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ANNOUNCEMENTS???

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Agenda

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My 12 th Grade In-Text Citation Face HELP ME!!!!!!

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In-text citations used to put important source information in parentheses after a paraphrase or quote NOTE: Should NOT have more than 1/3 of your paper cited In-text citations

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Used within your research paper to refer readers to the source in the Works Cited page Gives credit where credit is due No in-text citation = plagiarism! Why Use In-Text Citations? (1)

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Paraphrasing an original idea from a source Citing a fact that is NOT common knowledge Summarizing another persons idea For example, Literary criticism! Quoting In-Text Citations: Use when

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For MLA style, in-text citations should include: Authors last name Page number -Citation comes BEFORE the closing punctuation mark. Quotation: Jem, like Tom, has an injured left arm and a healthy right arm. His hand turns at right angles, signifying his morally correct perspective (Champion 234). Paraphrase: The fact that Jems left arm is broken demonstrates that he is a virtuous human being (Champion 234). In-Text Citations: MLA

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Set-up Line a signal phrase that uses the authors name to set up the fact/idea If you use a set-up line = do NOT need to put the authors name in parentheses -Direct quotation: As Laurie Champion explains, Jem, like Tom, has an injured left arm and a healthy right arm. His hand turns at right angles, signifying his morally correct perspective (234). -Paraphrase: According to Laurie Champion, the fact that Jems left arm is broken demonstrates that he is a virtuous human being (234). Set-Up Line

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1. Grab a novel from under your desk (not a textbook/workbook). 2. Open the book and find a sentence that youd like to quote. 3. On a separate piece of paper, complete these items: a) Write the direct quotation with an in-text citation (____ #). b) Write a paraphrase of the quotation with an in- text citation (________ #). c) Rewrite your paraphrase with a set-up line, and the proper citation ( # ). Your Turn

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If youre using an internet source that has no page numbers, such as an article, then only include the authors last name in the citation. Example: Adam Cohen writes in his New York Times article that, Long before there were late-night Abdominizer infomercials, Gatsby was a fervent believer in the gospel of self-improvement (Cohen). In-Text Citations: MLA

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When the author is not known, the first thing in parentheses should be the first word or a short phrase in your entry for the source in your bibliography. Usually the first word in the title Not the In quotes In-Text Citations: Author Unknown

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Example from a USA TODAY article: Filling one of the biggest gaps in the e-library, To Kill a Mockingbird will become available as an e-book and digital audiobook on July 8, HarperCollins Publishers announced Monday (To Kill a Mockingbird). Source citation: 'To Kill a Mockingbird' finally going digital. USA TODAY: n. pag. USA TODAY. Web. 30 Apr. 2014.

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Shmoop.com example: http://www.shmoop.com/to-kill-a-mockingbird/justice-judgment-theme.html Paraphrase: In To Kill a Mockingbird, the court system only allows white people to be judged without bias (Shmoop Editorial Team). OR According to interpretations made by the Shmoop Editorial Team, the court system only allows white people to be judged without bias. In-Text Citations: Unique author cases

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