Using quotes in your paper

Guideline for using quotes in your paper:

1. How many quotes should you use in your paper?

There is no set rule, but the guideline for using quotes in your paper is about 1 per page. That means you are using quotes to back up what YOU have to say not vice versa. (DO NOT string a bunch of quotes together to form your paper. This is YOUR paper! YOU are the authority! Trust YOUR own voice and what YOU have to say! Again, only use quotes to back up what you have to say!)

2. Using credible sources and quotes to back up what you have to say, only strengthens your voice and establishes "ethos" in your paper.

(You are calling upon the voice of an expert who has knowledge on your subject.)

3. Use quotation marks around the content you are quoting. (DO NOT Plagiarize!)

4. If you paraphrase (put what someone else is saying into your own words but not directly quote) credit your source at the end of the paragraph by putting the author's last name in (parenthesis). This will also need to match a bibliography entry in your works cited page.

*5. If you quote more than 4 typed lines, set it up as a long quote by indenting the quoted material as shown in your text on page 648 in the sample research paper!