Integrating Sources Presentation

Taking Your Paper to the Next Level of Awesomeness:

Integrating Quotes

Show Off Your Voice

Show Off Your VoiceDawg, that song isn’t right for your voice. It doesn’t sell you as a

singer.

What song is that?

Awful! Go back to your singing

instructor and get your money back!

Can I Quote You On That?

That’s a Facebook quote!

BE A REPORTER!

Can I Quote You On That?• Find quotes that are:

• Effective at supporting your argument• Clear and concise• Found in refereed sources written by professionals

in the field—not a random website or your friend’s blog• Fits with your thesis• Matches the tone of your essay

We’re on the Same TeamLet’s say you were arguing the Saints were the best team in the NFL, but they just had a bad game against the “Team-that-will-not-be-named.”

Reporter # 1: Playoffs leave no room for argument. The better team is the one that walked away victorious.

Reporter # 2: Anything can happen in the NFL. Upsets happen, and sometimes the better team has an “off” day.

I.C.E. I.C.E. Baby!!!

I – IntegrateC – CiteE – Explain

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Plagiarist of the Century

Integrating Sources• Introducing Speakers

• Who is speaking? • Why should we listen? (Credentials/Accomplishments)

EXAMPLE:In his presentation about integrating sources,

Chris Cook, an instructor from Southeastern Louisiana University, insists that

students should introduce speakers.

Integrating Sources• Signal Phrases

• Use strong, effective verbs that convey the tone of the author’s attitude towards your topic.

• Present tense when discussing literature; past tense with historical figures.

EXAMPLES:(from p. 623 of The Little, Brown Handbook)

Author is neutral:ExplainsPoints outIllustratesNotesReports

Author argues:ClaimsContendsDefendsMaintainsInsists

Author agrees:AdmitsConcedesConcursSupports

Integrating Sources

Don’t forget what Professor Dumbledore says…

Every witch or wizard knows a variety of spells.

After all, variety is the spice of life!

Reminder: Use variety in your signal phrases throughout your essays.

Drop Quotes – The Quickest Way to Drop Your Grade

• Find the Mistakes:

Beowulf also possessed the hero trait of supernatural strength. “Going up against Grendel with no sword and defeating him was expected to be a very difficult task.” (Beowulf 5)

Drop Quotes – The Quickest Way to Drop Your Grade

• Another example:

However, Sullenburger was not always recognized as a hero. “He is one of the heroes that have one big shining moment that opens up everyone’s eyes” (Kolker).

Weaving Quotes into Your Sentences

CLOSE YOUR EYES!!!

Beowulf also possessed the hero trait of supernatural strength. “Going up against Grendel with no sword and defeating him was expected to be a very difficult task.” (Beowulf 5)

Weaving Quotes into Your Sentences

Beowulf, possessing the heroic trait of supernatural strength, battled Grendel “with no sword” even though “defeating him was expected to be a very difficult task” (Beowulf 5).

Direct quotes should never disrupt readability or grammatical cohesion.

Weaving Quotes into Your Sentences

• Another example:Keeping this description in mind, Foucault posits that “[i]n discourse…power and knowledge are joined together,” making discourse a “series of discontinuous segments whose tactical function is neither uniform nor stable” (1632).

[M]odifying quotes with…ellipses and brackets!

Weaving Quotes into Your Sentences

• Let’s pretend Scar wrote a book called Scar’s Guide to Fratricide. This quote is from page 3.

I simply despise my loathsome brother Mufasa. He is such a

spotlight-hogging king. I would be a better king because of my brilliant, calculating mind.

Weaving Quotes into Your Sentences

I simply despise my loathsome brother Mufasa. He is such a

spotlight-hogging king. I would be a better king because of my brilliant, calculating mind.

In his book, Scar’s Guide to Fratricide, Scar contends that his “calculating mind” makes him more qualified tobe king than his “spotlight-hogging” brother, Mufasa (3).

Weaving Quotes into Your Sentences

I simply despise my loathsome brother Mufasa. He is such a

spotlight-hogging king. I would be a better king because of my brilliant, calculating mind.

Scar, the villain of Disney’s The Lion King, hates hisBrother because “[Mufasa] is such a spotlight-hogging king” (Scar 3).

Weaving Quotes into Your Sentences

• Let’s pretend Jafar is studying page 3 to be a better villain and he wanted to quote Scar. He would need to use quotes within quotes because Scar quotes Mufasa in this example.

Mufasa, my hated brother, “distrusts” me due to my inclination towards evil.

Weaving Quotes into Your Sentences

Mufasa, my hated brother, “distrusts” me due to my inclination towards evil.

In his book about being a villain, Scar insists“Mufasa, [his] hated brother, ‘distrusts’ him”because of his evil nature (3).

English Students Don’t Do MathThe Count says you only have 3 to 5 pages to make your argument, so don’t overuse direct quotes. Make every word count! (Get it?)The majority of your essay should be your own words. If you must include a large quote, use block quotes.

Poetry quotations of more than

3lines

Prose quotations of more than

4 typed lines

A “Cite” for Sore Eyes

Plagiarism is stealing. Batman is ever-vigilant for outlaw students that plagiarize.

Remember: You must provide citations for summarized and paraphrased material. Your own interpretations and explanations of the secondary sources don’t need citations.

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