2. What we will look at:
Quotes (primary and secondary)
Parenthetical citations (primary and secondary)
Works Cited page
Additional formatting for this particular paper
3. Quotes—Primary source
Short quotes will indicate line breaks using a slash
with a space on each side. ( / )
Iago’s deception of Othello is dependent upon the
Moor’s honest and trusting nature: “The Moor is of a
free and open nature / That thinks men honest that
but seem to be so; / And will as tenderly be led by th’
nose / As asses are” (1.3.390-93).
4. Quotes—Primary source
Long quotes will be indented and follow the exact
format of the original.
Othello’s trusting nature allows him to mistakenly trust Iago:
This fellow’s of exceeding honesty,
And knows all qualities, with a learned spirit
Of human dealings. If I do prove her haggard,
Though that her jesses were my dear heartstrings,
I’d whistle her off and let her down wind
To prey at fortune. (3.3. 257-62)
5. Quotes—Secondary source
Any quotation that is 4 lines or fewer is considered a
short quotation and should be incorporated into your
sentence. The final punctuation comes after the
citation:
Critics agree that Mary Shelley has “absorbed into Frankenstein the
ideas about education, society, and morality held by her father and her
mother” (Moers 94).
6. Quotes—Secondary source
Quotations that are longer than 4 lines are indented 10
spaces and do not require quotation marks. The final
punctuation comes before the citation.
Moers summarizes the many varied responses to and interpretations of
Frankenstein:
Mary Shelley’s novel and her title character became a byword for
the dangers of scientific knowledge. But the work has also been
read as an existential fable; as a commentary on the cleavage
between reason and feeling, in both philosophical thought and
educational theory; as a parable of the excesses of idealism and
genius; as a dramatization of the divided self; [and] as an attack
on the stultifying force of social convention, including race
prejudice. (97-98)
7. Citations—Primary source
Drama is cited using the act, scene and line numbers if
the play is written in verse, and the page numbers if
the play is a prose play. Act, scene and line numbers
are presented in Arabic numbers.
For example, Act 1, Scene 2, lines 1 through 10 should
be written as 1.2.1-10.
“What’s done is done,” (3.2.12).
8. Citations—Secondary source
Cite secondary sources using author’s last name and
page number.
Critics agree that Mary Shelley has “absorbed into
Frankenstein the ideas about education, society, and
morality held by her father and her mother” (Moers 94).
9. Works Cited
Your Works Cited page should list all of the sources
you used for your paper.
Each essay from the criticisms books is its own source
and should be documented as such. All essays have
titles!
Your Works Cited page should have a minimum of
FOUR entries (including the primary source).
10. Works Cited
Most of the sources that you will
cite (including your primary
source!) are “book sections” and
should be formatted properly.
Use a citation machine and
check the new 2009 MLA Rules
for changes and updates.
11. Works Cited: Resources
FHS Library Media Center Wiki
http://fhslearningcommons.pbworks.com/
The OWL at Purdue (Online Writing Center)
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/747/05/
Citation machines (including EasyBib.com)
12. Formatting
Follow the Rough Draft format sheet that was handed
out. See me with questions.
First page: Double check that your first page is
formatted correctly.
Last name and page number should be in the header
of each page.
Don’t forget to italicize OR underline the title of the
play! Be consistent.
Margins should be 1” on all sides and paper should be
in TNR or Calibri, 11-12 point font.
