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MLA In-Text Citations

MLA In-Text Citations. Avoiding Plagiarism. Signal Phrases. Introduce information taken from a quote, summary, paraphrase, or fact Sometimes includes the author’s name. Signal Phrase examples. According to (author or source), “…” (citation) X asserts that “…” ( )

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MLA In-Text Citations

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  1. MLA In-Text Citations Avoiding Plagiarism

  2. Signal Phrases • Introduce information taken from a quote, summary, paraphrase, or fact • Sometimes includes the author’s name

  3. Signal Phrase examples • According to (author or source), “…” (citation) • X asserts that “…” ( ) • In her article __________, X suggests that “…” • In X’s view … • The author claims that… • In X’s perspective, “…” ( )

  4. Author Mentioned in signal phrase • Ex: Frederick Lane reports that employers do not necessarily have to use software to monitor how their employees use the Web: employers can “use a hidden video camera pointed at an employee’s monitor” and even position a camera ”so that a number of monitors [can] be viewed at the same time” (147).

  5. The signal phrase—Frederick Lane reports—names the author • The parenthetical citation (147) gives the page number • The period FOLLOWS the parenthetical citation. • Be Careful: If the quote ends with a ? or a !, then leave it inside the “ “ marksand add period at end of sentence

  6. For example… Frederick Lane ask, “Why do employers need to use software to monitor how their employees use the web?” (147). • Question mark stays inside quotation marks • Period comes after the parenthesis

  7. Author named in parenthesis • If the author is NOT named in the signal phrase, put the name inside the parenthesis at the end of the sentence • DO NOT use punctuation inside of the parenthesis! EX: Companies can monitor employees’ every keystroke without legal penalty, but they may have to combat low morale as a result (Lane 129).

  8. Unknown Author • If there is not author, put in parenthesis the complete title (if short) or a shortened form (if the article title is quite long) • Look around for the author’s name before assuming that there isn’t one! Sometimes the name is hiding or is difficult to find.

  9. For instance… Name of article is “Automatically Monitor Your Employees Through Virtual Software” from the on-line magazine, The Software Journal Ex: A popular keystroke logging program operates invisibly on workers’ computers yet provides supervisors with details of the workers’ online activities (“Automatically”).

  10. Page number unknown • Most on-line sources do not have page numbers • Even if a printout form Web has page numbers, do not use—not all printouts give the same page numbers • HOWEVER, page numbers MAY be used from a STABLE Web source, such as a PDF

  11. Self-Directed Learner “But Miss, what if I come across a situation not mentioned in this PowerPoint?”

  12. Purdue Owl Writing Lab • Use Google to take you to this website • Use OPAC destiny link on the KHS website to direct you to the Purdue Owl Writing Lab • Look stuff up! • Take control of your education!

  13. Works Cited "MLA In-text Citations." Humanities. N.p., n.d. Web. 06 Feb. 2013.

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