Some things to remember about integrating sources...

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Research Paper Assignment Malvo Engl
1302 Choose a piece of art (literature or
otherwise) that you would like to know more
about. Create a research paper on that object by
finding out more about that work, and how others
(critics) felt about it. Be sure to take a
critical stance on the piece, and find support
for your stance. Please keep in mind that your
paper must abide by the following
guidelines.working bibliography .cover
sheet .works cited page .Should be
double-spaced .Margins should be no more than
1 .Every page should have last name and page
number .Should have correct parenthetical
documentation .Should use correct signals to
introduce qoutes .Should concentrate on active
voice .Should include an outline .Should have an
obvious thesis, stated or unstated .Should be at
least 7 pages typed
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Some things to remember about integrating
sources...

• When a short quotation is from a poem, line
  breaks are indicated by slash marks. Shakespeare
  tells us that Love is not love / Which alters
  when it alterations finds. / Or bends with the
  remover to remove (716).
• If you delete words from a quotation, indicate
  the deletion by inserting an ellipsis. Love,
  Shakespeare tells us, is not Times fool But
  bears it out even to the edge of doom (716).
• If you need to change or add words for clarity or
  grammatical correctness, indicate the changes
  with square brackets. Shakespeare claims
  that Love is the star to every wandering bark
  (716).

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A Few General Rules of Thumb!

• Keep your quotations as short as possible.
• There shouldnt be a lot of block quotations
  throughout your paper.
• Never assume that a quotation is self-sufficient
  or that its meaning is self-evident. Take the
  time to clearly explain it and comment on it to
  demonstrate why you used it in the first place.
• Quote fairly and accurately and stick to a
  consistent MLA format.

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MLA In-Text Citation

• There are two basic methods for in-text
  citations
• The first, and usually preferred method is to
  include the authors name in the text of the
  essay and note the page number in parentheses at
  the end of the citation (not in the middle of a
  sentence). Note that there is no pg. Inside the
  ()
• In those cases where citing the authors name in
  your text would be awkward or difficult, you may
  include both the authors last name and the page
  reference in the parenthetical citation.

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MLA Works Cited

• The list should begin on a new page of your paper
  and should be double-spaced throughout and using
  hanging indention (explanation).
• The list is alphabetized by authors last name
  (or by the title in the case of an anonymous
  work) and includes EVERY primary and secondary
  source in your paper.
• Books
• The name(s) of the author(s) (or editor if no
  author is listed, or organization in the case of
  a corporate author), last name first
• The full title, underlined or in italics. If the
  book has a subtitle, put a color between the
  title and the subtitle
• The name(s) of the editor(s), if the book has
  both an author and an editor, following the
  abbreviation Ed.
• The name of the translator or compiler, following
  the abbreviation Trans. or Comp
• The edition, if other than the first
• The volume(s) used, if the book is part of a
  multi-volume set
• The name of any series to which the book belongs
• The city of publication (followed by a colon),
  name of the publisher (comma), and year

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MLA Works Cited Cont

• Short Works from Collections and Anthologies
• The name of the author(s) of the literary work
• The title of the short work, enclosed in
  quotation marks
• Name(s) of the editor(s) of the collection or
  anthology
• All relevant publication information, in the same
  order and format as it would appear in a book
  citation
• The inclusive page numbers for the shorter work
• A single work from a collection EX
• Kirk, Russell. Eliots Christian Imagination.
  The Placing of T.S. Eliot. Ed. Jewel Spears
  Brooker. Columbia U of Missouri P, 1991.
  136-44.

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• Works in Periodicals
• The name(s) of the author(s) of the short work
• The title of the short work, in quotation marks
• The title of the publication, underlined or
  italicized
• All relevant publication information
• The inclusive page numbers of the shorter work
• A Work in a scholarly journal
• Publication information should include the volume
  number (and also the issue number, if the journal
  paginates each issue separately), the year of
  publication in parentheses and followed by a
  colon, and the page number of the shorter work.
• Charles, Casey. Gender Trouble in Twelfth
  Night. Theatre Journal 49 (1997) 121-41.

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The Internet

• Internet sources fall into several categories --
  World Wide Web documents and postings to
  newsgroups, listserves, and so on. Documentation
  for these sources should include as much of the
  following information as is available, in the
  order and format specified.
• The name of the author(s), last name first (as
  for a print publication).
• The title of the section of the work accessed
  (the subject line for e-mails and postings) in
  quotation marks
• The title of the full document or site,
  underlined or in italics
• Date the material was published or updated
• The protocol used for access (World Wide Web,
  FTP, USENET newsgroup, listserv, and so on).
• The electronic address or path followed for
  access, in angle brackets
• The date you access a site, or the date specified
  on an e-mal posting, in parentheses
• Brandes, Jay. Maya Angelou A Bibliography of
  Literary Criticism. 20 Aug. 1997.
  lthttp//www.geocites.com/ResearchTriangle/1221/Ang
  elou.htmgt (10 Feb. 1998).

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Personal Communication

• In some cases you may get information directly
  from another person, either by conducting an
  interview or by receiving correspondence. In this
  case, include in your Works Cited the name of the
  person who gave you the information, the type of
  communication you had with that person, and the
  date of communication.
• McCorkle, Patrick. Personal or telephone
  interview. 12 Mar. 1998.

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Titles of Works in a research paper

• The following items should be underlined
• Books - Plays - Long poem published as a book
• Pamphlet - Newspaper - Magazine
• Film - Television program - C.D., record album,
  audio cassette
• Ballet - Opera - Long musical composition
  identified by name
• Painting - Sculpture - Ship
• Aircraft - Spacecraft

• The following items should be place in quotation
  marks
• -Newspaper article - Magazine article -
  Encyclopedia article
• - Essay in a book - Short story - Poem
• - Chapter in a book - Song - Episode of a
  television program
• - Lecture

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Exceptions to the Rules

• The convention of using underlining and quotation
  marks to indicate titles does not apply to
• The names of sacred writings (including all
  books and versions of the Bible)
• Bible, King James Version, Old Testament,
  Genesis, Gospels, Talmud, Koran, Upanishads
• Laws, Acts, and similar political documents
• Magna Carta, Declaration of Independence, Bill of
  Rights, Treaty of Trianon
• Instrumental musical compositions identified by
  form, number and key
• Beethovens Symphony no. 7 in A, op. 92
• Series, societies, buildings, and monuments
• Bollingen Series, Masterpiece Theatre American
  Medical Association Sears Tower
• Conferences, seminars, workshops, and courses
• MLA Annual Convention Strengthening the
  Cooperative Effort in Biomedical Research A
  Natl Conference for Universities and Industries