1. Parenthetical Citations
What are they and how do I create them???

2. Q: What is the goal of parenthetical citations?
A: To give your readers info to help them find the text you are citing.
A: Should match your works cited page exactly.

3. What goes in a Parenthetical Citation?
Begin with parenthesis ( ).
Note the period comes after…
Next, add in one or two words, indicating which source on your works cited you are using for that particular fact (Layton).
This will be either the author’s last name or the title of the book or article, depending on which is first on your works cited page (“Taking Phones”).
Are you using a book? If so, you have to indicate which page you used… (Layton 57).

4. For example:
This year alone, 25 teens will be killed in cell- phone related driving accidents (Besthoff).
There’s no page number since this is from the internet…
Besthoff, Len. “Cell Phone Use Increases Risk of Accidents, but Users Willing to Take the Risk.” WRAL.com. Capitol Broadcasting, 9 Nov Web. 12 Jan Farmers Insurance Group. “New Survey Shows Drivers Have Had ‘Close Calls’ with Cell Phone Users.” Farmers. Farmers Insurance Group, 8 May Web. 12 Jan
If this is the citation…
And this is the works cited…

5. Also:
When teens are distracted by their cell phones, they are 10 times more likely to get into an accident (Farmers).
Besthoff, Len. “Cell Phone Use
Increases Risk of Accidents, but
Users Willing to Take the Risk.”
WRAL.com. Capitol Broadcasting,
9 Nov Web. 12 Jan
Farmers Insurance Group. “New
Survey Shows Drivers Have Had
‘Close Calls’ with Cell Phone
Users.” Farmers. Farmers
Insurance Group, 8 May 2000.
Web. 12 Jan
If this is the citation…
And this is the works cited…

6. Within the text…
Cite any information you didn’t already know about your topic.
Any facts or statistics.
Any DIRECT QUOTES from your text.
Nowadays, most citations are information you have paraphrased, or put into your own words.

7. Here is a sample paragraph…
Teen driving has become a real problem in America. Teenagers are not responsible enough to have the privilege of driving a car. They are especially distracted by three things: having friends in the car, the use of technology, and their general lack of experience. This year alone, 25 teens will be killed in cell-phone related driving accidents (Besthoff). When teens are distracted by their cell phones, they are 10 times more likely to get into accidents (Farmers).