MLA: Formatting Titles and Quotes

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1 + MLA: Formatting Titles and Quotes

2 + Title Format nitalicize the titles of books. Example: Richard III or Othello nplace quotation marks for short stories and articles. Example: The Necklace or Why do Hunters Kill?

3 + Prose Quotations Prose ideas are contained in sentences that are arranged into paragraphs. There are no line breaks. Sentences run to the right margin.

4 + Prose Quotations nif a prose quotation runs four or less typed lines, 1.Enclose the quotation within double quotation marks. 2.Provide the author and specific page citation in the text. 3.Include a complete reference on the Works Cited page.

5 + Prose Quotations nif a prose quotation runs four or less typed lines, 4. Punctuation marks such as periods, commas, and semicolons should appear after the parenthetical citation. 5. Question marks and exclamation points should appear within the quotation marks if they are a part of the quoted passage but after the parenthetical citation if they are a part of your text.

6 + Direct Quote Definition n Must be identical to the original. n Must match the source document word for word. n You must include who said the information. If it is a literary analysis (from a book, play, etc.), you should give context to when and where the quote was said. If it is not literary analysis, it may be a reliable source (such as a published author, doctor, professional figure, etc.) who wrote or said the quote you are using. Either way, you should still attribute (give credit to) who said it!

7 + Direct Quote using MLA in-text Citation S1 1. Gives context to the scene 2. Who said the quote 3. Quotation marks, then capital letter to start the quote When he sees Miss Maudie s hands, Jem says, You ve ruined em, said Jem. Why don t you get a colored man? There was no note of sacrifice in his voice when he added, Or Scout n me, we can help you (Lee 77). 4. No punctuation UNLESS it is a question mark or exclamation point 6. Period on the OUTSIDE of the parenthesis 5A. Parenthetical Citation If this is the first time introducing the author put the author s last name followed by the page number inside parenthesis. 5B. Parenthetical Citation If it is not the first time you introduced the author (and you are only using one book in your paper), just put the page number.

8 +Prose Quotations nexample 1:

9 +Prose Quotations nexample 1: When Hirma explains his relationship with his father, he narrates, Dad and his dad, Grampa Hillburn, got along about as well as Hitler and Roosevelt (Crowe 2).

10 +Prose Quotations nexample 2:

11 +Prose Quotations nexample 2: When Hiram asks Mr. Paul the effect of the trial, Mr. Paul responds, You know anything about the South, Mr. Paul said, you know we change slower than a tombstone (Crowe 151).

12 + Prose Quotations nif a prose quotation runs five typed lines or more, 1. Place quotations in a freestanding block of text and omit quotation marks. 2. Start the quotation on a new line, with the entire quote indented ½ inch from the left margin; maintain double-spacing. 3. Your parenthetical citation should come after the closing punctuation mark on the last line. nthis is called Block Quotation.

13 +Prose Quotations Example of Block: not All ½ lines indented inch Context is indented Parenthetical Citation placed after punctuation

14 +Prose Quotations All lines indented ½ inch Example of Block: Context & Who said it is written in a complete sentence and ends with a colon (:) Grampa explains to Hiram how he feels if Hiram testifies: People around here have long memories, son. They re- member how your daddy was, how I couldn t talk or whip any sense into him when he got to be your age. You have no idea how humiliating it is when a boy shames his family! Friends and neighbors said they understood, that they felt sorry about how Harlan and I battled, but I know that be- hind my back they talked about how I was a poor father, that if I had raised Harlan right, he wouldn t have shamed me. (Crowe 138) Parenthetical Citation placed after punctuation