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In-text Citations . The Basics . Gives location (and credit) for evidence For multiple works, identifies specific source Used for direct quotes AND paraphrases Period ALWAYS comes AFTER the citation. In-text Citation Format. Example: (Author’s Last Name Page #) (Smith 23)
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The Basics • Gives location (and credit) for evidence • For multiple works, identifies specific source • Used for direct quotes AND paraphrases • Period ALWAYS comes AFTER the citation
In-text Citation Format • Example: • (Author’s Last Name Page #) • (Smith 23) • Essays with only one source/text do not need author’s name • Acceptable to use (23)
In-text Citations in Action For an essay with only one source/text: Alice demonstrates her maturity when she “scold[s] herself so severely as to bring tears into her eyes” (19). For an essay with more than one source/text: Conversely, Alice reveals her childishness when she expects the woodland creatures in her company to be understanding of her wish for her cat Dinah; forgetting that such animals would be natural prey for Dinah (Carroll 39).