Research Process
Competencies 3. In-Text Citations:
Directions, Examples, & Evaluation
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Preparation for In-Text Citations
assignment:
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General
Directions for In-Text Citations assignment:
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In-Text Citation assignment Requirements
& Examples in both APA and MLA styles:
1. SUMMARY: Write a sentence summarizing - in your own words - a main idea (e.g. thesis) of one your sources and integrating a correct in-text citation of the source summarized: in-text source citation must be correctly formatted following your approved documentation style and must be clearly match-able to the first word/s of the corresponding full bibliographical entry for that source in your accompanying Annotated Working Bibliography. |
1.A.
APA-Style SUMMARY
In-Text Citation EXAMPLES: If you identify the source in your summary sentence:
Devlin (1999) explains the benefits of combining the social sciences and mathematics to chart
human behavior. If you do not identify the source in your summary sentence:
One study has
advanced the benefits of combining the social sciences and mathematics to chart
human behavior (Devlin, 1999). |
1.B.
MLA-Style SUMMARY
In-Text Citation EXAMPLES: If you identify the source in your summary sentence:
Nancy Morris has examined the roles of women in
Thomas Hardy's novels. If you do not identify the source in your summary sentence:
One critic has examined the roles of women in
Thomas Hardy's novels (Morris). |
2. PARAPHASE:
Write a sentence paraphrasing - in your own words
- one or two specific sentences contained in one your
sources (preferably a
*paginated* print source),
and integrating a correct in-text citation of the source
paraphrased; for a paginated source, you must include page
number on which the paraphrased sentence/s can be found in
this source. In-text source citation must be correctly
formatted following your approved documentation style and clearly
match-able to the first word/s of the corresponding full
bibliographical entry for that source in your accompanying Annotated
Working Bibliography.
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2.A.
APA-Style PARAPHRASE
In-Text Citation EXAMPLES: If you identify the source in your paraphrase :
Greenfield and Savage-Rumbaugh (1990) have acknowledged that Kanzi's
linguistic development was slower than that of a human child (p. 567). If you do not identify the source in your paraphrase:
Kanzi's
linguistic development was slower than that of a human child (Greenfield &
Savage-Rumbaugh, 1990, p. 567). |
2.B.
MLA-Style PARAPHRASE
In-Text Citation EXAMPLES: If you identify the source in your paraphrase:
First-year students on financial aid
at Brown University benefit from new policies adopted by BUOFA (Brown University Office of Financial Aid): these students are not
expected to work during the first year of their financial aid
package (12) and are awarded a one-time grant to help compensate for the income lost by not working during this first
year (14). If you do not identify the source in your paraphrase:
First-year students awarded
financial aid packages by Brown University Office of Financial
Aid are given one-time grants so that they do not have to work
during their first year of study (BUOFA 14, 12). |
3. SHORT
DIRECT QUOTATION (less than 5
lines regular formatted text or fewer than 40 words): Write a
sentence containing a short direct quotation enclosed in quotation
marks, from
one of yoursources (preferably a
*paginated* source),
and integrating a correct in-text citation of the source quoted; for
a paginated source, you must include page number
on which the quoted passage can be found in this source.
In-text source citation must be correctly
formatted following your approved documentation style and clearly
match-able to the first word/s of the corresponding full
bibliographical entry for that source in your accompanying Annotated
Working Bibliography.
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3.A.
APA-Style SHORT QUOTATION In-Text Citation EXAMPLES: If you identify the source in your short quotation: Ann Gill (2001) has
argued, "Education reform is the best solution for fixing our public
schools" (p. 22). Informal Personal Communication: "Students willing to ask questions and seek extra help when they are confused, often do better in their writing courses," reported Writing 123 instructor Cora Agatucci (personal communication, October 5, 2004).Full-text article in .html format from Subscription-Only electronic database source without fixed page numbers but with chapter/section headings that can be clearly identified and/or paragraphs that can be clearly counted: Marais (2000) explains that, because of a preoccupation with reflecting "substantive changes in history . . . . forms of social realism have usually be favored by politically engaged fiction writers in the South African context" (par. 1). If you do not identify the source in your short quotation: "Education is
the best solution for fixing our public schools" (Gill, 2001, p. 22). |
3.B.
MLA-Style SHORT QUOTATION
In-Text Citation EXAMPLES: If you identify the source in your short quotation:
Ann Gill argues, "Education reform
is the best solution for fixing our public schools" (22). If you do not identify the source in your short quotation:
"Education is the best solution
for fixing our public schools" (Gill 22). World Wide Web source without fixed page numbers and no countable embedded paragraphs: "The California Highway Patrol opposes restrictions on the use of cell phones while driving, claiming that distracted drivers can already be prosecuted" (Jacobs). Videotape or Feature Film: In the film Keita: Heritage of the Griot, Djeliba, the great griot, often recites wisdom proverbs, such as "you can’t run and scratch your foot at the same time." |
Extra
Credit Option:
Use ellipsis points . . . and brackets [
] correctly
in your short and/or long direct
quotation example/s.
4. LONG "BLOCK" QUOTATION (5 + lines of regular formatted text, or more than 40 words): Write a sentence or phrase to introduce a long "block" quotation, properly formatted (i.e. blocked = indented) from one of your sources, and integrating a correct in-text citation of the source quoted, including page number if the source is paginated: in-text source citation must be correctly formatted following your approved documentation style and clearly match-able to the first word/s of the corresponding full bibliographical entry for that source in your accompanying Annotated Working Bibliography. |
4.A.
APA-Style LONG "BLOCK"
QUOTATION In-Text
Citation EXAMPLES: NOTE: Indent the long quotation 5 spaces or 1/2 inch from the left margin. When asked what parents and coaches could do to help girl athletes remain healthy and not use drugs or overwork themselves, Juan Orozco (2004) offered the following advice:
An athlete should be happy in her
activity of choice, and her parents should encourage her While a few online romances have happy endings, Miller (1996) explains that most do not:
From my research, only about one in four
online relationships turns out happy. People get If you do not identify the source in introduction to the long "block" quotation: While a few online romances have happy endings, one researcher observes that most do not:
From my research, only about one in four
online relationships turns out happy. People get * |
4.B.
MLA-Style LONG "BLOCK"
QUOTATION In-Text Citation EXAMPLES:
Yet throughout his
soliloquy Hamlet seems to be acting, and Shakespearian scholar Harold Bloom
stresses that idea: While a few online romances have happy endings, Miller explains that most do not:
If you do not identify the source in introduction to the long "block" quotation: While a few online romances have happy endings, most do not:
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5.
INDIRECT CITATION: SOURCE QUOTED/CITED IN ANOTHER SOURCE. This type of in-text citation is best explained through examples (see below). Again in-text source citation must be correctly formatted following your approved documentation style and clearly match-able to the first word/s of the corresponding full bibliographical entry for that source in your accompanying Annotated Working Bibliography. |
5.A.
APA-Style
INDIRECT CITATION In-Text
Citation EXAMPLES:
Massie and Rosenthal (2002) studied home
movies of children diagnosed with autism, but could reach no
conclusions because the dating and quality of the videotapes were
uncertain (as cited in Osterling & Dawson, 2003, p. 248). |
5.B.
MLA-Style INDIRECT CITATION
In-Text Citation EXAMPLES: If you identify the source in your short quotation:
Massie and Rosenthal studied home
movies of children diagnosed with autism, but could reach no
conclusions because the dating and quality of the videotapes
were uncertain (qtd. in Osterling and |
6.
QUOTATION or PARAPHRASE from a source with TWO or more Authors |
6.A.
APA-Style QUOTATION or PARAPHRASE from a source with TWO or more
Authors
In-Text Citation EXAMPLES:
Greenfield and Savage-Rumbaugh (1990) have acknowledged that Kanzi's linguistic development was slower than that of a human child (p. 567). Kanzi's linguistic development was slower than that of a human child (Greenfield & Savage-Rumbaugh, 1990, p. 567).
Three to Five Authors – list all the authors the first time
you cite the source in-text: The second and any subsequent times you cite the source in-text, give only the first author’s last name followed by “et al.” (= Latin abbreviation for “and others”):
Furthermore, Kernis et al. (1993) maintain that blah, blah blah (p.
68). |
6.B.
MLA-Style or PARAPHRASE from a source with TWO or more Authors
In-Text Citation EXAMPLES:
Redelmeier and Tibshirani have found that "the risk of a collision when using a cellular telephone was four times higher than the risk when a cellular telephone was not being used" (453). Smith, Yang, and Moore argue that tougher gun control is not needed in the United States (76). Researchers have found that "the risk of a collision when using a cellular telephone was four times higher than the risk when a cellular telephone was not being used" (Redelmeier and Tibshirani 453).
Some opponents argue that tougher gun control is not needed in the
U.S. (Smith, Yang, and Moore 76). |
7. CITATION FROM A SOURCE WITH NO AUTHOR ["UNSIGNED"] OR BY A GROUP AUTHOR. Write a sentence containing a citation (can be a summary, paraphrase or quotation) from a source with no author or from a source by a group or corporate author. Again in-text source citation must be correctly formatted following your approved documentation style and clearly match-able to the first word/s of the corresponding full bibliographical entry for that source in your accompanying Annotated Working Bibliography. |
7.A.
APA-Style
CITATION FROM A SOURCE WITH NO AUTHOR
or by a GROUP Author
In-Text Citation EXAMPLES:
According to Chimps (1999), a BBC television program, chimpanzees at sites in West Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda exhibit culture-specific patterns of behavior when grooming one another. Chimpanzees at sites in West Africa, Tanzania, and Uganda exhibit culture-specific patterns of behavior when grooming each other (Chimps, 1999). According to the American Psychological Association (2010), “any nonroutine information that is important for identification and retrieval” of a source can be added enclosed in brackets after giving the title of the source in a bibliographical entry (p. 203).
In creating APA-style References bibliographical entries, students
are encouraged to add ““any nonroutine information that is important
for identification and retrieval” of a source enclosed in brackets
after giving the title of the source (American Psychological
Association, 2010, p. 203). |
7.B.
MLA-Style
CITATION FROM A SOURCE WITH NO AUTHOR
or by a
GROUP Author
In-Text Citation EXAMPLES:
“Fad Diets” warns that any diet that avoids carbohydrates will also
deprive the body of some “essential sugars.” |
In-Text Citations - Evaluation |
In-Text Citations
correctly formatted in approved (i.e.
APA or MLA) documentation style
- 20 pts. possible
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_____In-Text Citation 1
Summary: Your example is a summary, is correctly cited in your
approved (APA or MLA) documentation style, and is matchable to a
bibliographical entry in your Annotated Working Bibliography. _____In-Text Citation 2 Paraphrase: Your example is a paraphrase, is correctly cited in your approved (APA or MLA) documentation style, and is matchable to a bibliographical entry in your Annotated Working Bibliography. _____In-Text Citation 3 Short Direct Quotation: Your example is a short direct quotation enclosed in quotation marks, is correctly cited in your approved (APA or MLA) documentation style, and is matchable to a bibliographical entry in your Annotated Working Bibliography. _____In-Text Citation 4 Long "Block" Quotation: Your example is a long quotation and correctly blocked (indented), is correctly cited in your approved (APA or MLA) documentation style, and is matchable to a bibliographical entry in your Annotated Working Bibliography. _____In-Text Citation 5 Indirect Citation (Source Cited in Another Source): Your example is an indirect citation (quotation, paraphrase or summary) of a source that you have NOT reviewed yourself, cited in another source that you HAVE reviewed yourself and included in your Annotated Working Bibliography; your example is correctly attributed in your approved (APA or MLA) documentation style, including information on the source you HAVE reviewed (from which you took the indirect citation) and matchable to a bibliographical entry in your Annotated Working Bibliography. _____In-Text Citation 6 Quotation or Paraphrase from a source with Two or more authors is correctly cited in your approved (APA or MLA) documentation style, and is matchable to a bibliographical entry in your Annotated Working Bibliography. _____In-Text Citation 7 Citation from a Source with No Author ("Unsigned") or by a Group Author: Your example is a citation (quotation, paraphrase, or summary) from a source with no author ("unsigned") or by a Group Author, is correctly cited in your approved (APA or MLA) documentation style, and is matchable to a bibliographical entry in your Annotated Working Bibliography. Relevant WR 123 Learning Outcomes (as stated in WR 123 Syllabus) are demonstrated: Learning Outcome 3: Develop
a research system that avoids plagiarism and fairly represents sources by
quoting, paraphrasing, and summarizing with appropriate documentation. |
Score - Percentage - Grade Conversion Scale for Evaluated Assignment worth 20 pts. possible
Total Points Earned (out of 20 pts possible) |
= Percentage (pts earned ÷ 20 pts) |
= Grade for Assignment |
20 - 18.6 pts | 100 % – 93.0% | A |
18.5 - 18 pts | 92.9% – 90.0% | A- |
17.9 - 17.4 pts | 89.9% – 87.0% | B+ |
17.3 - 16.6 pts | 86.9% - 83.0% | B |
16.5 - 16 pts | 82.9% - 80.0% | B- |
15.9 - 15.4 pts | 79.9% – 77.0% | C+ |
15.3 - 14 pts | 76.9% - 70.0% | C |
13.9 - 12 pts | 69.9% – 60.0% | D |
11.9 - 0 pts. | 59.9% – 00.0% | F |
NOTE Percentage Cut-offs - Cora & Blackboard do NOT "round up" |
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