ENG 1121 English Composition II OL 44 (30314) Toggle navigation

Right now we will be practicing again two of the five ways to quote another person. This is important for essay two as well as academic writing in general and your research paper in particular.
I will post a color coded–and therefore much easier to read–version of the below explanation in the Files folder.
It will seem complicated because it is thorough. I suggest you download the pdf color-coded version that is in Docs.
Items 3 and 4 are variations of the same single sentence as directed and both need to be posted here in the Discussion folder.
Many students did not do this assignment. Quoting wrongly will lessen the grades of any assignment requiring quotes. Most of those who did submit their work had mistakes, so we will practice again and you may try methods 3, 4, and 5 on your research paper if you are adventurous. I will try to give you some practice with those more complicated styles after you “master” the basics.
For those who already sent in essay 2, you have the opportunity to fix your quotes.
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Direct Quoting which means using exact words.
You may use one of these styles, (a) or (b)
a) tag (introducer) before quote:
Joe Smith says, “Xxxxxxxxxxx xxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx” ( ). Page number–or last name–goes in parenthesis before the period. ex. (18).
or
b) tag follows quote:
“ Xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxx xx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx” xxxxxxx,” says Joe Smith ( ). Page number–or last name–goes in parenthesis before the period.
You use the author you have, not “Joe Smith,” of course!
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Remember, the verbs you choose should be in the present tense. We could just use the past tense “said,” but present tense “says” is more dynamic.
1) Here’s a list of some verbs that you can use instead of “says” when you introduce a quote.
Your short list: says, writes, states, explains
REMEMBER: do not add “that,” just put a comma after the verb and write the quote.
2) Here’s a list of nouns you can use for our research paper. The people you can quote, other than the actual name of the author. The nouns have to be relevant to writers and critics for your purposes: ex. One writer, Another author, One critic
Your short list: A reviewer, One writer, Another author, One critic, One observer

Assignment due tomorrow: Look at the article posted in Files called “Why Books Will Never Replace Books.” You do not have to read it but you might enjoy it. I have highlighted one section in two colors.

Please quote just the yellow highlighted sentence. Use methods a and b for two separate quotes of the same sentence.

You have an author’s name but no page. The rest is up to you.

PLEASE DO NOT GUESS ABOUT HOW TO DO THESE. FOLLOW THE EXAMPLES ABOVE EXACTLY.