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Things we need to get right:

Things we need to get right:. Quotations. Direct Paraphrased Purpose Weave Parenthetical notation only last names Truncated version of title if no names; in “ ” Indirect Sources (As qtd in the source you took it from). Graphic. Enhancement of your analysis Figures (Fig. 1)

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Things we need to get right:

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  1. Things we need to get right:

  2. Quotations • Direct • Paraphrased • Purpose • Weave • Parenthetical notation • only last names • Truncated version of title if no names; in “ ” • Indirect Sources • (As qtd in the source you took it from).

  3. Graphic • Enhancement of your analysis • Figures (Fig. 1) • Photograph, Map, Line Drawing, Graph, or Chart • Fig. 1 and source information---LOOK THIS UP! Fig. 1. Delano, Jack. At the Vermont State Fair. 1941. Library of Congress, Washington. JPEG file.

  4. Graphic • Tables—reference them in the text (see Table 1) Table 1 Rate of Nursing Home Residence Among People Age 65 or Older, By Sex and Age Group, 1985, 1995, 1997, 1999a

  5. MLA Stuff • That extra white space—get rid of it, please. • Header—how do you change the page numbers? • Block quotations—MORE than 4 lines, so if you hit the 5th line, it’s a block quotation. • More than 1 paragraph? Indent first lines .25”, not .5”

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