Mastering Quoting in Essays for Academic Excellence
Using Quotes in an Essay
•
The author’s words –WORD FOR
WORD—go in quotes.
•
The page number needs to be after
the quotes
Embedding a Quote
Many high school students would
agree that school uniforms can be
“
detrimental to a student’s self-
esteem and a hindrance to their
creativity
” (48).
Sometimes called a Half-n-Half
Which part belongs to the student? Which part belongs to the
author?
Despite the many criticisms, uniforms
offer
“comfort and continuity”
and
allow students to
“feel as if they fit in
with their peers”
(75).
What to do and what not to do
The following quote is from S.L. Rottman’s
Hero
.
It’s the things you do in life, not the things you see.
Page 80
Said by: Mr. Hassler
Here’s what I CAN’T do:
Mr. Hassler gave Sean a lot of good advice. “It’s the things
you do in life, not the things you see.”
There are two things wrong with this. Can you find them?
It’s a floating quote – it’s just stuck in there.
And there’s no . . . What?
So . . . How do I make that work?
It’s the things you do in life, not the things you see.
Page 80
Said by: Mr. Hassler
One of the many lessons Sean learned from
Mr. Hassler was that
“it’s the things you do
in life, not the things you see” (90).
How would you work in this quote?
Page 90
Mr. Hassler
I’m your parent while you’re on my ranch
Mr. Hassler went above and beyond the call
of duty when he told Sean
,
“I’m your parent
while you’re on my ranch” (90).
Here’s one idea:
Sometimes – a quote needs to be
tweaked
Page 90
Sean
I looked at him. I didn’t know what to say. He wasn’t required to take care of me;
he had volunteered to do it. He could have kicked me out whenever he wanted to.
Sean changed his opinion of his situation when he realized
that Mr. Hassler “wasn’t required to take care of me; he had
volunteered to do it” (90).
Does this work? Why or why not?
Which word/s would you change?
Sean changed his opinion of his situation when he realized
that Mr. Hassler “wasn’t required to take care of
him
; he had
volunteered to do it” (90)
YIKES!!!! we
can’t
do it that way. Rottman didn’t write it
this way – and if we put it in quote marks, it means this is
WORD FOR WORD.
But – here’s what we CAN do
. . .
Sean changed his opinion of his situation when he realized
that Mr. Hassler “wasn’t required to take care of
[him]
; he had
volunteered to do it” (90)
If you put words in brackets – it’s important that they MEAN THE SAME THING
as the words you’re replacing.
THIS IS VERY, VERY important!
Good example:
“Angelina Jolie is the daughter of actor Jon Voight, but he
didn’t do too much to help his daughter get started in the
business” (37).
Angelina is a successful actress on her own steam.
Even though acting is a family business, “
[father Jon
Voight]
didn’t do much to help his daughter get
started in the business” (37).
EEEEEEVIL example:
“Angelina Jolie is the daughter of actor Jon Voight, but he
didn’t do too much to help his daughter get started in the
business” (37).
Angelina is a successful actress on her own
steam. Even though acting is a family
business, “
[sister Gina Greenway]
didn’t do
much to help
[her sister]
get started in the
business” (37).
Page 90
Sean
I didn’t know what to say. He wasn’t required to take care of me; he had
volunteered to do it. He could have kicked me out whenever he wanted to.
But, even though he hadn’t known what I was doing, even though I hadn’t told
him what was going on, he accepted me.
Sean recognized that Mr. Hassler
“wasn’t required to
take care of [him]”
(90) and could have left Sean to
fend for himself.
When Sean is thinking about what makes a person a
hero, he came to the realization that Mr. Hassler stuck
by him, and
“he could have kicked [him] out
whenever he wanted to”
(90).
Grab a shoulder partner and try!
______________________________________ when he
realized that Mr. Hassler “wasn’t required to take care of
______” (90).
Page 90 Sean
I didn’t know what to say. He wasn’t required to take care of me; he had
volunteered to do it. He could have kicked me out whenever he wanted to.
But, even though he hadn’t known what I was doing, even though I hadn’t told
him what was going on, he accepted me.
Sean recognized that Mr. Hassler
“wasn’t required to take care of [him]”
(90) and
could have left Sean to fend for himself.
When Sean is thinking about what makes a person a hero, he came to the
realization that Mr. Hassler stuck by him, and
“he could have kicked [him] out
whenever he wanted to”
(90).
Grab a shoulder partner and try!
______________________________________ when he
realized that Mr. Hassler “wasn’t required to take care of
______” (90).
Now – YOU practice.
Work any part of the following quote into an essay sentence. Don’t forget your in-text
citation:
Page 71
Mr. Hassler
He looked at me. “They needed help. I helped them. That’s not
going above and beyond the call of duty. That’s merely being
human.”
Page 71
Mr. Hassler
He looked at me. “They needed help. I helped them. That’s not going above
and beyond the call of duty. That’s merely being human.”
Sean learns that Mr. Hassler doesn’t consider saving the
lives of his men to be heroic; he considers it
“merely being
human”
(71).
Mr. Hassler’s motto is simple: if people need help, he steps
in. He does not consider this
“going above and beyond the
call of duty”
(71).
When Mr. Hassler was in the military, he stated that
“[the
men in my unit] needed help. I helped them”
(71).
Learn the nuances of using quotes in essays by embedding them correctly and avoiding common mistakes. Understand the significance of attributing quotes to authors and incorporating page numbers in academic writing to enhance credibility. Explore examples and tips for effectively tweaking quotes when necessary to maintain accuracy and represent the author's words authentically.
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Using Quotes in an Essay The author s words WORD FOR WORD go in quotes. The page number needs to be after the quotes
Embedding a Quote Sometimes called a Half-n-Half Many high school students would agree that school uniforms can be detrimental to a student s self- esteem and a hindrance to their creativity (48). Which part belongs to the student? Which part belongs to the author?
Despite the many criticisms, uniforms offer comfort and continuity and allow students to feel as if they fit in with their peers (75).
What to do and what not to do The following quote is from S.L. Rottman sHero. It s the things you do in life, not the things you see. Page 80 Said by: Mr. Hassler There are two things wrong with this. Can you find them? Here s what I CAN T do: It s a floating quote it s just stuck in there. And there s no . . . What? Mr. Hassler gave Sean a lot of good advice. It s the things you do in life, not the things you see.
So . . . How do I make that work? It s the things you do in life, not the things you see. Page 80 Quote Intro Said by: Mr. Hassler One of the many lessons Sean learned from Mr. Hassler was that it s the things you do in life, not the things you see (90).
How would you work in this quote? Page 90 Mr. Hassler I m your parent while you re on my ranch Here s one idea: Quote Intro Mr. Hassler went above and beyond the call of duty when he told Sean, I m your parent while you re on my ranch (90).
Sometimes a quote needs to be tweaked Page 90 Sean I looked at him. I didn t know what to say. He wasn t required to take care of me; he had volunteered to do it. He could have kicked me out whenever he wanted to. Which word/s would you change? Sean changed his opinion of his situation when he realized that Mr. Hassler wasn t required to take care of me; he had volunteered to do it (90). Does this work? Why or why not?
Sean changed his opinion of his situation when he realized that Mr. Hassler wasn t required to take care of him; he had volunteered to do it (90) YIKES!!!! we can t do it that way. Rottman didn t write it this way and if we put it in quote marks, it means this is WORD FOR WORD. that Mr. Hassler wasn t required to take care of [him]; he had volunteered to do it (90) Sean changed his opinion of his situation when he realized But here s what we CAN do . . .
If you put words in brackets its important that they MEAN THE SAME THING as the words you re replacing. THIS IS VERY, VERY important! Good example: Angelina Jolie is the daughter of actor Jon Voight, but he didn t do too much to help his daughter get started in the business (37). Angelina is a successful actress on her own steam. Even though acting is a family business, [father Jon Voight]didn t do much to help his daughter get started in the business (37).
EEEEEEVIL example: Angelina Jolie is the daughter of actor Jon Voight, but he didn t do too much to help his daughter get started in the business (37). Angelina is a successful actress on her own steam. Even though acting is a family business, [sister Gina Greenway] didn t do much to help [her sister] get started in the business (37).
Page 90 Grab a shoulder partner and try! Sean ______________________________________ when he realized that Mr. Hassler wasn t required to take care of ______ (90). I didn t know what to say. He wasn t required to take care of me; he had volunteered to do it. He could have kicked me out whenever he wanted to. But, even though he hadn t known what I was doing, even though I hadn t told him what was going on, he accepted me. Sean recognized that Mr. Hassler wasn t required to take care of [him] (90) and could have left Sean to fend for himself. When Sean is thinking about what makes a person a hero, he came to the realization that Mr. Hassler stuck by him, and he could have kicked [him] out whenever he wanted to (90).
Grab a shoulder partner and try! ______________________________________ when he realized that Mr. Hassler wasn t required to take care of ______ (90). Page 90 Sean I didn t know what to say. He wasn t required to take care of me; he had volunteered to do it. He could have kicked me out whenever he wanted to. But, even though he hadn t known what I was doing, even though I hadn t told him what was going on, he accepted me. Sean recognized that Mr. Hassler wasn t required to take care of [him] (90) and could have left Sean to fend for himself. When Sean is thinking about what makes a person a hero, he came to the realization that Mr. Hassler stuck by him, and he could have kicked [him] out whenever he wanted to (90).
Now YOU practice. Work any part of the following quote into an essay sentence. Don t forget your in-text citation: Page 71 Mr. Hassler He looked at me. They needed help. I helped them. That s not going above and beyond the call of duty. That s merely being human.
Page 71 Mr. Hassler He looked at me. They needed help. I helped them. That s not going above and beyond the call of duty. That s merely being human. Sean learns that Mr. Hassler doesn t consider saving the lives of his men to be heroic; he considers it merely being human (71). Mr. Hassler s motto is simple: if people need help, he steps in. He does not consider this going above and beyond the call of duty (71). When Mr. Hassler was in the military, he stated that [the men in my unit] needed help. I helped them (71).
