Format your paper in the following ways: You need page numbers and your last name in the HEADER. The HEADING should look like: Your Name Mrs. Muldoon English 9A 26 Feb 2015 Title PLEASE DOUBLE SPACE. After you type your essay into a MLA formatted GoogleDoc, try revising your thesis to contain a "magic THAT." See the examples below to get started. When including quotes...
--> put the page number in parentheses at the end of the sentence. --> imbed the quote into a sentence of your own words. If at all possible, avoid using "in this quote" or "on page 45" as introductions for the quote. Instead, add explanation as to WHY you're including the quote or WHAT it proves/explains. OKAY/EH example: When Sydney Carton dies he says, "It is a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done. It is a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known" (367). - the citation is correct at the end. Yay! - but the part of the sentence in the author's own words doesn't explain why the quote is important. GOOD example: By stating "It is a far, far better thing I do than I have ever done. It is a far, far better rest I go to than I have ever known," Sydney Carton redemptively ends his life in order to save Lucie's heart and secure her a happy future (367). - the citation is at the end. Yay! - the quote is imbedded into a sentence of the author's own words that explain why the quote is important and how it relates to the theme. Yay! BAD example: On page 33, Sydney Carton says, "life sucks." - it uses the phrase "on page 33" when that should just be put at the end as (33). - the sentence doesn't contain information about why this quote is important or what it's showing the readers BETTER example: Sydney Carton shows his displeasure with Darnay when he says, "I hate you" (78). - the citation is correct at the end, yay! - there is a short, to-the-point explanation for the context of the quote.
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