Citing Evidence

In-text citations

• Words DIRECTLY from the text in quotes

• Cite the author name and page number

• The citation goes in parenthesis at the end of the sentence

How to use in-text citations

• Introduce where the quote is coming from - EX. For example...

• Place the text directly from the reading in quotation marks

• At THE END of the sentence, add the author name and page number in parenthesis

• THE PERIOD GOES AFTER THE PARENTHESIS

​I stare at the paper slips in the girls’ ball. Twenty of them have Katniss Everdeen written on them in careful handwriting.

​When citing a piece of evidence, be sure that you include our quotation marks, author's name, and page number where you found your evidence. Below is an example of how to correctly cite the original piece of evidence.

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"​​I stare at the paper slips in the girls’ ball. Twenty of them have Katniss Everdeen written on them in careful handwriting" (Collins 17).

​I stare at the paper slips in the girls’ ball. Twenty of them have Katniss Everdeen written on them in careful handwriting.

​You may introduce evidence using the author's name in the sentence. In this case, you can include only the page number in parenthesis. Below is an example of how you could do this.

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Collins shows Katniss wishing for anyone's name to be pulled but her own. "​​I stare at the paper slips in the girls’ ball. Twenty of them have Katniss Everdeen written on them in careful handwriting" (7).

​When citing a piece of evidence where someone is already speaking, be sure to correctly use apostrophes. Below is an example of how to correctly cite the original piece of evidence.

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​“'Just a squirrel. Think the old man was feeling sentimental this morning,' says Gale" (Collins 7).

​“Just a squirrel. Think the old man was feeling sentimental this morning,” says Gale.

Multiple Choice

Which option correctly cites the evidence below that was found on page 1?

This is the day of the reaping.

• "This is the day of the reaping.

• This is the day of the reaping (1).

• "This is the day of the reaping" (Collins 1).

• "This is the day of the reaping." (1)

Multiple Choice

Which option correctly cites the evidence below that was found on page 3?

My mother was very beautiful once, too.

• "My mother was very beautiful once, too."

• "My mother was very beautiful once, too" (Collins 3).

• "My mother was very beautiful once, too (Collins 3).

• "My mother was very beautiful once, too." (3)

Multiple Choice

Which option correctly cites the evidence below that was found on page 7?

“Look what I shot,” Gale holds up a loaf of bread with an arrow stuck in it, and I laugh.

• “'Look what I shot,' Gale holds up a loaf of bread with an arrow stuck in it, and I laugh."

• “Look what I shot," Gale holds up a loaf of bread with an arrow stuck in it, and I laugh" (Collins 7).

• “'Look what I shot,' Gale holds up a loaf of bread with an arrow stuck in it, and I laugh" (Collins 7).

• “'Look what I shot,' Gale holds up a loaf of bread with an arrow stuck in it, and I laugh".

Open Ended

Correctly cite this evidence from page 20. The author's name is Suzanne Collins.

And it’s not me. It’s Primrose Everdeen.

Open Ended

Correctly cite this evidence from page 6. The author's name is Suzanne Collins.

“Hey, Catnip,” says Gale.

Open Ended

Correctly cite this evidence from page 16. The author's name is Suzanne Collins.

Prim giggles and gives me a small “Quack.”

Multiple Choice

When you put the words of others into your own words, you are doing what?

• plagiarizing
• writing
• cheating
• paraphrasing

Multiple Choice

When do you use quotation marks in paraphrasing?

• Using unique words from the original passage

• Using a synonym in the new version

• To indicate a source

Multiple Choice

Which is the BEST paraphrase of the following sentence?

Deserts cover one fifth of the surface of the Earth.

• Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.

• One fifth of the Earth's surface is desert.

• Deserts cover one fifth of the Earth.

• Deserts cover more than half of the Earth's surface.

Multiple Choice

Choose the sentence that BEST paraphrases this sentence:

A high school student usually has summer reading assignments.

• A high school student always has homework assignments in the summer.

• It is common for students in high school to have summer reading assignments.

• Usually school aged students have summer reading assignments.

• Most summer school students have high school reading to do.

Multiple Choice

Which is the best paraphrase of the following sentence?

Dragonflies have six legs, but they can’t walk.

• Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk, and I think that this is odd.

• Dragonflies have six legs.

• Even though they have six legs, dragonflies can’t walk.

Multiple Choice

Original: Rugby football is the most popular sport in New Zealand. Most villages, towns, and districts have their own teams.

Paraphrase: Of all the sports played in New Zealand, rugby football is the most popular. Most areas even have their own teams.

• Acceptable Paraphrase

• Plagiarism

Multiple Choice

Original: Seventy-five percent of university students prefer to live in student housing.

Paraphrase: Campus housing is not a preference for around a quarter of college students.

• Acceptable Paraphrase

• Plagiarism

Multiple Choice

Paraphrased information from a source should still be cited with the author's last name and a page number.

• true

• false

Multiple Choice

Dragonflies have six legs. Dragon flies can’t walk with those legs.

We can paraphrase the sentence above by combining the sentence, and it becomes ...

• Dragonflies have six legs but cannot walk, and I think that this is odd.

• Dragonflies have six legs.

• Dragonflies have six legs but they can’t walk.

Multiple Choice

The teacher expects student’s participation in class.

We can paraphrase the sentence above by changing nouns into verbs, verbs into nouns, and it becomes ...

• The teacher expects student to participate in class.

• The students expects teacher’s participation in class.

• The teacher did not want student’s participation in class.

Multiple Choice

My brother and sister love to eat Coto Makassar.

We can paraphrase the sentence above by finding synonym of the word(s) used in the original sentence become...

• My brother and sister love to eat food.

• My brother and sister enjoy eating Coto Makassar.

• My brother love to eat Coto Makassar.

• My brother love to eat soup.

Open Ended

Paraphrase the sentence below by changing into negative the word in italic:

You are forbidden to park in construction areas.

Open Ended

Paraphrase the sentence below by finding the synonym of the word in italic:

She is so mad at me because I broke her favorite toy!