9.6: Assignment- Practice Quoting
Responsible academic writing involves a good deal of direct quotation from sources. Let’s practice that now, to make sure that we’ve got the finer points figured out by the time the essay is due.
Find a quote from the original article that you think will serve you well in your Source Evaluation Essay.
Assignment Requirements
- Include an introductory “signal” phrase that cues us in on the context for the quote, and then the quote itself. Follow this quote with a phrase or sentence in your own words that summarizes, interprets, or explains the quote in your own words.
This 3-step process is sometimes referred to as a “quote sandwich” and is useful for every time you’d like to incorporate a quote into an academic essay you’re writing.
If you have any questions at all about using quotations in your writing, please include them in your submission.
This work is just a draft–you may choose to use it or not in the final version of your essay at your discretion.
Contributors and Attributions
- Composition II. Authored by : Alexis McMillan-Clifton. Provided by : Tacoma Community College. Located at : http://www.tacomacc.edu . Project : Kaleidoscope Open Course Initiative. License : CC BY: Attribution
- Image of sandwich. Authored by : James Yu. Located at : https://flic.kr/p/ki52 . License : CC BY-NC-SA: Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike