1. Integrating Quotations
Method Two
Integrating Quotations

2. Why are quotations important?
Quotations are an integral part of analytic writing. In the point, proof, explanation method, quotations are the foundation of each proof

3. Modern Language Association
In English, we integrate and cite quotations using MLA (Modern Language Association) Referencing
Many Arts disciplines in university will also use this Referencing Guide

4. In general, Quotations can never stand alone; you must introduce them
Always follow a quotation/paraphrased proof with the page number in parentheses/brackets (if you are using more than one author, indicate the authors’ last names as well)

5. METHOD TWO: Introduce quotations with a full sentence
A quotation can never stand alone
One way to introduce a quotation is with a full sentence
A full sentence must include a subject and a predicate

6. Make sure you provide CONTEXT
For each quotation introduction it is important to provide some context
Context helps the reader understand who is speaking (narrator or character) and what is happening at that point in the reading

7. Technical Tips
The full sentence should always be followed with a COLON
The direct quotation should be in quotation marks
Following the quotation, you must include brackets with the page number—the period goes after the brackets

8. Example
For example, when Gale and Katniss are hunting in the woods, before the reaping, he suggests that they escape: “Leave the district. Run off. Live in the woods. You and I, we could make it” (9).

9. Quotations of four typed lines or more have some different rules:
They are most effective when introduced with a full sentence introduction and colon
They do not require quotation marks (unless there is a combination of narration and dialogue)
The whole quotation should be indented one tab
The period goes BEFORE the brackets with page number

10. NOTE:
Use … to indicate you have left out part of the text
Use [ ] to indicate you have changed a small part of the text

11. Example
Before the games begin, Katniss is conflicted about her feelings for Peeta, and is unsure about how their relationship will work:
I feel like I owe [Peeta] something, and I hate owing people. Maybe if I had thanked him at some point, I'd be feeling less conflicted now. I thought about it a couple of times, but the opportunity never seemed to present itself. And now it never will...Exactly how am I supposed to work in a thank-you in there? Somehow it just won't seem sincere if I'm trying to slit his throat. (102) 

12. Other Reminders
If the quotation ends with a question mark or exclamation mark, keep this punctuation, but also put a period after the brackets
Quotations that are introduced with a full sentence can vary in length