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This guide outlines vital aspects of integrating quotations and graphics into academic writing. It covers direct and paraphrased quotations, proper parenthetical notation, and formatting rules such as truncating titles and handling indirect sources. Additionally, it emphasizes the enhancement of analysis through graphics including figures, tables, and images, while providing examples and proper citing methods. Simplifying white space and adjusting headers for pagination are also discussed to ensure clarity and professionalism in submissions.
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Quotations • Direct • Paraphrased • Purpose • Weave • Parenthetical notation • only last names • Truncated version of title if no names; in “ ” • Indirect Sources • (As qtd in the source you took it from).
Graphic • Enhancement of your analysis • Figures (Fig. 1) • Photograph, Map, Line Drawing, Graph, or Chart • Fig. 1 and source information---LOOK THIS UP! Fig. 1. Delano, Jack. At the Vermont State Fair. 1941. Library of Congress, Washington. JPEG file.
Graphic • Tables—reference them in the text (see Table 1) Table 1 Rate of Nursing Home Residence Among People Age 65 or Older, By Sex and Age Group, 1985, 1995, 1997, 1999a
MLA Stuff • That extra white space—get rid of it, please. • Header—how do you change the page numbers? • Block quotations—MORE than 4 lines, so if you hit the 5th line, it’s a block quotation. • More than 1 paragraph? Indent first lines .25”, not .5”
