To quote in MLA, put the borrowed words in quotation marks and follow them with a parenthetical citation giving the author’s last name and the page number, like (Smith 42). If you name the author in your sentence, the parentheses hold only the page number. This is MLA 9th edition, the current style. Here is…
Quotes for students are short lines about effort, learning, and persistence, useful for a planner, a classroom wall, a card to a struggling student, or a slide before an exam. This collection groups them by what you need them for, and each is attributed to its real source. Where a popular line carries a name…
An MLA quote citation has two parts: an in-text citation right after the quote, giving the author’s last name and page number like (Morrison 58), and a matching full entry on the Works Cited page. The in-text citation points to the Works Cited entry through the author’s name. This is MLA 9th edition. Here is…
Teacher quotes are short lines about teachers and the work of teaching, useful for a thank-you card, a faculty page, a yearbook, or an end-of-year gift. This collection sorts them by use and attributes each to its real source. Where a well-known line carries a name that cannot be verified, the note says so, so…
Quotes about learning are short lines on curiosity, effort, mistakes, and lifelong growth, useful for a classroom wall, an essay epigraph, a slide, or a note to a student. This collection sorts them by theme and attributes each to its real source. Where a famous line is misattributed or unsourced, the note says so, since…
To introduce a quote, give the reader context before the quoted words: name the source, use a signal verb, and lead in with a phrase or a full sentence. The three standard methods are a signal phrase ending in a comma, a grammatical lead-in with no comma, and a complete sentence followed by a colon….
To paraphrase a quote, restate its idea in your own words and sentence structure, then cite the source. You drop the quotation marks, because the words are now yours, but you keep the citation, because the idea is not. A paraphrase is not a few swapped synonyms; it is a genuine rewrite that keeps the…
First day of school quotes are short lines for the start of the year, useful for a chalkboard photo, a card to a nervous child, a teacher’s welcome slide, or a parent’s caption. This collection sorts them by who they are for and what occasion they fit, and each is attributed to its real source….
College quotes are short lines about studying, starting out, persistence, and finishing, useful for a dorm wall, a card to an incoming freshman, a graduation caption, or a slide before finals. This collection groups them by what you need them for, and each is attributed to its real source. Where a popular line carries a…
Teaching quotes are lines about the craft of teaching itself, what good teaching does, what it asks of an educator, and why it matters. They suit a professional development session, a faculty page, an award citation, or a card to a colleague. This collection attributes each line to its real source. Where a famous line…