Citations - St. Francis Preparatory School
Citations
Why do we cite?
y To give credit to other people's ideas y To enable other researchers (and our teachers) to find where
we got our information from
y So they can check the accuracy of facts y So they can use the same sources we used in their own research
When do we cite?
y When using a direct quote y When paraphrasing another author's work y When referencing someone else's opinion y When using a fact that is not common knowledge
The only time you should not be citing a source is when discussing something that is common
knowledge or your own opinion.
In Text Citations
y At the end of a sentence where you've used a source, insert a citation before the period
y ... as Bloom suggests, fire symbolizes cleansing as well as destruction (42). y In the novel, "fire symbolizes cleansing as well as destruction" (Bloom 42).
y The citation or the sentence should always include the author or title of the source and a page number
y Author is the default, title should only be used if there is no author y If the source has no page numbers (a website), leave them out
y The author or title should correspond to the entry in your Works Cited page so readers can find it easily
Making a Works Cited Page
y What it should look like?
?Each entry is single spaced, but double space between entries ?Organize the entries alphabetically ?The words Works Cited should always appear, centered, at the top of the page
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