In lieu of in-class discussion on this I am creating a discussion forum. Posting is not required, but if you have questions - especially about the research paper, like how to cite particular sources, how to integrate quotes into the body of your paper, evaluating sources, et cetera - then please post here. (You can also send me an e-mail, but the forum has the advantage of being accessible to everyone, and so allowing discussion.)
I will also add some of my notes for this discussion, which will hopefully answer some questions right off the bat.
Formatting handout
There is a fairly indepth handout on quotations here that I created and wanted to go over in class today:
http://www.cwrl.utexas.edu/~schacht/rhe306/quote.html
The highlights and most frequently asked questions:
IN TEXT:
* Be sure to introduce the author: Who is this? Why do we care what she/he says?
* Careful on the punctuation: first end the quote, then put in the citation (in parentheses), and THEN put the period, comma, etc. So, for example: As Adama points out, "So say we all" (14).
* If you mention the author in text (as in the above example), no need to mention her/him in parentheses.
* Generally, your citation format in text looks like this: (Lastname page#) - so, for example, (Picard 22).
BLOCK QUOTES:
If your quote is more than three lines, put it in a block quote. Block quotes do NOT need quotation marks. Their punctuation is also different: End the sentence, THEN put the period, THEN citation in parentheses. For example:
And next time one of the Others comes by to pull him out, he'll wait until they step in his
little "swimming hole," he'll grab him, and zap! "They fall back from the shock, I grab the
keys. Bet the bears never thought of that." Bet the bears figured it'd be a stupid thing to
do. At least, the polar bear, the Einstein of the bear world, would. (Kwa 3)
WORKS CITED PAGE
You don't need to number your works cited - just in alphabetical order by author last name, or article title if there's no author given. General format:
BOOK
Lastname, Firstname. Book Title. Publisher Location: Publisher, Year.
Kirk, James Tiberius. Masculinity and Command. San Francisco: Federated Publishing Company, 2003.
JOURNAL/MAGAZINE ARTICLE
Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title." Journal/Magazine Title. Volume: Number (Date), Pagenumbers.
Klum, Heidi. "Why We Let Jeffrey Win." National Runway Journal. 12:2 (October 2006), 15-32.
NEWSPAPER ARTICLE
Lastname, Firstname. "Article Title." Newspaper Title Date: Pagenumbers.
Giles, Rupert. "Mysterious Deaths Raise Many Questions." Sunnydale Examiner 4 May 1998: A1, A15.
* If you are quoting a web source (including newspaper or journal articles you found online), you also need to give your date of access and URL (web address), or .
WEB SITE
Lastname, Firstname. "Webpage Title (what's at the top of your browser)." Overall Publisher (such as New York Times, or Television Without Pity, CNN, etc - if there is one), Institution (such as University of Alaska, U.S. Congress, etc - if there is one). Page numbers (often not available). Date of access. URL
Examples:
"Undergraduate Writing Center." The Undergraduate Writing Center, The University of Texas at Austin. 9. Nov. 2006. http://www.utexas.edu/cola/centers/uwc/
Kwa, Daniel. "Every Man for Himself." Television Without Pity. 1-13. 9 Nov. 2006. http://www.televisionwithoutpity.com/articles/content/a12577/
* Don't start or end a quote with ellipses ("...") - use them only in the middle of the quote when you're cutting out some words.
Hopefully that answers most quick questions; more in-depth answers are in the Using Quotations page, and the UWC also has a set of handouts on MLA format, MLA examples, Paraphrasing, and Using and Framing Direct Quotations.
paraphrasing and how to do a works cited page.
Questions? Post here!!