Religious Beliefs Paper
1. For purposes of this paper, use the following
notation for quotation:
(author’s last name “first word in the title” page
number).
For example:
(Bradstreet “Upon” 140)
OR
(Edwards “Sinners” 153)
2. For Bradstreeet’s poetry - follow correct MLA
procedure for integrating quotations from poetry.
**See pages 83-84; section 2.7.3**
3. For Bradstreet’s “Letters” and Edward’s “Sinners”
- follow correct MLA Procedure for integrating
quotations from prose.
**See pages 80-83; section 2.7.2
4. ALWAYS put your parenthesis at the end of the
sentence, regardless of where your quote is in the
sentence.
5. Use an ellipsis to omit a word, phrase, or sentence
within a quote.
*See pages 85-89**
6. When citing from the Bible, follow the format
indicated in MLA – pg. 223.
Example: (version, book chapter. verse(s)):(New
Jerusalem Bible, Ezek. 1.5-10)
7. Use brackets if you need to add a word or words
for clarification.
*See page 90 – 2.7.7
8. Use sic at the end of a quotation to delineate
grammatical error within.
*See page 90 – 2.7.7
9. For all other quotation questions, consult your
MLA Handbook first.
10. Additional Troublespots:
A. God should always be capitalized. Even if
you don’t believe in him, the word labels a
specific entity, and therefore should always be
capitalized.
B. “Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God” is a
sermon. Please do not refer to it as a story or an
essay.
C. DO NOT refer to the authors by their first
names. Use Bradstreet and Edwards.
D. Be sure to explain your quotes – don’t leave
your reader hanging.
E. INTEGRATE your quotes – don’t use quotation
that stands by itself.
Quotation Exercise
Directions: The following paragraph is based on the
reading packet from last night, “We Are Not
Superstitious”.
Please incorporate three quotes from the Benet packet
into this paragraph. We will look at examples on the
Smartboard.
Please use the following notation: (Benet “We” 5)
The Salem Witch Trials were built and surrounded by
hysteria and fear. However, the most frightening aspect of
the Trials is that the people who created the hysteria and
who allowed it to continue were no different from you or
me. The people who were accused of witchcraft were not
evil people. But, they were seen as different or threatening
to the community. The political climate surrounding Salem
and the rest of the colony was turbulent, and many people
were questioning why God was punishing them. The
community leaders were more than willing to convict these
people because they needed a scapegoat. This made it very
easy to believe the histrionics of the group of teenage girls
as they kept the community awash with fear throughout the
summer of 1692.