* GRAB A COLLECTIONS BOOK AND TURN TO PAGE 285. * TODAY YOU WILL READ AND FIND EVIDENCE FOR YOUR ESSAY AND SPEECH.

Integrating Quotations Never just drop a quotation into your paper. Always introduce it and explain it with your own words. There are three main ways to introduce quotations. These include: There are three main ways to introduce quotations. These include:

Integrating Quotations 1. Incorporate the quotation into your sentence, punctuating it just as you would if it was not a quotation. 1. Incorporate the quotation into your sentence, punctuating it just as you would if it was not a quotation. As Bob is being beaten, he hopes he “will become unconscious but [he] can’t.” As Bob is being beaten, he hopes he “will become unconscious but [he] can’t.” Bob appraises Mrs. Harrison derisively, stating that “she looked so complacent, sitting there in her two-hundred dollar chair [... ] bought with dough her husband had made overcharging poor hard-working colored people for his incompetent services, that I had a crazy impulse to needle her.” Bob appraises Mrs. Harrison derisively, stating that “she looked so complacent, sitting there in her two-hundred dollar chair [... ] bought with dough her husband had made overcharging poor hard-working colored people for his incompetent services, that I had a crazy impulse to needle her.”

Integrating Quotations 2. Introduce the quotation by using an attributive tag like he writes, she claims, and so on. To describe his childlike consciousness, Wright explains, “Each event spoke with a cryptic tongue. And the moments of living slowly revealed their coded meanings.” After going to Memphis and boarding with Mrs. Moss, Wright wonders, “Was it wise to remain here with a seventeen-year-old girl eager for marriage and a mother equally anxious to have her marry me?” After going to Memphis and boarding with Mrs. Moss, Wright wonders, “Was it wise to remain here with a seventeen-year-old girl eager for marriage and a mother equally anxious to have her marry me?”

Integrating Quotations 3. Introduce the quotation by writing a full sentence and a colon to introduce the quotation, which should itself be a full sentence. 3. Introduce the quotation by writing a full sentence and a colon to introduce the quotation, which should itself be a full sentence. Bob’s description of Madge emphasizes her fake appearance: “She was a peroxide blonde with a large-featured, overly made- up face, and she had a large, bright-painted, fleshy mouth.” Bob’s description of Madge emphasizes her fake appearance: “She was a peroxide blonde with a large-featured, overly made- up face, and she had a large, bright-painted, fleshy mouth.” Richard Wright explains his reasons for writing: “I was striving for a level of expression that matched those of the novels I read.” Richard Wright explains his reasons for writing: “I was striving for a level of expression that matched those of the novels I read.”

Using Evidence in Your Essay and Speech Declaration of Independence Evidence Example: When Thomas Jefferson wrote of freedom, he stated, “We hold these truths to be self-evident:-That all men are created equal; that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.” These words exemplify our American belief that we have the right to lead our own lives as we so choose, as long as we are not violating another person’s rights. Attribution Phrase The Quote Your Analysis

Read p. 285, “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July” As you read, look for evidence that you might use in your essay and speech. Head your paper with the subject: Using Quotations Find at least two examples and write: 1.attribution phrase, 2.quote, 3.and your analysis.

“Abigail Adams’ Last Act of Defiance” p. 29 What message does this selection have about Americans and freedom? Choose a piece of evidence from the text. Summarize this and explain how this relates to Americans continual desire for freedom. How does this summary connect to your topic for your essay/speech? Let’s look at an example… Turn to page 288 and find lines

Example of Evidence as a Summary with specific words quoted Frederick Douglas, in his speech “What to a Slave is the Fourth of July”, spoke of the Declaration of Independence’s message of freedom. He presented strong and passionate evidence that this document proclaimed “natural freedom” to all humans. He continued by stating that there is no human under “the canopy of heaven” that does not know how very wrong it is to deny this freedom to any human. His clear message translates to _______. How could it not? (This is where you would explain how your topic connects to this summary.)