General Knowledge
What format do we need to follow as writers in the field of English Language Arts? +1 bonus point for knowing each letter of the acronym!
Identify the mistake in the following quote:
"If people were like rain, I was like drizzle, and she was like a hurricane". (Green 88)
What is . . . the period comes before the citation; it should go after the citation.
In a paragraph, where should the quotation be placed? What should come before and after it?
What is . . . somewhere in the middle. It must have a topic sentence before it and commentary describing the relevance after it.
What does it mean to embed a quote?
What is . . . Smoothly adding a quote from a text into your own sentence so the evidence fits naturally and supports your idea.
What's wrong with the following quote? Write down the correct version.
In The Great Gatsby, after Nick blames Tom Buchanan for Gatsby's death, Tom asks him, "What's the matter, Nick? Do you object to shaking hands with me (Fitzgerald 179)?"
What is . . . The question mark should remain within the quotation marks, as it creates a specific tone.
It should look like this:
In The Great Gatsby, after Nick blames Tom Buchanan for Gatsby's death, Tom asks him, "What's the matter, Nick? Do you object to shaking hands with me?" (Fitzgerald 179).
What is . . . a type of writing that interprets how and why an author includes certain details (i.e. how and why they follow a particular set of events, why the character develops in a certain way, what the theme is, etc.).
What are the three distinct components of embedding quotes?
What is . . . context, quote, citation.
If this were providing support for a topic sentence in a body paragraph, what would be incorrect? How might it read?
For example, Johnson writes, "I'm ecstatic to begin another semester!" (Johnson 87).
What is . . .
- Doesn't provide any background context.
- Cites the author twice.
- Instead of listing the author at the beginning, it should discuss the character who is making that statement.
Instead, it might say: In Gary Johnson's Another Year, the happy-go-lucky protagonist, Billiam, states, "I'm ecstatic to begin another semester!" (87).
Why are quotes and citations so important in writing, especially literary analysis?
What is . . . quotes help prove your point and aid in understanding by providing examples to support your ideas. The citation gives credit to the author of the source you are citing to avoid plagiarism.
What verb tense must you use when quoting source material?
What is . . . present tense.
You want to use the following quote from Laurie Halse Anderson's novel Speak. What should you do to include it?
“I know my head isn't screwed on straight. I want to leave, transfer, warp myself to another galaxy. I want to confess everything, hand over the guilt and mistake and anger to someone else. There is a beast in my gut, I can hear it scraping away at the inside of my ribs. Even if I dump the memory, it will stay with me, staining me. My closest is a good thing, a quiet place that helps me hold these thoughts inside my head where no one can hear them.”
Turn it into a block quote.
- Place it into a free-standing block of text.
- Omit quotation marks.
- Indent the entire quote one inch from the margin.
- Maintain double-spacing.
- Add a parenthetical citation after the closing punctuation mark.
What are the two methods of citing the author in an embedded quote?
1. Parenthetical citation: include the last name at the end of the quote in parentheses.
2. Signal phrase: include the author's name within the sentence before the quote.
True or false and why: it is usually acceptable to include quoted material in the introduction paragagraph of an essay.
What is . . . false. Quotes are evidence that is used to support points you are making within a paragraph. They are meant to be analyzed and discussed to describe how it connects to the point you are making. The introduction paragraph introduces what the rest of the essay will focus on.
You are writing a persuasive essay about why school should start later. You find the following quote from Kathleen Smith's article explaining the science behind school start times, she states on page 2:
"Later times will increase productivity."
Revise this quote so it can be properly embedded in a way that makes sense to a reader who hasn't read the article. Instead of citing Smith in parentheses, include her name within the sentence. +1 bonus point if you can form a full paragraph with a topic sentence, embedded quote, and commentary.
After years of intense research, Kathleen Smith, a professor at Purdue University, found that "Later [school start] times will increase [student] productivity" (2). With this in mind, schools must reconsider the early hours they require students to begin.
True or false: if you summarize or paraphrase information from another source, you don't need to cite it because it's in your own words.
What is . . . false. Anything from another source needs to be cited.