1-31-17 Sit anywhere, but be prepared to move to your assigned seat Make sure you grab the “In-text Citation Guide” from the back of the room Grab one of each of the paper things

Binder cleaning You may recycle everything EXCEPT: Essay notes Grammar notes/worksheets Literary terms

Writing Warmup For sale: Baby shoes, never worn. -Ernest Hemingway, Allegedly.

MLA Introduction

Citing discussion Why do we cite? When do we cite?

MLA Basics MLA uses two types of citations: in-text citations and Works Cited entries You need both Today we are focusing on in-text citations

MLA Basics There are three ways to incorporate a source: Direct quote - use the author’s exact words in quotation marks Paraphrase - put the author’s ideas in your own words Summary - condense the author’s ideas in your own words

In-text Citations Any time you quote, paraphrase, or summarize an outside source, you must have an in-text citation to indicate original authorship MLA uses author-page style (Last name #). e.g. (Johnson 81). Every in-text citation should have a corresponding Works Cited entry

This is what a correct in-text citation looks like: “Quote”( ). Where does the quote go? Where is the period? What is inside the parentheses?

In-text Citations There are two ways to do an in-text citation: Putting the entire citation in parentheses (parenthetical citation) “A committee will hold a nationwide search for Oakland University’s next president” (Brockway 4). Introducing the author in the sentence (signal phrasing) According to Brockway, “a committee will hold a nationwide search for Oakland University’s next president” (4).

In-text Citations - Direct Quote One argument is that “The knowledge of the good health of the garden relieves and frees and comforts the eater” (Berry 27). In Food, Wendell Berry argues that “The knowledge of the good health of the garden relieves and frees and comforts the eater” (27).

Quick in-text citation review

Small-group work Once you are in your small groups, send one member to grab one book off of the shelf. Find any ol’ sentence and cite it. Write your sentence and citation on the whiteboard.

In-text Citations - Blending & Framing Notice that these quotes do not stand by themselves. Quotes should be blended or framed within your own text. One way to blend direct quotes into your work is to use signal phrases (see Example B). Example A: One argument is that “The knowledge of the good health of the garden relieves and frees and comforts the eater” (Berry 27). Example B: In Food, Wendell Berry argues that “The knowledge of the good health of the garden relieves and frees and comforts the eater” (27).

In-text Citations - Blending & Framing Practice Working with your small group, cite and blend a sentence from the following quote: The act of reading, particularly engaged reading as opposed to the mechanics of reading, is a powerful predictor of life success by anymeasure. It is the best predictor of who goes to university regardless of socio-economic background and parental education. It is the best predictor of life income, career options, even life partner choices. And neuroscience is proving that reading fiction is one of the most powerful means of developing sympathetic individuals, with better social skills and higher levels of self esteem, resulting in increasing self improvement and prosocial behaviours. From Jerry Diakaw, page 4