Please click HERE for a page that gives you directions how how to make an IN-TEXT citation.

Here's the gist:

• An in-text citation let's us know where you got your information from, a trails of breadcumbs.
• In nearly ALL cases it will look like this: SENTENCE (Author's LAST NAME ONLY inside parenthesis) Period. Example below:
• Example: Human beings have been described as symbol-using animals (Burke).
• If there is NO AUTHOR, use the title of the article.
• Examle: Human beings have been described as symbol-using animals ("Humas as Symbols").
• If you are using a direct quote, the quotations go INSIDE the sentence, BEFORE the citations.
• Example: Human beings have been described as "symbol-using animals" (Burke).

When in doubt, use this website for reference: MLA In-Text Citations Guide