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ENGL 102 Research Guide: Quoting

Tips and tricks from librarians! Contains videos, tutorials, and other resources to help you write a great research paper.

The Quote Sandwich

Adapted from: Amy Leonard (De Anza College), "The Quote Sandwich" (PDF)

How to Paraphrase & Quote

Paraphrasing and Quoting
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Credit: "Paraphrasing and Quoting", Azusa Pacific University Writing Center

How to Integrate Quotations in Writing Essays

Video credit: David Taylor

Signal Phrases

Signal Phrases to Introduce Source Material
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PDF Credit: "Signal Phrases to Introduce Source Material: Avoiding Dropped Quotes",St. Louis Community College College Writing Center

For more information on signal phrases, please check out these links:

MLA Signal (Attribution) Phrases and Parenthetical Citation Style (Anoka Ramsey Community College Writing Center)
Documenting MLA within the Text (Kathleen Jones White Writing Center, Indiana University of Pennsylvania)