Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Resources on Using Quotation

You need help, clearly, with this complex skill. Practice does work, but it takes time. You will be required to quote from three different pieces of writing in next Wednesday's in-class essay. One way to prepare yourself is to examine your favourite pieces and look for good quotes to use to support various ideas. Think of conflicts and settings and characters when you do, even for the non-fiction pieces. Literary writing is reflected in good writing.

Academic Writing: A Guide (guide to integrating quotes on various topics, including simile and hyperbole, the guide includes a sample short story along with student examples with suggestions for improvement).

Five Rules for Using Quotations (a page and a half of just the essentials; includes how to use quotes when writing dialogue)

Don't forget to check out the "Punctuation Tree"

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LINDA LIU said...

Quotation, Quotation, What Do I See You?


Thanks a lot for teaching us how to use quotation! I thought using quotation only has one rule—use the quotation mark! Sounds stupid? That was exactly what I thought about quotation. I am glad to learn the knowledge of quotation from the blog “Resource on Using Quotation” (March 4, 2009)and “Resource to help with Using Quotation”(October 2, 2008). By now I have understood there are two steps for us to use quotation wisely: First, we should know the rules of how to use quotation. Second, “Don’t just include them! Blend them in!” This means that quotation should naturally “fit in” our sentences not just put them together which may risk plagiarism. You see, I am practicing quotation now. did I use it wisely? I hope so.

March 5, 2009 at 7:27 PM

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