A2-group
Dec 06, 2014
A2-group
WHYWHY
ReasonsReasonsI. Textual evidence Textual evidence can help prove
our case.
II. Data and specialized knowledge can make our argument stronger.
III. Direct quotes from a speech or interview can make our words more powerful.
Example of 3Example of 3rdrd reason reason
President John F. Kennedy challenged, “ask not what our country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”
TIPsTIPs
-Definition
-Punctuation
-Citations
-Indented Quotes
DefinitionDefinition
DEFINITIONDEFINITION • Quotation means writing
down exactly what a person said or wrote. Quotations are never officially used "quotes“ in academic writing.
Punctuation
Citation
CITATION
• Citation means mentioning sources where you got information from. For ex,
• Quotation
“To be or not to be“
• Citation:"To be or not to be"
(Shakespeare)
INDENTED
QUOTES
INDENTED QUOTESINDENTED QUOTES
Sometimes in an essay, you will use a long quotation. But, no quotation longer than five lines should be within
the body of the text of your essay. If you choose to use a long quotation (longer than five lines of text), then you should
indent the quotation.
ADVICE
We recommend that you use them as often as possible. However, follow these rules so that you use them correctly. If you use a quotation without citing , you could be accused of plagiarism (or copying someone else's words as your own).
PunctuationPunctuation
PUNCTUATIONPUNCTUATION
Definition: The use of standard marks and signs in writing and printing to separate words into sentences, clauses, and phrases in order to clarify their meaning
Example: Comma, question mark, exclamation mark…
The principal marks of The principal marks of punctuation are:punctuation are:
The Comma [ , ]• The Semicolon [ ; ]• The Colon [ : ]• The Period or Full Stop [ . ]• The Interrogation or Question Mark [ ? ]• The Exclamation Mark [ ! ]• The Dash [ — ]• The Parenthesis [ ( ) ] • The Quotation Mark [ " " ]
Mega example
In Shakespeare’s play As You Like It, Touchstone says to Audrey in the Forest of Arden "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." (Act V, Scene I).
REFERENCES
• http://quotationspage.com
• /http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Internal-Citations
• www.goodreads.com
• http://www.brainyquote.com/
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