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Incorporating QUOTATIONS into Writing: A How-To Guide

Incorporating QUOTATIONS into Writing: A How-To Guide. World Literature and Composition. Why Quote?. Why do you think that your teachers insist that you include quotes from texts in your writing? Don’t be afraid to be honest . . . . Why Quote? (Typical Student Responses).

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Incorporating QUOTATIONS into Writing: A How-To Guide

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  1. Incorporating QUOTATIONS into Writing:A How-To Guide World Literature and Composition

  2. Why Quote? • Why do you think that your teachers insist that you include quotes from texts in your writing? Don’t be afraid to be honest . . . 

  3. Why Quote? (Typical Student Responses) • Using long quotes will fill lots of space, especially block quotes. • Quotes make my paragraph look longer, and everybody knows that quantity = quality. • My teacher says I need two quotes per body paragraph. • I was always told to plug in quotes when writing a MEAT-Con paragraph, and I always do what I am told.

  4. Why Quote?(The Real Reasons) • To support the main idea • To provoke intelligent, deep, focused analysis • In most cases, writers write to affect an audience. Using effective quotes shows the reader that you have command over the text – that you can locate discussion-worthy parts of the book.

  5. Quotation Rules • The quote is NEVER the first or last sentence of the paragraph, nor is it the last sentence of the conclusion. Never begin or end part of a document with someone else’s ideas! • Quotes should fall in the MIDDLE of your body paragraphs. • The quote supports the MAIN IDEA and not another minor idea contained in the paragraph.

  6. Quotation Rules (cont.) • All pronouns in the quote (he, she, it) must be identified either within brackets or in the quote lead-in. • ALL QUOTES MUST BE PART OF A LARGER SENTENCE! They cannot stand alone. In other words, you cannot just PLOP them in! Follow this formula every time you quote: INTRODUCE the quote + STATE the quote + EXPLAIN the quote + CITE the quote

  7. INTRODUCE the quote + STATE the quote +EXPLAIN the quote + CITE the quote • When Eggworthy explains, “The turtleneck is ideal to wear under either a sweater or vest provided that the thermometer reads 40 degrees Fahrenheit or below,” he suggests an awareness of proper cold weather apparel (Joiner 33).

  8. In-Text Citation • If you are only using one source: 1. After naming the title and author of the text, use the page number in your citation. EX. (55) 2. The citation comes at the end of the sentence, and the punctuation follows it.

  9. In-Text Citation (cont.) • If you are using more than one text: 1. Each citation must include not only the page number, but also the author’s last name. EX. (McBride 78) 2. The citation comes at the end of the sentence, and the punctuation follows it.

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