PPT-Quote What?: Using Quotations Effectively

UWC Writing Workshop Fall 2013 Do you recognize any of these What do they mean to you What significance do they hold Integrating Quotations What do you know about integrating quotations What aspect of integrating quotations do you struggle with the most What do you hope to take away from todays workshop. By Ms. Brassil. Head . Middle Magnet School . of Math and Science. Direct Quotations vs. Indirect Quotations. The . exact. words of someone are . direct. . quotations.. They should be put in quotation marks.. UWC Writing Workshop. Spring 2014. Do you recognize any of these? What do they mean to you? What significance do they hold?. Integrating Quotations. What do you know about integrating quotations?. What aspect of integrating quotations do you struggle with the most? What do you hope to take away from today’s workshop?. Duane Theobald. dtheobal@westga.edu . Do you recognize any of these? What do they mean to you? What significance do they hold?. Integrating Quotations. What do you know about integrating quotations?. Method Two. Why are quotations important?. Quotations are an integral part of analytic writing. In the . point, proof, . explanatio. n. . method, quotations are the foundation of each . proof. Modern Language Association. Blending (or integrating) quotations means “to weave the author’s words into your own sentences.” Quotations should not just be thrown into your essay. . The Basics. If writing about a text that you have access to, then ALWAYS utilize direct quotation (to some degree; don’t go overboard).. Tips on how to integrate textual support smoothly into your own writing. 2. What works?. INEFFECTIVE. . Rodriguez writes, “My parents, who are no longer my parents in a cultural sense.” He expresses the alienation from his family that has resulted from his assimilation into English-speaking American culture.. Other Stuff: MLA. (or don’t plagiarize). Summaries & Paraphrases. Summaries condense information.. Paraphrases use about the same number of words.. Either way, you have to restate the source’s meaning using your own language.. CONNECTION. Reality make-over shows. INQUIRY. Quotations can make a character come to life. They can also bring your view, your position, come to life.. WHAT MAKES A QUOTATION POWERFUL???. TEACHING. Scene to imagine: one witness to the fight on the playground. Here’s what she reports:. When to Use Quotations. . Around. . what is . said . by you or someone else. (dialogue). . Around . famous sayings . (“Life is like a box of chocolates, you never know what you’re . gonna. get,” said Forrest.). Why are quotations important?. Quotations are an integral part of analytic writing. In the . point, proof, explanation. method, quotations are the foundation of each . proof. Modern Language Association. into a Literary Analysis Paper. GUIDELINES. But why?. As you choose quotations for a literary analysis, remember the purpose of quoting. Your paper develops . an argument . about what the author of the text is doing--how the text "works. YOUR. life?. “It is impossible to live without failing at something, unless you live so cautiously that you might as well not have lived at all, in which case you have failed by default.” . –J. K. Rowling. Explaining the significance of quotations Learning to effectively analyse and discuss specific quotations is one of the most important skills you will learn this year. Learning to effectively analyse and discuss specific quotations is one of the most important skills you will learn this year. Embedding quotations. by Dr. Andrew Osborn. Introduction. Most of the essays that you write for courses in the Literary Tradition sequence will be arguments based on interpretive analysis.. Introduction.