Finish Quotation Marks Notes

Part 2 Citation

In a response to literature or research project, avoid plagiarism by using quotation marks for references.

Rule #7 When a quotation consists of more than one sentence, put quotation marks only at the beginning and the end of the whole quotation. However, consider revising if you are copying more than three sentences at a time.

Rule #8 When quoting two lines of poetry, use a slash to separate the first line from the second.

Example: Bess fears for the Highwayman’s safety and thinks “the hours crawled by like years, / Till, now, on the stroke of midnight, / Cold, on the stroke of midnight” because she must warn him.

Rule #9 Refer to the author and page number at the end of a direct quotation.

Example: Vera Claythorne appears as a strong female character because “her glance and voice had the slight suggestion of command in it that comes from having occupied a position of authority” (Christie 20).

Example: When I read “her glance and voice had the slight suggestion of command” (Christie 20), Vera Claythorne appears a strong female character.

Reconstruction Poem

Consider the narrator’s conclusion at the end of The Monsters Are Due on Maple Street. Borrow ten lines from any of the civil rights literature and the play, and arrange these lines into a poem. Here is an example of a three-line reconstruction poem:

“There are weapons that are simply thoughts, attitudes, prejudices…” (Serling 684)

“It is hard to understand a culture that justifies the killing of millions…” (George 529)

“I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment I still have a dream.” (King 170)