1. Citing Textual Evidence Using MLA Format
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Touching Spirit Bear
BE PREPARED
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With Media Specialist, Mrs. Baker

2. Recall Prior Knowledge
How do you prove a point?
How do you prove a point when talking about a book?

3. What is MLA? MLA refers to the Modern Language Association.
Several different formats exist for citing research.
The MLA citation method is most commonly used in English classes.

4. Citing a Book
For printed sources (books, magazines etc.) with a single named author, the in-text citation would appear as follows:
Cole Matthews illustrates his selfishness and lack of empathy when he thinks to himself “this wouldn’t have happened if Peter had kept his mouth shut” (Mikaelsen 40).
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5. Quote within a Quote
Examples: Cole emphasizes to the Circle, “ ‘ I am telling the truth when I say I saw a Spirit Bear’ ” (Mikaelsen 130). Edwin and Garvey challenge Cole to explain how his two days of banishment changed him, and Cole explains, “ ‘ I realized that I was dying and I had never really even lived. Nobody trusted me. I had never loved anybody, and nobody had ever really loved me’ ” (Mikaelsen 132).

6. Quotations as Textual Evidence
Quotations should be used when . .
1. the exact wording is important.
2. the quoted material helps make or support the point of the paragraph.
Example:
Cole realizes that he wants to live: “To be alive was to have choice. The power to choose was real power, not the fake power of making others afraid” (Mikaelsen 83).

7. Paraphrasing Textual Evidence
Paraphrasing should be used when . . .
1. The exact wording is not necessary to make your point.
2. You can more thoroughly explain the quote by using your own words.
Example:
After Cole is mauled by the bear and is lying in complete agony, he realizes his powerlessness to change his predicament and is overcome by loneliness (Mikaelsen 73).

9. 1 DEVICE PER GROUP!
GROUP NAME?