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How to Cite in Paragraphs

How to Cite in Paragraphs. b y Dr. Carter. If all of your material in a paragraph comes from the same source on the same page, you can cite once at the end of the paragraph:.

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How to Cite in Paragraphs

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  1. How to Cite in Paragraphs by Dr. Carter

  2. If all of your material in a paragraph comes from the same source on the same page, you can cite once at the end of the paragraph: Topic sentence topic sentence topic sentence. Paraphrased fact #1 paraphrased fact #1. Paraphrased fact #2 paraphrased fact #2. Paraphrased fact #3 paraphrased fact #3. Paraphrased fact #4 paraphrased fact #4 (Carter 111).

  3. The same is true if your source has no author or is from the internet: Topic sentence topic sentence topic sentence. Paraphrased fact #1 paraphrased fact #1. Paraphrased fact #2 paraphrased fact #2. Paraphrased fact #3 paraphrased fact #3. Paraphrased fact #4 paraphrased fact #4 (“Armor”).

  4. If your material comes from the same source but different pages, you give the new numbers but don’t repeat the author’s name: Topic sentence topic sentence. Paraphrased fact #1 paraphrased fact #1 (Carter 111). Paraphrased fact #2 paraphrased fact #2 (112). Paraphrased fact #3 paraphrased fact #3 (113). Paraphrased fact #4 paraphrased fact #4 (114).

  5. The same is true if you have more than one paragraph that comes from the same source: Paragraph #1 paragraph #1 paragraph #1 paragraph #1 paragraph #1 paragraph #1 paragraph #1 paragraph #1(Carter 111). Paragraph #2 paragraph #2 paragraph #2 paragraph #2 paragraph #2 paragraph #2 paragraph #2 paragraph #2 paragraph #2 (111).

  6. If you have more than one author, of course you have to mention the new author’s name: Topic sentence topic sentence. Paraphrased fact #1 paraphrased fact #1 (Carter 111). Paraphrased fact #2 paraphrased fact #2 (112). Paraphrased fact #3 paraphrased fact #3 (113). Paraphrased fact #4 paraphrased fact #4 (Spitzer 46).

  7. If you have a quote in your paragraph, you have to cite it even if it’s the same source and page as the rest of the material: Topic sentence topic sentence. Paraphrased fact #1 paraphrased fact #1 (Carter111). Quote intro, “Quote #1 quote #1” (111).Paraphrased fact #2 paraphrased fact #2 (111).Paraphrased fact #3 paraphrased fact #3 (112).

  8. As in the first paragraph we discussed, you can “combine” citations before or after a quote: Topic sentence topic sentence. Paraphrased fact #1 paraphrased fact #1. Paraphrased fact #2 paraphrased fact #2 (Carter 112). Quote intro, “Quote quotequote” (113). Paraphrased fact #4 paraphrased fact #4. Paraphrased fact #5 paraphrased fat #5(114).

  9. The citation format matches the entries on the Works Cited page: (Austen 124) (Guerin et al. 79) (“Armor”) Austen, Jane. Emma. London: Oxford UP, 2000. Print. Guerin, Wilfred L., et al. Literature. n.p.: Harper, 1979. Print. “Armor.” The Middle Ages. New York: Scribner’s, 1996. Gale. Web. 19 Feb. 2013.

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