After quoting, summarizing, and/or paraphrasing a book, story, article, or essay:
At the end of the sentence, place the author's last name, the year of publication, and the page number(s). Commas are needed between this information, unlike in MLA.
Example:Santiago is a character that doesn't give in to his personal weaknesses. When Santiago said, "I may feel like giving up, but I never do" he showed great strength and perseverance (Coelho, 1988, p. 86).
Long/Block Quotations:
When your quotation is longer than three lines/sentences, you must follow the rules of long/block quotations.
Use free standing block of text
NO QUOTATION MARKS NEEDED
Start the direct quotation on a new line
Indent one inch from left margin
Double space
Include the same parenthetical citation after end punctuation.
Example:
As a major fitness and health guru, she stresses the importance of believing in yourself.
Be brave and be patient. Have establishment in yourself; trust in the significance of your life and the purpose of your passion. You are strong enough to sit in the space between spaces and grant divine inspiration to shed some light. When you place positive energy and productive effort into the world it will come back to you. Occasionally in ways you might not immediately comprehend and on a time frame you didn’t expect. Look. Listen. Learn. Stay open. Your destiny is awaiting you. (Michaels, 2015, p. 285)
When making any reference (quotation, summary, paraphrase) to an outside source, you will need to include a REFERENCE LIST page at the end of your assignment.
The list of references must be on a new page at the end of your text
The word References should be centered at the top of the page
Entries are arranged alphabetically by the author's last name or by the title if there is no author
Titles of larger works (i.e. books, journals, encyclopedias) are italicized
Entries are double-spaced (for the purposes of this handout, single-spacing is used)
For each entry, the first line is typed flush with the left margin. Additional lines are indented as a group a few spaces to the right of the left margin (hanging indent)
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QUICK GUIDELINES: IN TEXT CITATIONS
For more detailed instruction on how to do in-text citations; go to the Purdue OWL APA Formatting and Style Guide - or come see Ms. Kemp.
Purdue OWL Formatting and Style Guide
After quoting, summarizing, and/or paraphrasing a book, story, article, or essay:
Long/Block Quotations:
Be brave and be patient. Have establishment in yourself; trust in the significance of your life and the purpose of your passion. You are strong enough to sit in the space between spaces and grant divine inspiration to shed some light. When you place positive energy and productive effort into the world it will come back to you. Occasionally in ways you might not immediately comprehend and on a time frame you didn’t expect. Look. Listen. Learn. Stay open. Your destiny is awaiting you. (Michaels, 2015, p. 285)
When making any reference (quotation, summary, paraphrase) to an outside source, you will need to include a REFERENCE LIST page at the end of your assignment.