Author. Title of Source. Title of Container, Other Contributors, Version, Number, Publisher, Publication date, Location.

This material must always be cited:  A direct quote  A statistic  An idea that is not your own  Someone else’s opinion  Concrete facts, not considered “common knowledge”  Knowledge not considered “common”

our paper should include no more than 25% direct quotes

The in-text citation is offset with parentheses, clearly calling attention to itself for the reader. The reference to the author or title is like a signal to the reader that information was incorporated from a separate source.

ntroduction that presents the writer’s main ideas and purpose for writing.