PPT-Using Quotations Sarah Livesay, PhD

Assistant Director Hanson Center for Technical Communication With examples from Statics and Henry Petroski Why use quotations To demonstrate familiarity with a text To emphasize a point that you wish to make . 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.. 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?. 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 today’s workshop?. vhe_6608..13 LouisP.Garrison,Jr.,PhD,EdwardC.Mansley,PhD,ThomasA.Abbott,III,PhD,MBA,BrianW.Bresnahan,PhD,JoelW.Hay,PhD,JamesSmeeding,RPh,MBAUniversityofWashington,Seattle,WA,USA;Merck&Co.,Inc.,WestPoi 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:. Analysis. PART . 3B: . FORMATTING . QUOTATIONS . – PROSE. Professor Lisa Yanover. Napa Valley College. PART 3B: Formatting . Prose Quotations. Kinds of Prose. Novels. Short Stories. Fairy & Folk Tales . Thomas Dieter, . Lead Instructor, CUNY Start . City University of New York. ALP Conference. Baltimore, MD, 2014. Getting Started:. a CUNY START approach for struggling writers. Sarah Eisenstein Thomas Dieter. . Quick. . Facts. Her name is Sarah De Bono. Sarah is a professional Singer/Song writer. She started her career in 2012. She . lives in . Melbourne, Victoria, Australia. Her favourite music type is R&B, Pop and Soul. Born on the 3. rd. of February, 1971, and committed suicide on the 20th of February, 1999. 17 days after her 28. th. birthday.. Throughout her childhood, she was a devout Christian, until she reached adolescence where she rejected her parents’ imposed religious teachings.. 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.