Citations

=Definition:= An officical form of text used to give reference to providers of quotes and passages. =When to use citations:= You can use citations in papers based off of movies, novelties and other forms of writing that is not your own. =**How to use citations**:= //Drama:// FRIAR LAWRENCE. O, she knew well Thy love did read by rote that could not spell But come, young waverer, come, go with me, In one respects I'll thy assistant be; For this alliance may so happy prove To turn your household rancor to pure love (2.3.90-5).

This is the MLA format for a drama quote. -For the first line of the quote hit Tabs twice -Capitalized letters for the character's name who is speaking in your quote followed by a period. -For the following lines Tabs three times -To cite: On the last line of the quote Space (act.scene.line numbers) -The ending punctuation is the punctuation for the last line of the quote. (this goes right after the closed parenthesis)

Pros Draper wrote, "everyone in the village came out of their ouses to see the astonishing sight-pale, unhealthy-looking men who carried large bundles and unusual-looking sticks as they marched into the centrer of the village. In spite of the wolcoming greetings and looks of excitement on the faces of the villagers, the strangers did not smile. They smelled of danger, Amari thought as one of them looked at her. He has eyes the color of the sky. She shuttered. However, the unusual-looking men were accompanied by warriors from the Ashanti tribe, men of her own land, men of her people had known and traded with, so even if the village elders were concerned, it will be unacceptable not to show hospitality" (Draper 7).

This is the MLA format for a pros quote: -The quote should begin with quotations, followed by the original text from the text. -It should end with quotations. -Following the ending quotations, there should be SPACE (author's last name SPACE page number). media type="youtube" key="kx-mM70MqT8" height="385" width="480"