langston Hughes, in his essay
“Salvation” explains his expectations for
salvation:

3. Part Two Using a Quotation
• Make sure you choose a quotation that
matches your purpose and point in your
writing.
• Langston Hughes, in his essay “Salvation”
explains his expectations for salvation: “I kept
waiting to see Jesus (111).
• Put quotations around the actual quote, and
give the page number where the quote is
found.

4. Model Works Cited Entries
All the essays from English 111 Reader are works in an anthology. For more help see the Pearson
Guide, page 24.
A model of a proper works cited entry of a work in an anthology, a model works cited entry for a
webpage, and a work from an article in an anthology.
Works Cited
Rodriguez, Richard. “Family Values.” Wake Tech English 111 Reader, rev. ed., edited by Fenton-
Glass, et al. Cengage, 2015, pp. 221-226.
"Richard Rodriguez. Dictionary of Hispanic Biography, Gale, 1996. Biography in Context,
link.galegroup.com/apps/doc/K1611000359/BIC1?u=fairfax_main&xid=69022186.