A2-group

WHYWHY

ReasonsReasonsI. Textual evidence Textual evidence can help prove

our case.

II. Data and specialized knowledge can make our argument stronger.

III. Direct quotes from a speech or interview can make our words more powerful.

Example of 3Example of 3rdrd reason reason

President John F. Kennedy challenged, “ask not what our country can do for you. Ask what you can do for your country.”

TIPsTIPs

-Definition

-Punctuation

-Citations

-Indented Quotes

DefinitionDefinition

DEFINITIONDEFINITION •    Quotation means writing

down exactly what a person said or wrote. Quotations are never officially used "quotes“ in academic writing.

Punctuation

Citation

CITATION

• Citation means mentioning sources where you got information from. For ex,

• Quotation

“To be or not to be“

• Citation:"To be or not to be"

(Shakespeare)

INDENTED

QUOTES

INDENTED QUOTESINDENTED QUOTES

Sometimes in an essay, you will use a long quotation. But, no quotation longer than five lines should be within

the body of the text of your essay. If you choose to use a long quotation (longer than five lines of text), then you should

indent the quotation.

ADVICE

We recommend that you use them as often as possible. However, follow these rules so that you use them correctly. If you use a quotation without citing , you could be accused of plagiarism (or copying someone else's words as your own).

PunctuationPunctuation

PUNCTUATIONPUNCTUATION

Definition: The use of standard marks and signs in writing and printing to separate words into sentences, clauses, and phrases in order to clarify their meaning

Example: Comma, question mark, exclamation mark…

The principal marks of The principal marks of punctuation are:punctuation are:

The Comma [ , ]• The Semicolon [ ; ]• The Colon [ : ]• The Period or Full Stop [ . ]• The Interrogation or Question Mark [ ? ]• The Exclamation Mark [ ! ]• The Dash [ — ]• The Parenthesis [ ( ) ] • The Quotation Mark [ " " ]

Mega example

In Shakespeare’s play As You Like It, Touchstone says to Audrey in the Forest of Arden "The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be a fool." (Act V, Scene I).

REFERENCES

• http://quotationspage.com

• /http://www.wikihow.com/Use-Internal-Citations

• www.goodreads.com

• http://www.brainyquote.com/

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