To cite your sources, you will need to keep track of the following information for each of your resources:
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In-text citations (direct quotes & paraphrasing)
When referring to the works of others in-text you are required to use a parenthetical in-text citation after a quote or a paraphrase which will correspond to a complete reference on the Works Cited page. The descriptive word(s) used in the in-text must be the first word(s) that appear(s) in the corresponding Works Cited entry.
MLA Style uses an author-page in-text citation including the author's last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken. The author's name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase, but the page number(s) should always appear in parentheses, not in the text of your work.
Works Cited page
In MLA style, you are required to create a Works Cited page to include full citations for all sources identified in your work. All entries in the Works Cited page must correspond to your in-text citations. Your Works Cited page should appear on a separate page at the end of your paper and include the same one inch margins and header as the rest of your paper. Double-space all citations (unless otherwise instructed).
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