Quote Evidence

Citing Evidence

Normal Quotes With a Known Author

• When we cite evidence directly from a text, we place it inside quotation marks " " and copy it word for word.

• We give the author credit by adding their last name to the end in parenthesis ( ) and we make a note about which page number the quote can be found on.

• Example:

Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth 263).

Multiple Choice

Which direct known author quote is correct?

We went down the stairs in silence, no sounds but the shards of glass crunching beneath our feet and the impatient honks of horns coming from the traffic-packed street below the expressway.

~ From The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman, page 189.

• "We went down the stairs in silence. Shusterman 189"

• "We went down the stairs in silence" (Shusterman 189).

• "We went down the stairs in slience." (Shusterman 189)

Multiple Choice

Which direct known author quote is correct?

We went down the stairs in silence, no sounds but the shards of glass crunching beneath our feet and the impatient honks of horns coming from the traffic-packed street below the expressway.

~ From The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman, page 189.

• "And the impatient honks of horns coming from the traffic-packed street below" (shusterman 189).

• "They walked on broken glass"

• "Impatient honks of horns coming from the traffic-packed street below" (Shusterman 189).

Multiple Choice

Which direct known author quote is correct?

Actually, she was kind of pretty. Not perfect, of course, but then I wasn't one to judge. There was something strange about her eyes.

~ From The Schwa was Here by Neal Shusterman, page 83.

• "There was something strange about her eyes" (Shusterman).

• "There was something strange about her eyes" (Shusterman 83).

• She was blind (Shusterman 83)

Normal Quotes with an Unknown Author

• We do the same thing as with a known author but we put the article title and page number in the parenthesis ().

• Example:

​We see global warming hotspots in North America because this region has “more readily accessible climatic data” (“Impact of Global Warming” 6).

Multiple Choice

Which unknown author quote is correctly cited?

• "We are living a life of shadows, of echoes." (Lowry 84).

• "We are living a life of shadows, of echoes" ("The Giver" 84).

Multiple Choice

Which unknown author quote is correctly cited?

• "With love comes faith and hope." ("The Giver" 76).

• "With love comes faith and hope" ("The Giver" 76).

Normal Quotes with Multiple Authors

• We do the same thing as a known author quote but we put all of the authors last names with and between them and the page number in the parenthesis ().

• Example:

“Studies have shown that more and more teachers are changing careers after their first year of teaching” (Posamentier and Krulik 55).

Multiple Choice

Which multiple authors quote is correctly cited?

• "Old Man Crawley has fourteen dogs named after the seven sins and seven virtues" (Shusterman and Smith 58).

• "Old Man Crawley has fourteen dogs named after the seven sins and seven virtues" (Shusterman, Smith 58).

Citing Websites

If the author is known:

• Use the authors last name ​only

• Example: "We rode our bikes to the park" (Smith).​

​If the author is unknown:

• Use the title of the article only

• Example:

• "We rode our bikes to the park" ("Bike Riding For Beginners​").

​If there is no author or title:

• Use the website address​

• "We rode our bikes to the park" (bikes.com).​

Multiple Choice

Which website quote with an author is correctly cited?

• "Gummy bears are the best candy in the world" (Brown).

• "Gummy bears are the best candy in the world" (Brown 34).

Multiple Choice

Which website quote with no author is correctly cited?

• "The New Orleans Saints is the best NFL team" (Peyton).

• "The New Orleans Saints is the best NFL team" ("Best NFL Teams").

Multiple Choice

Which website quote with no author and no title is correctly cited?

• "Schools should allow cell phones at lunch time" (CNN.com).

• "Schools should allow cell phones at lunch time" ("Cell Phone Use in Schools").

Citing the Constitution

• You must write US Constitution then the article #, the section #, or the amendment # in parenthesis ().​

• Example: ​“A well-regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed” (US Constitution Amendment II).

Citing a Court Case

• You must write the case title in parenthesis ().​

• Example: ​“This is the quote that I am using from a court case” (Brown vs. Board of Education).