This is another excellent website (I've taken my examples
from
it):
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/01/
Generally
speaking, however, when you cite within your essay for a direct quote, you'll be using
the following format:
(Author's Last Name
Page #)
So, it would look like this:
(Wordsworth 263)
Note how
there is no punctuation contained within the citation. This is different than
APA.
Additionally, the citation should be at the end of the
sentence regardless of where the actually quote is, and it should be within the period.
For example:
Romantic poetry is characterized
by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth
263).
If you use the author's name within
your sentence, then there is no reason to embed it within the citation itself. For
example:
Wordsworth stated that Romantic
poetry was marked by a "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings"
(263).
Lastly, if you are using an idea that
is not your own even if you are not using the exact words, you still must cite from
where you got the idea. For
example:
Wordsworth extensively explored the
role of emotion in the creative process
(263).
When it comes to giving credit, a
general rule of thumb to follow is that if the ideas are not universal/general
knowledge, then you must provide a citation. So, it is unnecessary to provide support
when you make the statement that the Declaration of Independence was signed in 1776, but
if you're discussing the feelings of the signers at the moment they were putting their
signatures on the document, then you MUST give a citation as most people wouldn't be
aware of how these founding fathers felt at the
time.
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