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Integrating Quotes and Parenthetical Citation

Integrating Quotes and Parenthetical Citation. Why do we use direct quotes?. Common Mistakes with Direct Quotes. Starting or ending a body paragraph with a quote. Instead…. Try short quotations, as longer quotations will distract from the focus of your discussion.

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Integrating Quotes and Parenthetical Citation

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  1. Integrating Quotes and Parenthetical Citation

  2. Why do we use direct quotes?

  3. Common Mistakes with Direct Quotes • Starting or ending a body paragraph with a quote.

  4. Instead…. • Try short quotations, as longer quotations will distract from the focus of your discussion. • Whenever possible, instead of quoting whole sentences, work only the key words and phrases that prove your point into your own sentence. • Do not overuse quotations. Don’t have two in a row. • Quotations are meant to further/reinforce/support your argument, not to restate the same point twice. • Identify characters as you quote them. Attribute the quote to the character. • The Monster demonstrates remorse as he cries, “….” (93).

  5. Let’s Take a Closer Look • Ineffective:  Richard Cory was very polite.  "He was a gentleman from sole to crown."  Also, he was good-looking, even regal-looking-- "clean favored and imperially slim." • Effective:  Richard Cory was polite, "a gentleman from sole to crown."  Like a handsome king, he was "clean favored, and imperially slim."

  6. Another… •  Ineffective:  Richard Cory had everything going for him.  "He was a gentleman from sole to crown."  "And he was rich-- yes, richer than a king." • Effective:  Richard Cory had everything going for him.  Not only was he a "gentleman from sole to crown," but also he was "richer than a king."

  7. One more… • Ineffective:  "Darkened by the gloomiest of trees" shows just how frightening the forest looked. • Effective: The forest, "darkened by the gloomiest of trees," was a frightening place. http://vanguard.alief.isd.tenet.edu/carniep/incorporating_quotes1.htm

  8. How Have You Used Quotes? • Locate a direct quote in your essay. • Why did you choose this particular quote? • What does the quote add to you argument? • How did you integrate it? • How did you cite it?

  9. Possible Lead-ins/Attributing Phrases The lead-in can go at the beginning, middle, or end!!!! • In his lowest moment, Victor says, “…” (82). • “You have no idea how hurt I felt,” the monster points out, “when I killed William” (215). • Justine feels that “…” (76). • “…,” according to Victor’s last words (202).

  10. Citation Choices • APA=American Psychological Association • Social Sciences (sociology, psychology, anthropology, criminal justice) • Business • MLA=Modern Language Association • Humanities & Fine Arts • English Education

  11. Using MLA • In MLA, whether you quote, paraphrase or summarize, the citation goes in parentheses at the end of the sentence that ends your use of the source. • Put the LAST NAME of the author, a space, and the page number in the parentheses. You don’t need ANY other punctuation in the parentheses. Put the final period outside the citation. (Brown 14). • Since you are only citing one source, you can use only page numbers after you put Homer/WHD Rouse in the first citation. I will understand that the author for all of your quotes isthe same(unless you have more than one resource).

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