This article informed me a lot about when and how to include quotations into my writing. One thing that stood out to me was not being able to explain your quotations. This happens to me a lot during my papers and it was intriguing to see a lot of people struggle with this skill. I had to write an anthropology paper last semester where we needed a certain amount of quotes from credited documents, I found my self fluffing a lot of it and not providing a valuable explanation. This concept is referred to as a hit and run quotation, a new expression I learned about when reading. Instead you should follow a model called a “sandwich” where you start with the quote, and then finish with an explanation. This essay also talked about “dangling quotations”, or quotes that are not left with a thorough explanation, you can avoid this by following the sandwich method. I’m looking forward to adding these techniques into my writing to try and perfect it as much as I can.
What I found interesting when reading the chapter is that quotations can lose relevance through the revising process.
What I took away from the chapter is the proper way to insert a quote into your writing: to introduce it and explain it after; to tell the audience who it is you are quoting; and to explain how the quote relates back to your writing.
What I found useful are the prettier ways to introduce and explain quotations that the chapter provided as templates.
I found it interesting that it stated when writing about an argument to write others arguments into the text instead of just focusing on your own stance. This reading also had a lot of helpful tips on quoting that is helpful for our food essay. Also, that it explains how some people quote too little in their text and those who overquote with little analysis. As well as finding the right medium between the two that you have enough evidence and analysis comparison.
Page 48 talks about the main problem with quoting is that writers give less context than is necessary, I would say that this is a key point of the reading. Comparing quotes to orphans or hit and run accidents is an interesting comparison but nonetheless helpful. Reading these pages right after viewing my own writing makes me contemplate whether or not I need to give more context after the quote, at the bottom of page 51 and page 52 give good idea’s to finish the quotation as to not leave the quote hanging.
I thought that this entire chapter was really helpful to me. One thing that I found interesting is that some writers just throw quotes in their work without explaining who said the quote. I find it confusing when someone adds a quote with no context as to who said it. I also found it helpful when the chapter talked about only adding relevant quotes to your topic. The page about introducing quotes is really helpful for me and is something that I will use in my future writing. I really liked how the chapter emphasized the importance of explaining quotes as well as giving examples of what not to do and how to add quotes correctly. I find it quite helpful when I am shown what not to do and given a basis for how to introduce the quotes properly. Overall, I found this chapter very informative and I learned a lot about how to add quotes to my writing. This is information that I will definitely use in all of my future writing.
This chapter gave me insight on quotations. What stood out to me was when the author talked about a quotation sandwich. I thought that was an interesting way of using a quote. Introducing the quote as the first slice of bread, the actual quote as the middle and explaining the quote as the last slice of bread. It’s an easy way to remember it. It also made it easier to remember that explaining the quote you’re using is important. While the writer might think the quote is easy to understand, the audience might not. The quote should relate to what you’re writing and make sense where it is.
As soon as I started reading the first paragraph I was immediately told the significance of the quote. In just the very first paragraph the author is able to display the importance of the quote, and the affect the quote has on the reader. I feel as though when throwing a quote into any piece of writing in my experience I have not necessarily considered the influence of the quote on the reader. Instead I just worry about whether or not the quote even fits with whatever it is I’m saying; so, the opening paragraph definitely opened my eyes to that more so. When talking about “blending the authors words with your own”, the way paraphrasing was described reminded me of my paraphrasing. Often times I find myself reading something and If I cannot immediately use my own words I tend to refer to a thesaurus to jump start my thought process. Another important consideration brought upon me by the reading was how to introduce a quote. What I got from the reading was that introducing a quote should not mislead the reader. It is important to ensure the reader knows exactly who is doing the quoting, and who is the person who originally said the quote. Having a sense of what to do with a quote also stood out to me. Placing quotes should be meticulous and well thought out, rather than just throwing it in the middle of the paragraph because it has some relevance to the point. Overall, after the reading I feel like I can definitely improve how I incorporate my quotes into my writings.
What I found interesting about this section of They say I say.
Something very useful I learned in this chapter is that when quoting, your “they say must be always connected with what you say.” Meaning that whatever you are quoting in your writing, must have meaning and significance regarding your thesis. This is important to remember in writing as you want to make sure what you are quoting has a real meaning. You also don’t want to over analyze the quote. You want to make sure you’re not getting off topic and expanding on points that don’t need to be reached. Something I found helpful in this chapter was the templates on page 51 and 52 regarding how to introduce a quotation. This is something I struggle with at times, I think this could be useful in the future for me. Relating back to class I found it interesting that this chapter asked us if we’ve ever quoted any sources; have we interpreted them correctly and introduced them? Probably not. It made me think about how the way you quote can really affect your literature piece.
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This article informed me a lot about when and how to include quotations into my writing. One thing that stood out to me was not being able to explain your quotations. This happens to me a lot during my papers and it was intriguing to see a lot of people struggle with this skill. I had to write an anthropology paper last semester where we needed a certain amount of quotes from credited documents, I found my self fluffing a lot of it and not providing a valuable explanation. This concept is referred to as a hit and run quotation, a new expression I learned about when reading. Instead you should follow a model called a “sandwich” where you start with the quote, and then finish with an explanation. This essay also talked about “dangling quotations”, or quotes that are not left with a thorough explanation, you can avoid this by following the sandwich method. I’m looking forward to adding these techniques into my writing to try and perfect it as much as I can.
What I found interesting when reading the chapter is that quotations can lose relevance through the revising process.
What I took away from the chapter is the proper way to insert a quote into your writing: to introduce it and explain it after; to tell the audience who it is you are quoting; and to explain how the quote relates back to your writing.
What I found useful are the prettier ways to introduce and explain quotations that the chapter provided as templates.
I found it interesting that it stated when writing about an argument to write others arguments into the text instead of just focusing on your own stance. This reading also had a lot of helpful tips on quoting that is helpful for our food essay. Also, that it explains how some people quote too little in their text and those who overquote with little analysis. As well as finding the right medium between the two that you have enough evidence and analysis comparison.
Page 48 talks about the main problem with quoting is that writers give less context than is necessary, I would say that this is a key point of the reading. Comparing quotes to orphans or hit and run accidents is an interesting comparison but nonetheless helpful. Reading these pages right after viewing my own writing makes me contemplate whether or not I need to give more context after the quote, at the bottom of page 51 and page 52 give good idea’s to finish the quotation as to not leave the quote hanging.
I thought that this entire chapter was really helpful to me. One thing that I found interesting is that some writers just throw quotes in their work without explaining who said the quote. I find it confusing when someone adds a quote with no context as to who said it. I also found it helpful when the chapter talked about only adding relevant quotes to your topic. The page about introducing quotes is really helpful for me and is something that I will use in my future writing. I really liked how the chapter emphasized the importance of explaining quotes as well as giving examples of what not to do and how to add quotes correctly. I find it quite helpful when I am shown what not to do and given a basis for how to introduce the quotes properly. Overall, I found this chapter very informative and I learned a lot about how to add quotes to my writing. This is information that I will definitely use in all of my future writing.
This chapter gave me insight on quotations. What stood out to me was when the author talked about a quotation sandwich. I thought that was an interesting way of using a quote. Introducing the quote as the first slice of bread, the actual quote as the middle and explaining the quote as the last slice of bread. It’s an easy way to remember it. It also made it easier to remember that explaining the quote you’re using is important. While the writer might think the quote is easy to understand, the audience might not. The quote should relate to what you’re writing and make sense where it is.
As soon as I started reading the first paragraph I was immediately told the significance of the quote. In just the very first paragraph the author is able to display the importance of the quote, and the affect the quote has on the reader. I feel as though when throwing a quote into any piece of writing in my experience I have not necessarily considered the influence of the quote on the reader. Instead I just worry about whether or not the quote even fits with whatever it is I’m saying; so, the opening paragraph definitely opened my eyes to that more so. When talking about “blending the authors words with your own”, the way paraphrasing was described reminded me of my paraphrasing. Often times I find myself reading something and If I cannot immediately use my own words I tend to refer to a thesaurus to jump start my thought process. Another important consideration brought upon me by the reading was how to introduce a quote. What I got from the reading was that introducing a quote should not mislead the reader. It is important to ensure the reader knows exactly who is doing the quoting, and who is the person who originally said the quote. Having a sense of what to do with a quote also stood out to me. Placing quotes should be meticulous and well thought out, rather than just throwing it in the middle of the paragraph because it has some relevance to the point. Overall, after the reading I feel like I can definitely improve how I incorporate my quotes into my writings.
What I found interesting about this section of They say I say.
Something very useful I learned in this chapter is that when quoting, your “they say must be always connected with what you say.” Meaning that whatever you are quoting in your writing, must have meaning and significance regarding your thesis. This is important to remember in writing as you want to make sure what you are quoting has a real meaning. You also don’t want to over analyze the quote. You want to make sure you’re not getting off topic and expanding on points that don’t need to be reached. Something I found helpful in this chapter was the templates on page 51 and 52 regarding how to introduce a quotation. This is something I struggle with at times, I think this could be useful in the future for me. Relating back to class I found it interesting that this chapter asked us if we’ve ever quoted any sources; have we interpreted them correctly and introduced them? Probably not. It made me think about how the way you quote can really affect your literature piece.