giving credit where credit is due

To give credit to an author whose words or ideas we are borrowing.

To provide a path for further research.

YOU MUST GIVE CREDIT IF YOU HAVE

BORROWED A QUOTE OR IDEA FROM

ANOTHER, OR IF YOU HAVE PARAPHRASED

SOMEONE ELSE’S WORK.

PARAPHRASE: changed the words, but the idea remains the same- also known as ‘thesaurisizing’ or using a thesaurus to change the words

(also known as ‘parenthetical documentation’)In other words- in parentheses.

Your in-text citations work with your bibliography (works cited) page to identify where any quotes or ideas borrowed from another author came from.

“References in the text MUST clearly point to specific sources in the list of works cited.”

- MLA Handbook for Writers of Research Papers, 6th ed.

Halio, Jay L., "Elizabethan Age." Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia. Scholastic Library Publishing, 2006. HF-L High School. 1 Apr 2006 <http://gme.grolier.com>.

 Life in Elizabethan England. Summer 2005. 31 Mar 2006 <http://renaissance.dm

.net/compendium>. Pressley, J. M. "An Encapsulated Biography." Shakespeare Resource Center,

February 10, 2005. 3 Mar 2006 <http://www.bardweb.net/man.html>. Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1969. Thomas, Heather. The Life in Times of Queen Elizabeth I. 23 Mar 2006. 1 Apr

2006 <www.elizabethi.org>.

example:

When Mercutio is wounded, he screams “A plague on both your houses!” referring to both the Capulets and the Montagues (Shakespeare 70).

The parenthetical notation (Shakespeare 70) identifies where the quote came from and refers to your bibliography page for further publication information.

Bibliography

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1969.

If the author’s name is mentioned in the text, only page numbers need be included in the parentheses.

example: In Shakespeare’s Romeo & Juliet when Mercutio is wounded, he screams “A plague on both your houses!” referring to both the Capulets and the Montagues (70).

NOTE: The in-text citation should come before the punctuation.

In-text citations

Bibliography

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1969.

In-text citationsThe in-text citation should be placed at a natural pause in

writing such as the end of the sentence or paragraph, but near to the documented material.

example: When Mercutio is wounded, he screams “A plague on both your houses!” referring to both the Capulets and the Montagues (Shakespeare 70).

NOTWhen Mercutio is wounded, he screams “A Plague on both your houses!” (Shakespeare 70) referring to both the Capulets and the Montagues.

Bibliography

Shakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1969.

If two works by the same author are listed in the works cited, the author’s last, title, and page number should be included. The title can be written in a shortened version as long as it can be associated to its listing in the bibliography.

example:

(Shakespeare, Taming of the Shrew, 28-30)

BibliographyShakespeare, William. Romeo and Juliet. New York: Scholastic, Inc., 1969.

Shakespeare, William. Taming of the Shrew. New York: Bantam, 1980.

If the author is unknown the in-text citation should include the title.

example:

(Life in Elizabethan England ) or (“article title” 23-25)

NOTE: web sites will not have page numbers

BibliographyLife in Elizabethan England. Summer 2005. 31 Mar 2006 <http://renaissance.dm.net/compendium>.

In-text citations