Textual Evidence
There are 3 main ways to cite information:
1. Quoting
2. Paraphrasing
3. Summarizing
Writing
Students should address the audience as if the
audience has not read the passages.
Students should assume the audience is intelligent but unfamiliar with specific information.
Students should focus on quality rather than quantity of writing.
If writing is too brief it does not contain adequate evidence from the texts.
Does the textual evidence support the point being made based on:
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Students response should illustrate a balance
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Always
prepare your reader for the quote.
A quotation should never suddenly
appear out of nowhere.
2. Make sure the quotation builds off of or proves what was said in the sentence immediately before it.
For example:
ORIGINAL:
The shadow of a cloud moved across the field of grain and she saw the river through the trees.
SMOOTHLY INTEGRATED QUOTATION:
Hemingway uses the image of a momentary darkness to suggest the woman's growing disillusionment. After her quarrel with the man, "[t]he shadow of a cloud moved across the field of grain . . ." (21).
Rules for Using Quotes
2. Follow up your quotation!
Avoid ending a paragraph with a quote– it’s your paper, end
with something that YOU have to say.
The sentence AFTER a quote should always comment on the significance of the quote itself. How to quote.
EXAMPLE: According to source (NAME THE
ARTICLE OR AUTHOR), “The people riding bikes may not always be experienced riders…someone could get seriously hurt.”
For example:
ORIGINAL:
The shadow of a cloud moved across the field of grain and she saw the river through the trees.
SMOOTHLY INTEGRATED QUOTATION:
Hemingway uses the image of a momentary darkness to suggest the woman's growing disillusionment. After her quarrel with the man, "[t]he shadow of a