Who said “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time”? A. C.S. Lewis B. Eleanor Roosevelt C. Thomas Jefferson D. Walt Disney E. Thomas Edison February 18, 2014
1. Who said Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most
certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time? A. B.
C. D. E. C.S. Lewis Eleanor Roosevelt Thomas Jefferson Walt Disney
Thomas Edison
2. Remember these points when selecting and integrating
quotations in your essay.
3. It is rarely effective to use an entire quoted sentence.
Long quotations tend to put your reader to sleep. Your prose is far
more interesting and important. So use part of an effective
quotation as part of one of your sentences.
4. Boring Example: According to Stoll, Television and computing
make us more passiveand passivity feeds into shyness (395). Better
Example: Unfortunately, those who are already shy may compound
their problem further as [t]elevision and computing make us more
passiveand passivity feeds into shyness (Stoll 395).
5. After the sentence that contains the quotation, you should
have a space, parentheses, the authors last name, the page number,
parentheses, and a period. Unfortunately, those who are already shy
may compound their problem further as [t]elevision and computing
make us more passiveand passivity feeds into shyness (Stoll
395).
6. If you used the authors name to introduce the quotation, you
should only put the page number in the citation. Stoll points out
that those who are already shy may compound their problem further
as [t]elevision and computing make us more passiveand passivity
feeds into shyness (395).
7. Boring Example: Stoll says, Deep social ties are
relationships with frequent contact, deep feelings of involvement,
and broad content[they] buffer us from stress and lead to better
social interaction (393). Better Example: Stoll suggests we should
look for deep social ties because these bonds have frequent
contact, deep feelings of involvement, and broad content that help
to buffer us from stress and lead to better social interaction
(393).
8. To integrate a quotation properly within a paragraph, a good
writer usually has (1) One sentence to introduce the quotation, (2)
a second sentence that includes the quotation, and (3) at least one
sentence to comment on the quotation.
9. Meat: sentence that contains the quotation Top piece of
bread: at least one sentence to introduce the quotation Bottom
piece of bread: at least one sentence to explain or comment on the
quotation (usually the majority of the paragraph)
10. ORIGINAL: However, the cloning protocol does not tamper
with embryos; it tampers only with unfertilized eggs and adult
cells like those we scratch off our arms without a second thought.
Only after the fact does an embryo emerge (which could be treated
with the utmost respect if one so chooses). SMOOTHLY INTEGRATED
QUOTATION: Silver argues that reproductive cloning does not violate
human embryos. He asserts that the [cloning protocol] tampers only
with unfertilized eggs and adult cells like those we scratch off
our arms without a second thought (343). While Silver makes a good
point, reproductive cloning is still unnatural. The embryo is
created in a laboratory by scientists.
11. Silver argues that reproductive cloning does not violate
human embryos. He asserts that the [cloning protocol] tampers only
with unfertilized eggs and adult cells like those we scratch off
our arms without a second thought (343). While Silver makes a good
point, reproductive cloning is still unnatural. The embryo is
created in a laboratory by scientists.
12. ORIGINAL: Although their genetically determined
inclinations may be the same, [the original person and the clone]
may choose to follow those inclinations in different ways, or not
at all. SMOOTHLY INTEGRATED QUOTATION: The environment in which
people are raised affects them more than their genetic code. Though
the original person and his clone may share genetically determined
inclinations, they have the choice to follow those inclinations in
different ways, or not all (Silver 343). Michael Jordan was not
born a great basketball player. Though he may have some natural
ability, he became great through hard work, perseverance, and
practice. Cloning Jordan would not guarantee a great basketball
star; on the contrary, the child would have only the raw athletic
talent and would lack the circumstances and events that made Jordan
who he is.
13. The environment in which people are raised affects them
more than their genetic code. Though the original person and his
clone may share genetically determined inclinations, they have the
choice to follow those inclinations in different ways, or not all
(Silver 343). Michael Jordan was not born a great basketball
player. Though he may have some natural ability, he became great
through hard work, perseverance, and practice. Cloning Jordan would
not guarantee a great basketball star; on the contrary, the child
would have only the raw athletic talent and would lack the
circumstances and events that made Jordan who he is.
14. A dropped quotation has the same effect on your paper that
a blob of bird poop has on your car windshield; its just splattered
there with no connection to anything else, and no one knows what to
do with it. So, whenever you use a quotation, you must integrate
the material into your text.
15. Though many jobs require long hours on a computer everyday,
studies have shown that staring at a monitor screen for extended
periods of time can cause depression. After following the study
group, the psychologists found an average increase in depression by
about one percent for every hour spent online per week (Stoll 393).
The individual becomes isolated from the outside world and though
he or she may be social in an online setting, there is no true
human contact.
16. Though many jobs require long hours on a computer everyday,
studies have shown that staring at a monitor screen for extended
periods of time can cause depression. After following the study
group, the psychologists found an average increase in depression by
about one percent for every hour spent online per week (Stoll 393).
The individual becomes isolated from the outside world and though
he or she may be social in an online setting, there is no true
human contact.
17. Though many jobs require long hours on a computer everyday,
studies have shown that staring at a monitor screen for extended
periods of time can cause depression: After following the study
group, the psychologists found an average increase in depression by
about one percent for every hour spent online per week (Stoll 393).
The individual becomes isolated from the outside world and though
he or she may be social in an online setting, there is no true
human contact.
18. Though many jobs require long hours on a computer everyday,
studies have shown that staring at a monitor screen for extended
periods of time can cause depression. Stoll states, After following
the study group, the psychologists found an average increase in
depression by about one percent for every hour spent online per
week (393). The individual becomes isolated from the outside world
and though he or she may be social in an online setting, there is
no true human contact.
19. Though many jobs require long hours on a computer everyday,
studies have shown that staring at a monitor screen for extended
periods of time can cause depression. In a UCLA study,
psychologists determined an average increase in depression by about
one percent for every hour spent online per week (Stoll 393). The
individual becomes isolated from the outside world and though he or
she may be social in an online setting, there is no true human
contact.
20. People all over the world are making connections with other
people online, and though this seems like a positive step in
expanding our network of friends, we can forget that these people
in the online world are strangers. Online friends cant be depended
on for help with tangible favors: small loans, baby-sitting, help
with shopping, or advice about jobs and careers (Stoll 394). Though
many people find help in online support groups, the members of the
group should not be considered true friends. They may be able to
offer advice or commiserate with an individual, but they do not
offer the human connection one finds with a person face to
face.
21. People all over the world are making connections with other
people online, and though this seems like a positive step in
expanding our network of friends, we can forget that these people
in the online world are strangers. Online friends cant be depended
on for help with tangible favors: small loans, baby-sitting, help
with shopping, or advice about jobs and careers (Stoll 394). Though
many people find help in online support groups, the members of the
group should not be considered true friends. They may be able to
offer advice or commiserate with an individual, but they do not
offer the human connection one finds with a person face to
face.
22. People all over the world are making connections with other
people online. People all over the world are making connections
with other people online, and though this seems like a positive
step in expanding our network of friends, we can forget that these
people in the online world are strangers. Stoll states, Online
friends cant be depended on for help with tangible favors: small
loans, babysitting, help with shopping, or advice about jobs and
careers (394). Though many people find help in online support
groups, the members of the group should not be considered true
friends. They may be able to offer advice or commiserate with an
individual, but they do not offer the human connection one finds
with a person face to face.
23. People all over the world are making connections with other
people online. People all over the world are making connections
with other people online, and though this seems like a positive
step in expanding our network of friends, we can forget that these
people in the online world are strangers. These so-called friends
cannot be depended on for help with tangible favors (Stoll 394).
Though many people find help in online support groups, the members
of the group should not be considered true friends. They may be
able to offer advice or commiserate with an individual, but they do
not offer the human connection one finds with a person face to
face.
24. Meat: sentence that contains the quotation Top piece of
bread: at least one sentence to introduce the quotation Bottom
piece of bread: at least one sentence to explain or comment on the
quotation (usually the majority of the paragraph)
25. Ellipses (three dots) indicate that some unnecessary words
have been left out of a quotation. When using ellipses, remember:
When you quote just a word or short phrase, no ellipsis is
necessary. You do not use an ellipsis to indicate that you have
left something out of the beginning of a sentence. Missing words
from the end or somewhere in the middle of a sentence need to be
indicated with ellipses. When you quote parts of more than one
sentence, you need four dots instead of three.
26. Use brackets to indicate any changes you make to quotations
while fitting them into your sentence. See the example under
Maintaining a Smooth Sentence Style. Remember, rather than changing
more than two items in a short quotation, find a better way of
integrating the quotation.
27. Fess up!
28. Write an open-ended, interesting question for discussion
about Monkey Love Get into groups of five
29. A. B. C. D. E. Before 5:00 a.m. Between 5:00 a.m. and 6:00
a.m. Between 6:00 a.m. and 7:00 a.m. Between 7:00 a.m. and 9:00
a.m. After 9:00 a.m.
30. Write an open-ended, interesting question for discussion
about Monkey Love Get into groups of five Decide who woke up the
earliest in your group That person is the dealer The dealer should
take all of the cards and mix them up face down The dealer should
deal one card to the first group member He or she has a minute or
two to answer the question The rest of the group should then
discuss the question for four minutes When the four minutes are up,
the dealer should deal one card to the next group member and repeat
the same answering process The last card is the dealers!
31. Find a short section in Monkey Love that is quotable Write
the first word, ellipsis (), the last word, and the page number
Compare yours with the person next to you Decide whose selection is
better/more interesting As a pair, compare your selection with
another pair Said so well that you cant paraphrase Slater (or
another figure) makes a point (is not telling a story or giving an
example) Decide whose selection is better/more interesting As a
group of four, compare your selection with another group of four
Decide whose selection is better/more interesting
32. What do you want to say about that quotation? Do you have
an example? Do you agree or disagree? Do you want to elaborate? In
your group of four, brainstorm ideas. Write notes, not complete
sentences. Now, look at the your paragraph and the quotation. In
one sentence, what connection do you see between the two? Come up
with at least three possible sentences.
33. S-E-E Paragraph Statement Evidence (quotation) Explanation
How can we modify the quotation to fit our paragraph?
34. Choose one of the selections from your group of eight (not
the one we used as a class and not the one you used in pairs) or
find a new point you would like to quote Write your explanation
paragraph Look at the quotation and the explanation paragraph and
make connections between the two in one sentence Adjust the
quotation to fit your paragraph (and make sure it is not
dropped!)
35. Write your one-sentence thesis statement for Essay #2. When
you have your thesis statement and your SEE paragraph checked off
by me, you are free to go!
36. A. B. C. D. Using quotations Monkey Love Practice using
quotations Thesis for Essay #2
37. A. B. C. D. Using quotations Monkey Love Practice using
quotations Thesis for Essay #2
38. Bring two copies of your rough draft of Essay #2 Bring your
highlighters Participate in the weekly discussion (post due
Thursday and replies due Sunday)