Body Consciousness
                                 Guidelines from Keys for Writers
  • Whenever you quote from an original source, do so accurately.

  • Put quotation marks around the material; or if it is more than three lines long, omit the quotation marks, and create a block citation by double indenting the quote from the left hand margin.

  • You must have at least two pieces of information each time you cite a
    source:
    - The last name(s) of the author(s);
    - The page number where the information is located.

Example

Mrs. Bridge wonders, "Is my daughter mine?" (Connell 135).


Using signal phrases in MLA papers
Guidelines from Diana Hacker's A Writer's Reference (NY: Bedford 2007)  



Whenever you include a paraphrase, summary or direct quotation of another writer in your paper, prepare your reader for with an introduction called a signal phrase.  A signal phrase names the author of the source and often provides some context for the source material.  To avoid monotony, try to vary both the language and the placement of signal phrases.


Model signal phrases
  • In the words of researchers Greenfield and Davis, "..."
  • As legal scholar Jay Kesan has noted, "..."
  • The Policy Institute, an organization that advises companies about reducing the risks from technology, reported that  "..."
  • "..." writes Daniel Tynan, "..."
  • Kizza and Ssanyu offer a persuasive counterargument: "..."

Other Circumstances

You will cite from a variety of sources for any given paper. Familiarize yourself with these examples or those found in Keys for Writers.


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