Integrating Integrating QuotesQuotes

Let’s Get One Thing Straight…Let’s Get One Thing Straight…

Never let a quote “stand alone.” Never let a quote “stand alone.” What does this mean??What does this mean??

Avoid dropping quotes without an introduction Avoid dropping quotes without an introduction , or signal phrase. Always surround the quote , or signal phrase. Always surround the quote with words. with words.

WORDS + QUOTE+ (WORDS + QUOTE+ (optional optional

WORDS)= a GREAT integrated WORDS)= a GREAT integrated quote!quote!

ExamplesExamples Bad Example:Bad Example:

““Capital punishment is the death sentence Capital punishment is the death sentence awarded for capital offenses like crimes involving awarded for capital offenses like crimes involving planned murder, multiple murders, repeated planned murder, multiple murders, repeated crimes, rape and murder etc where in the criminal crimes, rape and murder etc where in the criminal provisions consider such persons as a gross provisions consider such persons as a gross danger to the existence of the society and danger to the existence of the society and provide death punishment.”provide death punishment.”

There are no words introducing my quote. There There are no words introducing my quote. There must be a must be a signal phrase signal phrase that introduces the that introduces the quote.quote.

Good Example:Good Example:

- - According to an article in New York According to an article in New York TimesTimes, “capital punishment is the death , “capital punishment is the death sentence awarded for capital offences like sentence awarded for capital offences like crimes involving planned murder, multiple crimes involving planned murder, multiple murders, repeated crimes, rape and murder murders, repeated crimes, rape and murder etc where in the criminal provisions consider etc where in the criminal provisions consider such persons as a gross danger to the such persons as a gross danger to the existence of the society and provide death existence of the society and provide death punishment” (Times 1). punishment” (Times 1).

* * Introduction to my quoteIntroduction to my quote. My quote is not . My quote is not alone, words are by it’s side ;) alone, words are by it’s side ;)

Great verbs to use for Signal Great verbs to use for Signal Phrases:Phrases:

SO I got quotes…Where do I put SO I got quotes…Where do I put them?them?

Your quotes should be in your body Your quotes should be in your body paragraphs. This is where you are proving a paragraphs. This is where you are proving a point with and through research. point with and through research.

Avoid using quotes in the introduction, thesis Avoid using quotes in the introduction, thesis statement, and conclusion unless you are statement, and conclusion unless you are using them for an “attention getter” within the using them for an “attention getter” within the introduction. introduction.

Remember, quotes are best used to support Remember, quotes are best used to support your own analysis. Don’t just drop them your own analysis. Don’t just drop them anywhere…have purpose in where they go.anywhere…have purpose in where they go.

Simple Tips:Simple Tips:

Avoid using long quotes to take up space. Avoid using long quotes to take up space. Quotes can be shortenedQuotes can be shortened

Make your paper sound like it came from Make your paper sound like it came from YOU. Don’t fill it with quotes! Quotes YOU. Don’t fill it with quotes! Quotes should be used for support of what YOU should be used for support of what YOU are writing about. Let me hear YOUR are writing about. Let me hear YOUR voice voice

Let’s get this party started…Let’s get this party started…

When using a quote, always cite where it When using a quote, always cite where it came from. came from.

To cite:To cite:

Signal phrase+“Insert quote here” Signal phrase+“Insert quote here” (Parentheses). (Parentheses).

• PERIOD is always AFTER the PERIOD is always AFTER the parentheses! parentheses!

In-text Citations with One Author In-text Citations with One Author from a book or article:from a book or article:

Romantic poetry is characterized by the Romantic poetry is characterized by the "spontaneous overflow of powerful "spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings" (Wordsworth 263). feelings" (Wordsworth 263).

Have Have author’s last name author’s last name and and page page number number the quote came from. If there is the quote came from. If there is no page number, put NP.no page number, put NP.

In-text Citations for Print In-text Citations for Print Sources with No Known AuthorSources with No Known Author

We see so many global warming hotspots in We see so many global warming hotspots in North America likely because this region has North America likely because this region has “more readily accessible climatic data and “more readily accessible climatic data and more comprehensive programs to monitor more comprehensive programs to monitor and study environmental change . . . ” and study environmental change . . . ” (“Impact of Global Warming” 6).(“Impact of Global Warming” 6).

Use an Use an abbreviated title of the article abbreviated title of the article (first (first three words of title) and three words of title) and page numberpage number

Citing a Work by Multiple Citing a Work by Multiple AuthorsAuthors

The authors state "Tighter gun control in The authors state "Tighter gun control in the United States erodes Second the United States erodes Second Amendment rights" (Moore, Smith, and Amendment rights" (Moore, Smith, and Yang, 76).Yang, 76).

List List all author’s last names in all author’s last names in alphabetical orderalphabetical order and include the and include the page page number.number.

Shortening Quotes you Want to Shortening Quotes you Want to Use:Use:

Ellipses are three dots { . . . } to indicate Ellipses are three dots { . . . } to indicate you have eliminated some words from the you have eliminated some words from the quotation. Note that there is a space quotation. Note that there is a space between each dot.between each dot.

• In a recent article in the New York Times, the author In a recent article in the New York Times, the author states that, "capital punishment is the death states that, "capital punishment is the death sentence awarded for capital offenses like crimes sentence awarded for capital offenses like crimes involving planned murder, multiple murders, involving planned murder, multiple murders, repeated crimes, rape and murder etc where in the repeated crimes, rape and murder etc where in the criminal provisions consider such persons as a criminal provisions consider such persons as a gross danger to the existence of the society and gross danger to the existence of the society and provide death punishment” (Times 1). provide death punishment” (Times 1).

Shorten to:Shorten to:• In a recent article in the New York Times, the author In a recent article in the New York Times, the author

states that, “capital punishment is the death states that, “capital punishment is the death sentence awarded for capital offenses . . . where sentence awarded for capital offenses . . . where such persons [are] a gross danger to the existence such persons [are] a gross danger to the existence of the society and provide death punishment” of the society and provide death punishment” (Times 1).(Times 1).

Using BracketsUsing Brackets

BracketsBrackets (square parenthesis [ ] ) allow (square parenthesis [ ] ) allow you to insert words of your own into you to insert words of your own into quoted material to explain a confusing quoted material to explain a confusing reference or to keep a sentence reference or to keep a sentence grammatically correct.grammatically correct.

For example, sometimes when you use For example, sometimes when you use quote bits, you must change the “I” in a quote bits, you must change the “I” in a quote to “he” or “she” to make the quote quote to “he” or “she” to make the quote read smoothly into your sentenceread smoothly into your sentence

Example using brackets:Example using brackets:

• In a recent article in the New York Times, the author In a recent article in the New York Times, the author states that, "capital punishment is the death sentence states that, "capital punishment is the death sentence awarded for capital offenses like crimes involving awarded for capital offenses like crimes involving planned murder, multiple murders, repeated crimes, planned murder, multiple murders, repeated crimes, rape and murder etc where in the criminal provisions rape and murder etc where in the criminal provisions consider such persons as a gross danger to the consider such persons as a gross danger to the existence of the society and provide death existence of the society and provide death punishment” (Times 1). punishment” (Times 1).

Bracket Use:Bracket Use:• In a recent article in the New York Times, the author In a recent article in the New York Times, the author

states that, “capital punishment is the death sentence states that, “capital punishment is the death sentence awarded for capital offenses . . . where such persons awarded for capital offenses . . . where such persons [are] a gross danger to the existence of the society [are] a gross danger to the existence of the society and provide death punishment” (Times 1).and provide death punishment” (Times 1).