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MLA Citations – quotes
USING CITATIONMACHINE.NET TO CREATE IN-TEXT CITATIONS AND YOUR WORKS CITED PAGE ENTRIES
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Here is the scenario…•You need to reference a quote for your paper
•You’ll need to make an in-text citation AND reference your source in a works cited page
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Let’s use a quote from page 16 of The Catcher in the Rye.
“I’m the most terrific liar you ever saw in your life. It’s awful…”
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•First, access citationmachine.net•Your page should look like this.
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You will find MLA on the menu on the left.
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Now, you need to select the type of resource to document from the menu on the left.
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For this example, we will select the book option.
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Using the book’s title page, fill in the following prompts.
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Author’s name
Publisher’s name and city
Edition and date of publication
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Now that you have all of the required information filled in (correctly capitalized and spelled), press the “Make Citation” button
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Your result should look like this. The first citation is included in your works cited page.
The second citation is an “in-text” citation.
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Copy and paste
• The citation into your works cited page
• The in-text citation into the text of your paper where your quote came from.