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Research Project – Citing Sources
American Literature
Plagiarism is taking someone else’s work and passing it off as your own.
Plagiarism occurs when you don’t cite your sources.
You could possibly receive an “F” on your paper
You may fail the entire class Some schools or colleges will expel
you It may be on your permanent
academic record
For the beginner, MLA can be difficult, but there are many resources for the student to use, and in time, this method willbecome a piece of cake.
MLA (Modern Language Association) is a commonly used method for citing sources in a written work such as a research paper.
Provides consistent format within your paper
Gives you credibility as a writer
Protects you from committing plagiarism
Allows readers to easily locate your sources if they want additional information
Son of Citation Website
Citation Maker through Destiny DeKalb
Academic Search Complete Database through Galileo
www.mla.org
PARENTHETICAL(IN-TEXT) CITATIONS
WORKS CITED /BIBLIOGRAPHY PAGE AT END OF PAPER
Two Basic Items to Include in In-text Citations Within Your Paper:
The last name(s) of the author (or authors)
The page number(s) where the information is located, unlessthe source is online or only one page longDo not include the abbreviation “p.” (or “pp.”) or the word page or pages
One Author, named in your introductory phrase
According to Jane Leeves, there are too many rules when it comes to writing a research paper (21).
Author not named in the text
In the last ten years, the guidelines for writing an “A” paper have become very stringent and selective (Leeves 17-18).
Two authors: (Leeves and Smith 71).
One work with three authors: (Kernis, Michael. et al.***The abbreviation et al. means and others***
• If using someone else’s exact words and it’s less than four lines of information, you must place quotation marks outside of those words.
Example:• One distinguished anthropologist calls the American male’s
reluctance to cry “a lessening of his capacity to be human” (Montagu 248).
If a quotation is four lines or longer, indent each line of textten spaces on the left, without quotation marks and without a period after the citation:
When Ambrose asked Tom Hanks if he is an optimist, Hanks replied: Shamelessly so. I apologize to my friends and family because I say it all the time, but if you had told me in 1966 that I’d be an actor and make movies, I would have thought you were insane. If you told me in 1966 I’d be married and have four great kids, I could never have imagined it. (68)
The trained inability of any human being to weep is “ a lessening of his capacity to be human – a defect that usually goes deeper than the mere inability to cry…. It is very sad.” (Montague 248)
Original Text: The amazingly fast recovery of the cancerpatient baffled the doctors and scientists.
The cancer patient’s amazingly fast recovery surprised the scientists and doctors.
Acceptable ParaphrasingWhen they were informed about the speedy recovery of the cancerpatient, neither doctors nor scientists could provide a reasonable explanation.
Unacceptable Paraphrasing
The page at the end of your paper where you list the authors’names alphabetically (last name first) of all the sources yourefer to in your paper
Most citations should include:
Author’s Name
Title of Publication
Publication Information (Location, Publisher, Year)
Books
-One Author:
Leeves, Jane. Writing An “A” Paper. New York: Penguin, 1995.
-Two of More Authors:Jamison, Jane, and Mike Krauss. No Gain Without Pain. Chicago: Random House, 1992.
-Author and Editor:Shakespeare, William. The Complete Tragedies. Ed. John Sawyer. Boston: Norton, 1987.
Magazine article:Myers, Kevin. “Research is Overrated.” Time 25 June 2001: 7-9.
Web Page:
“The Perfect Quote.” Encyclopedia Britannica Online. Vers. 55. 9 August 2001. Encyclopedia Britannica. 20 August 2001 <http://www.eb.com:180>.
Newspaper Article:
Miller, Joe. “Plagiarism on the Rise.” New York Times 28 May 2000: B1+.
Don’t Stress; Strive for Success
•Review your research package several times to gain a clear understanding of what’s expected of you.
•Write down any questions you have after reviewing the package.