• Quoting
o Need to have sufficient context!
Just placing quotes into your writing (orphan quotes) does not make it clear enough to the reader what the quote means in regards to your topic/main idea
o Keep the ideas attached to the people, make it clear why you’re saying it
Quotation sandwich:
• Introduce the quote (author, type of publication, why that quote)
• Say the quote
• Interpretation of the quote ( give explanations, tie it together with your point to make sure the reader understands what you were intending them to get out of it)
o Your job is to give the quote meaning
• How to decide to quote vs. paraphrase
o If the language of what you’re quoting is central to what you are talking about, you need to quote
o If you don’t want to be associated with the quote of have people confuse you as the person saying it
o If someone says something so elegantly that you don’t want to alter it at all
o Honestly, it’s a judgment call by you as a writer
Need to consider emphasis (use sparingly, no more than 1 per page as a general rule)
ONLY QUOTE WHEN YOU HAVE A REASON TO DO SO
IF YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND THE QUOTE, DON’T USE IT!
• How to take notes
o Look at handout
o Use intentional effort and give what you are reading some thought
• To do for Wednesday
o Take notes in an intentional method on your article and email it
o Make a quotation sandwich for a quote from the article