Also known as quotations What is a quotation directly repeating someone elses words Why use quotations To prove your ideas are correct To illustrate your point of view To demonstrate how you arrived at on original idea of your own ID: 619299
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Integrating Quotes
Also known as
quotationsSlide2
What is a quotation?directly repeating someone else’s wordsSlide3
Why use quotations?To prove your ideas are correct
To illustrate your point of view
To demonstrate how you arrived at on original idea of your ownSlide4
Rule #1Quotations can never stand by themselves. They must be INTRODUCED and EXPLAINEDSlide5
Rule #2Always explain the connection
between your idea and the quote you used Slide6
Rule #3Always say from
where
you took the quote
This includes title of work, character who said it, and/or page numberSlide7
Rule #4Place the source of your quote (ie
. author if necessary; page number) in parentheses directly after the quote
Ex. Scout reminds us of Atticus’s polite manners when she tells us that “it was the polite thing to talk to people about what they were interested in, not about what you were interested in”
(205).Slide8
Rule #5Integrate the quotation into your sentence in a
grammatically correct waySlide9
IncorrectDuring the trial, we learn more about the Ewells
, “lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin” (227).
During the trial, we learn more about the
Ewells
. “
Maycomb’s
Ewells
lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin” (227). Slide10
CorrectDuring the trial, we learn more about the Ewells
who “lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin” (227).
During the trial, we learn more about the
Ewells
:
“
Maycomb’s
Ewells
lived behind the town garbage dump in what was once a Negro cabin” (227)Slide11
Signal PhrasesThese help to smoothly integrate the quote into your sentence.Ex: Atticus adds that
Scout asserts
Mr. Raymond believes
Harper Lee suggests
This illustrates thatSlide12
Other “technical” rulesUse ellipses to take out words in a quote, making it shorter
.
Ex. Atticus explains to Uncle Jack that “When a child asks you something, answer him…but don’t make a production of it” (116).
Add your own words to help make grammatical sense, if need be. Put them in square brackets [ ]Slide13
Technical rules continued…Use “block quotes” when you’re quoting 4 or more lines of text. Double-space the quote and do not use quotation marks.Slide14
Now you try it!Read ch.
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Answer two questions to practice quote integration