Parenthetical Citations and Works Cited Page English 9

Parenthetical Citations and Works Cited Page English 9 Banned Book Research Paper

Giving credit where credit is due… • Giving credit within your paper is necessary • It saves time because you do not need to write footnotes • It stops plagiarism

Paraphrasing Definition: to reword what was written or said by someone else • Within your paraphrase statement, you cite your source surrounded by parentheses ( ) • Even though you used your own words, you still formed your idea from someone else. • Paraphrases give strong evidence

Parenthetical Citations Definition: • A parenthetical citation informs the reader where the original information came from. • The short parenthetical citation helps the reader find the complete source information in the Works Cited list. • Use the “Format for Citations” handout to correctly structure your

Parenthetical Citation Example of a book: J. D. Salinger’s The Catcher in the Rye, has caused controversy in many schools throughout the US (Jones 56). Explanation: Jones is the author and the author’s idea or statement is on page 56. Works Cited page: Jones, Mary. Choices. New York: Dell, 2004. Print.

Works Cited Page • Alphabetize your sources • Type them up alphabetically in the exact format, single space, with two spaces between each source • Do not number them! • Title the page: Works Cited Page • This will be the last page of your paper

Works Cited Page Example “Banned Books Week Sept 25 -Oct 2”. www. sshl. uscd. edu/banned/books. html. AOL. December 14, 2004. Online. “Cynthia Ozick turns over a new page”. www. int. com/articles/2004/11/22/features/ozick. html. AOL. December 13, 2004. Online. Styron, William. Sophie’s Choice. New York: Random House, 1979. Print. West, James III. Conversations With William Styron. Mississippi: University Press of Mississippi, 1985. Print.