1. Quoting, Paraphrasing & In-Text Citations
MLA Format
Quoting, Paraphrasing
& In-Text Citations

2. Direct Quote Text that is copied word for word from a source
Quotation marks are used to show your reader that this is someone else’s words
“But the push for such high tech security has set off a fierce debate among educators, who are neither convinced that today’s schools are soaked in violence nor persuaded that stepped-up security is a real solution to the problem” (Hall).

3. Paraphrase
Text from a source that you have read and put into your own words.
Does not need quotation marks but does need a citation
Intensified security initiatives on school campuses around the country have inspired skepticism among many educators who consider such initiatives to be unnecessary and ineffective (Hall).

4. Summary
Ideas from a source that you have read and condensed into fewer words.
Does not need quotation marks but does need a citation
Many educators believe such policies are unnecessary and ineffective (Hall).

5. In-Text Citation
Any time you use information from a source, you need to identify that source at the end of the sentence in parenthesis just as you would a page # in a literary essay.

6. In-text Citation Format
Authored sources:
Print source: (last name of author, page #).
Web source: (last name of author).
Example:
For source #1
(Hall).

7. In-text Citation Format
Unauthored Sources:
Print: (“First 3 words of article title”, pg #)
Web: (“First 3 words of article title”)

8. In-Text Citations
For indirect quotes (ie. When another source is cited in your source and you want to use that information) Attribute the quote in a signal phrase and use format below for citation According to Mary Green of SSTAR “school crime is a concern of every family in America” (qtd. In Hall).