Week 6

1. Week 6 Quotations, Citations, and BA 5

2. Getting started • Self-Plagiarism • Questions/Concerns about BA 3? • Up to this point: picking apart author’s argument • As of BA 4 (with the thesis statement), now starting to build YOUR argument • Expressing a statement about what you intend to prove (your thesis) • Picking evidence from your author’s essay that will prove your point • BA 5 / Integrating Quotations is next step

3. Reading Quiz • Rhetorical context is the defined as the combined factors of… 3 factors? Identify and briefly define

4. Why do we cite? • Why do we cite direct quotes, use paraphrases, and summarize? • St. Martin’s Handbook: green boxes in Chapter 13 • How are direct quotes used in rhetorical analysis? What is their functionin a rhetorical analysis?

5. Sticking w/Direct Quotes

6. If Black English Isn’t a Language, Then Tell Me, What Is? James Baldwin, pg. 193 First identify Baldwin’s audience and purpose Then, use the table to select and explain a few quotes

7. Integrating Quotes into a Paper • DON’Tjust… • “sandwich” a quote into your paragraph • Layne (1994) uses shocking words. “If history is ‘just one damn thing after another,’ then for realists international politics is the same damn things over and over again…” (317). He surprises his reader into paying attention to his point. • toss in a quote at the beginning of a paragraph • Do “Couch”(integrate) every quote: • Use a topic sentence that discusses your point • Build an introduction that leads from the previous sentence to your quote • Use a follow-up sentence that explains SPECIFICALLY what part of the quote illustrates your point • Layne (1994) uses shocking words to obtain his audience’s attention. For example, he uses the word “damn” in the following quote: “If history is ‘just one damn thing after another,’ then for realists international politics is the same damn things over and over again…” (317). The word “damn” is surprising in an academic article, and its presence and repetition is so striking that it makes his audience pay attention to what he is saying.

8. Proper Citation • St. Martin’s handbook: Part 3, Chapter 16 • “This sentence is a direct quote” (Mitchell 13). • This sentence is a paraphrase of the direct quote (Mitchell 13). • Works Cited: 16d • Different citation style for websites: see your St. Martin’s handbook • OWL at Purdue (Google “OWL Purdue MLA”) is useful also

9. BA: 5 Integrating and Evaluating Quotations • DUE THIS Monday, Feb. 25 @ 11:59 PM: • Objective: To identify and evaluate quotations for use in your analysis essay. • Description:  Begin by writing your working thesis at the top of your assignment. Then, select a minimum of five quotations from the article that you plan to incorporate into your draft as examples of particular rhetorical devices. Write a brief assessment of why each quotation would be useful to you in composing your draft.  • Where will this quotation fit in your organization? • How does it demonstrate the points you are trying to make about the author's writing? • Your analysis, not counting the quotations, should be 500-650  words (100-125 words per evaluation for each quote) • NOTE: You may find that in identifying and evaluating your quotations, you will need to modify and improve your original thesis statement.

10. BA 5 Format YOUR WORKING THESIS STATEMENT AT THE TOP QUOTE 1: "Sample quote here" (proper MLA citation). Paragraph of evaluation: How you will put it in your rhetorical analysis, what rhetorical choice you think it applies to, and how it demonstrates the point you are trying to make about the author's work, whether you will quote directly or paraphrase. (100-125 words) QUOTE 2: "Place your quote here" (proper MLA citation). Same thing here QUOTE 3: "Place your quote here" (proper MLA citation). Same QUOTE 4: "Place your quote here" (proper MLA citation). Same QUOTE 5: "Place your quote here" (proper MLA citation). Same WORK CITED