Ooohh, I can feel your excitement Integrating Quotes Ooohh, I can feel your excitement

Summarizing Quotes Refer to anything that you take from another author, including paraphrasing Are a balancing act between what “they” are saying and what you are saying Go beyond discussing the topic by discussing the author’s perspective.

The Listing Game Avoid the “and then” trap: The author says many different things about his subject. First he says. …Then he makes the point that…In addition he says…And then he writes….Also he shows that…

‘And then’ will put your audience (a. k. a. me) to sleep ‘And then’ will put your audience (a.k.a. me) to sleep. I would avoid that if I were you.

Good example: In his article “Don’t Blame the Eater,” David Zinczenko argues that today’s fast-food chains fill the nutritional void in children’s lives…With many parents working long hours and unable to supervise what their children eat, Zinczenko claims, children…

This will make your audience happy…

Instead, use specified verbs. AVOID He says She talks about They believe* Instead, use specified verbs.

VERBS: CLAIM Argue Assert Believe* Claim emphasize Insist Observe Reminds Report suggest EX. Dr. X argues that the number of calories ingested….

VERBS: AGREEMENT Acknowledge Admire Agree Celebrate the fact that Corroborate Do not deny Endorse Extol Praise Reaffirm Support Verify EX. The research stated in Dr. X’s report verifies the hypothesis that….

VERBS: QUESTION/DISAGREE Complain Complicate Contend Contradict Deny Question Refute Reject Renounce Repudiate EX. Due to new data, Dr. X and his staff have renounced prior claims to…

VERBS: RECOMMENDATIONS Advocate Call for Demand Encourage exhort Implore Plead Recommend Urge warn EX. With the state of the economy, Dr. X warns of future…

Frame every quote “To be, or not to be, that is the question…”

How do I frame a quote? Make it clear to your reader why this quote is relevant Introduce the quote Explain the quote Do NOT make your reader assume

Introductions first.. X states, “… According to X, “…. X herself writes, “… As the prominent philosopher X puts it, “… In her book, _____, X maintains that, “… X agrees/disagrees when he writes, “… X complicates matters further when she writes, “…

Let me explain… Ultimately, X is asserting ____________. In other words, X believes… In making this comment, X argues that… X is insisting that… The importance of this is… The essence of X’s argument is that…

Subtle embedment… Intertwine your voice with their voice Put only certain words in quotes within your sentence EX: Dickens describes the chapel and all its solemn parishioners, then he relays a story of a nurse who is crying over the death of a “dropped child” (5).

Another type – Don’t forget to cite This is most notable when parents constantly report “their child tunes them out when they call his name right behind [him], yet comes running when his favorite video is playing three floors below” (Dejean).

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