OM&M+MLA+notes

// Of Mice and Men // : MLA in-text citations


 * 1) Whole thing is one sentence, including
 * 2) your lead-in (signal phrase)
 * 3) the passage from the book
 * 4) The signal phrase is followed by a comma if that is appropriate for your sentence.
 * 5) “textual passage in quotation marks” – only include ? or ! for final punctuation of the passage
 * 6) (page number in parentheses) – only the number
 * 7) Period to end the whole sentence – counts as the period for the passage, too

Example: It’s clear that George is sometimes mad at Lennie when he says, “this time you got to remember so we don’t get in no trouble” (6).

- We know Lennie is comfortable with George because he often has a “delighted smile”(6).