To correctly place this information in your own work:
- Copy the information from the original text word-for-word.
- Place quotation marks (" ") around the information.
- Place a parenthetical citation immediately after the direct quote.
- The period of the sentence goes AFTER the parenthetical citation.
*A direct quote does not have to be dialogue.
*Attributive tags are necessary when using direct quotes. This means you must indicate who is speaking, their title or position, and an explanation of why they are an authoritative source.
Example:
According to the end-of-the-year report by Mrs. Reynolds, Media Specialist, "During the 2008-09 school year, 13,000 books were checked out of the media center" (Reynolds 2).
Here the document is quoted, not Mrs. Reynolds.
