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In-Text Citations
An in-text citation or "parenthetical citation" connects the information in your writing to your Works Cited page.
Purdue OWL
is an excellent resource for anything that you need to know about in-text citations.
It is located in the
Library Citations Tools
folder in ClassLink.
Here are
some examples
of a direct quote, indirect quote and paraphrasing to help you with your in-text citations.
Credit: Kam Simonis, Appleton North High School Library Media Specialist
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