Any information or ideas that you get from outside sources (i.e. that are not your own), such as...
Primary research
Including quotes from writing that you are analyzing, references to videos online, interviews, etc.
Secondary research
Including ideas from newspapers, magazines, online articles, books, and GenAI
You will not be using secondary research in this class, but I'm including this information so that you are aware for your other classes.
Cite information or ideas from outside sources by including the following:
An in-text citation in the sentence or at the end of the sentence in which the information was used. (For handouts, this can be at the end of a graphic or section of information).
A reference page at the end of the document/assignment.
Our class will be using MLA Citations. See the MLA Formatting & Citations page for more information and example citations.
For the Weekly Writing Assignments that discuss one of the readings, you do not need to include a reference page or formal citations when referring to the assigned reading for that week.
For example, if the assignment asks you to discuss the reading "Navigating Genres" by Kerry Dirk, I already know which text you are using. Instead, make it clear through your writing when you are referring to the reading.
Example sentence:
In "Navigating Genres", Dirk explains that...
In the above example, it's clear that you are referring to the text, so an additional citation is not necessary for that assignment.