The document provides guidance on quoting, paraphrasing, and citing sources according to MLA format. It explains that direct quotes should include quotation marks and in-text citations with the author's name and page number. For internet sources without page numbers, only the author or article title should be included in citations. The document also reviews how to introduce a source, provide attribution, and include in-text citations whether quoting or paraphrasing. Students are instructed on using ellipses and brackets when altering quotes.

1. + Supporting
Your Claims,
Introducing
Sources, and
Documenting
Sources
October 3, 2012

2. +
Quoting a source
 Using the author’s direct words
 Put quotation marks in front of first word and after
last word of direct quotes
 Atthe end of the sentence, put the author’s name
and page number in parentheses. This is an in-text
citation.
 Example: The study found that “Americans of
working age are going to the doctor less frequently
than they were 10 years ago” (Tavernise 1).

3. + What about internet sources?
 With internet sources, you might not have an author. In this
case, use the next best thing—article title.
 We see so many global warming hotspots in North America
because this region has “more readily accessible climactic
data and more comprehensive programs” (“Impact of Global
Warming” 6).
 You might also not have a page number for an internet
source. In that case, just leave off the page number and use
the author’s name or article title.
 Do not include URLS in your text. If you need to indicate the
name of a site, use a partial URL (CNN.com) as opposed to
http://www.cnn.com

4. +
Works Cited
 You also need a works cited page (In MLA format, this will be a
separate page at the end of your essay.
 Use the Purdue OWL MLA page for help
 Here is a sample for a book; let’s discuss why it’s cited this
way:
 Collins, Harry. Basics of Welding. New York: Anchor Books, 2005.
Print.
 (2nd lines should always be indented. Powerpoint just isn’t letting me)

5. +
Works Cited: internet Sources
 Let’s discuss this example:
 Tavernise, Sabrina. “Doctor Visits Dropping, New Census
Figures Show.” New York Times Online, 1 Oct. 2012. Web. 3
Oct. 2012.
Purdue OWL: Electronic Sources

6. +
Introducing Sources
 Three steps:
 Introduce the author (“According to…” “X has written”)
 Provide the source (“According to X in his article X”)
 Cite the source (in-text citation)

7. +
The rules
 Introducing & Providing Sources
 Use active, attributive verbs (see pg. 87 for examples)
 The quotation should flow with the rest of the sentence as if the
quotations marks were not there!
 Examples:
 According to David Solomon in his New York Times article, “Fowl
Play on Chicken Farms,” chickens are “fed too much so they provide
extra meat for consumers” (2).
 David Solomon has affirmed that chickens are “fed too much so they
provide extra meat for consumers” (2).
 Chickens are “fed too much so they provide extra meat for
consumers,” but they do taste better than skinny chickens (Solomon
2).

8. +
Paraphrasing
 You can also paraphrase a source
 No direct quotes
 Summarize the author’s main point in your own words
 Use same rules for in-text citations

9. +
Altering Quoted Material
 Use ellipses (…) if you’re removing the MIDDLE of a sentence
or quote.
 “As baby boomers retire…they leave a working-age population
that is on average younger and that tends to use less healthcare”
(Tavernise).
 Use brackets to change a word.
 Example:
 “Books used in class are useful for learning grammar.”
 Booked used in [my classes] are useful for learning grammar.”

10. +
Activity
 Log in to My Pima, go to our course, and click on “Links”; Click on the
Washington Post article
 Working with a partner, read the article and then write a one-
paragraph summary of the article.
 Use one direct quote from the article within your summary.
 Use direct verbs, and make sure the sentence flows!
 Use the appropriate in-text citations
 Provide a Works Cited page
 Visit the Purdue Owl with questions!