How to use in Text Citation

1. How to use in Text Citation

2. Using your research • While conducting research • Look for a sentence that you would like to use in your paper. • Copy and Paste it into your notes OR • Handwrite it into your notes

3. Using your research • Once your research is complete • Open the word template and start typing your biography OR • Copy and paste your work onto the template

4. Using your research • Using what you have learned • Type or write a bibliography about your god/goddess/ monster/hero • Each of the 3 paragraphs has a job to do

5. Using your research • You need to find a quote from the database and from a book for your paper • The quotes need to be in separate paragraphs http://www.jupiterimages.com/Image/royaltyFree/76906874

6. Using your research • Paragraph one should give the basic information about your person • Be sure to use some type of introduction to the paper • Do not use “I” or “YOU” in this part • Be formal in your tone • Have a “flow”

7. Using your research • Paragraph two should give family information • Give the information that you have found using a formal tone • If you did not find out some part of the family, skip that small piece • If the information seems very short, write about how the person was born or created • Have a “flow”

8. Using your research • Paragraph three should tell a myth or story about your person • This paragraph should link to the creative piece in some way • Your person is famous for something, write about it here • One of your quotes must go here • This should be interesting • Have a “flow”

9. Formatting your work • Please run spell check • Re-read your work • Make sure you have no run-on sentences or fragments

10. Formatting your bibliography • Once the information is typed • Use spell check • You may adjust the font size, but you may not change the font style. • Insert your quotes into the 2 different paragraphs

11. Citing your quote • Put the quote in Quotation marks • Once you have put your 2 quotes into your paper, each must have a parenthetical citation.

12. Citing your quote • After the quotation mark, but before the period • Open a parenthesis • For a book • Write in the author’s last name and page number • For a database • Write in the first word from the database name • Close the parenthesis and put a period

13. Citing your sourse • Both of your quotes must have parenthetical documentation

14. Now what? You are not done • Create a creative piece that goes with your myth or story • Create a works cited piece for your pamphlet • Transfer your notes to your pamphlet • Create the cover of the pamphlet • Sign your Honest Contact http://www.furniture-that-gets-kids-to-pick-up-toys.com/

15. Frequently Asked Questions • Create a creative piece that goes with your myth or story • Please use your imagination and creativity while still linking back to the biography • Create a works cited piece for your pamphlet • Review your notes from the MLA presentation • Copy and past information • Use the Library Source information notecards

16. Frequently Asked Questions 3. Transfer your notes to your pamphlet • Use your neatest handwriting • Print your information 4. Create the cover of the pamphlet • Please use your imagination and creativity while still linking back to the biography • If you use a web site be sure to document and add to your works cited page 5. Sign your Honest Contact • No plagiarism please