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What do you mean by "citing evidence"?
- Use a quote from either the text or an outside source to help support your position.
- There are lots of ways to do this! Once you have a quote that you think adds to whatever it is that you are saying, you need to transition your thought into the thought of another person. You would do this by sandwiching your ideas with their ideas. For example: In Green Eggs and Ham, it is clear that the main character is very stubborn. For example, the text says, "I do not like green eggs and ham" (Seuss) approximately thirty times during the course of the book. When SamIAm admits that he has never tried green eggs and ham, readers notice his stubborn attitude as he willingly argued about something he had never tried over thirty times. In this example, I make a point (the character is stubborn) and support it with his own words. I also use an in-text citation to give credit for that line to the author (Seuss).
- The text says, "quote" (Seuss 1).
- For example, the character argues, "quote" (Seuss 1).
- This is clear when the author describes, "quote" (Seuss 1).
- Readers might notice _____ when the author writers, "quote" (Seuss 1).
- While one character feels ______, it is clear that another character feels _______ when he/she says, "quote" (Seuss 1).
- These transitions can be as complex or as simple as you want them to be. Notice that I used an in-text citation (Dr. Seuss) in each one to display punctuation.
- Times New Roman font
- Size 12
- Double-spaced
- No floating paragraphs!
- In-text citations (YourLastName #)
- Running header with your last name and page number
- Works Cited page
- Typed, printed, stapled
Citing Different Sources
A hardcopy book:
Last name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
A page on a website:
Last name, First name. "Article Title." Website Title. Year Last Updated/Published. Web. Date Accessed.
Last name, First Name. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year of Publication.
A page on a website:
Last name, First name. "Article Title." Website Title. Year Last Updated/Published. Web. Date Accessed.
What is an ANNOTATED Works Cited Page?
An annotated Works Cited page is an organized list of sources such as books, journals, volumes, newspapers, web pages, pictures, etc., each of which is followed by an annotation (a short note). The annotation should do the following:
Make sure that you:
“Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.” National Institute of Mental Health. NIMH, Feb.
2016. Web. 11 April 2016.
This source from the National Institute of Mental Health outlines major signs and
symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This source can be considered very
credible as it was updated just two months ago. This information will be extremely useful in comparing PTSD to the character of Holden because he displays nearly every one of the “Risk Factors and Resilience Factors for PTSD.” This source confirmed an initial suspicion that Holden might be suffering from PTSD because he fits nearly all of the criteria described.
- Describe the content of the source
- Describe how you plan to use the source in your own writing
- Evaluate how accurate the source is
- Record your reaction to the source
Make sure that you:
- List each source alphabetically by author
- Title the page Works Cited which should be centered at the top of the page
- Begin every entry at the margin and indent second-final lines
- Make sure that you italicize titles of books and databases
“Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder.” National Institute of Mental Health. NIMH, Feb.
2016. Web. 11 April 2016.
This source from the National Institute of Mental Health outlines major signs and
symptoms of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. This source can be considered very
credible as it was updated just two months ago. This information will be extremely useful in comparing PTSD to the character of Holden because he displays nearly every one of the “Risk Factors and Resilience Factors for PTSD.” This source confirmed an initial suspicion that Holden might be suffering from PTSD because he fits nearly all of the criteria described.