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Hi everyone,

One of your classmates asked how to go about citing sources when you include paraphrased text in your assignments on WordPress.  Because this is an informal writing assignment, I only ask that you include in-text citations.  You don’t need to create a references list at the end of your post.

Here are some examples of what I’m looking for. Note that with the first example, no author is required in the citation because Davis’ name is included in the sentence that precedes the citation.  With the second sentence, Davis’ name must be included in the citation because the sentence essentially rephrases her work without mentioning her by name.  I hope this makes sense.

Angela Davis argues that, of all the books written about slavery in the early to mid twentieth century, Herbert Gutman’s is the best (1981:8). 

Slavery reduced both Black men and women to labor-units, a practice that also rendered them as genderless (Davis, 1981:9).

The Purdue Online Writing Owl is a great source for writers.  I highly recommend them if you need guidance on citing different kinds of sources in papers, in my class and all your classes.  Their APA Formatting and Style Guide can be found here.  If you follow this link, you will also find (without too much difficulty) similar guides for MLA Style and the Chicago Manuel.

Due Sunday, September 3rd, by midnight. Word count: 300 words. Please make sure everything is in your own words. Absolutely no quotes should be used. If you paraphrase from the text (from Davis or anywhere else), you must be sure to include the proper citation (either MLA or APA).

In chapter 3, Davis references many details pertaining to the history of the women’s movement.  Choose one detail, this can be either a historical figure or author she references or an event such as one of the anti-slavery conventions.*  In reference to this figure or event, what do you believe Davis is trying to tell us about the relationship of gender, race, and class?

*For this assignment, more points will be awarded to students who find a detail in Davis’s work that has NOT been addressed in prior posts.