Embedding Quotes and Paraphrasing

Words to help embed quotes

• acknowledges concurs expresses • concludes reports responds • emphasizes interprets agrees • replies confirms allows • advises criticizes lists • reveals answers declares • objects says believes • disagrees offers suggests • charges discusses opposes • claims disputes remarks

• This list of signal verbs comes from The Everyday Writer by Andrea Lundsford.

Adding a Signal Phrase – this phrase announces the quote

• “there is only so much that teachers can do, students must work hard to improve” (89).

• John MacMillan discusses the need for improvement in schools when he states, “there is only so much that teachers can do, students must work hard to improve” (89).

Integrating quotes:Remember that you can’t just “quote and run.” You need to explain the

significance of the quote and contextualize it within your argument.

• Example of an un-integrated quote:• It is important to understand that positive change does not

necessarily occur without human effort. “Human progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability” (17).

• Example of a successfully integrated quote:• It is important to understand that positive change does not

necessarily occur without human effort. King proclaimed that “progress never rolls in on wheels of inevitability” (17). With these words, King asserts that change may not be easy; it does not “roll in” and it is not predetermined that it will occur at all. King believes that oppressed people must, therefore, initiate change in order to achieve the freedom they desire. This assertion has significance and validity since…

See that the quote has been sandwiched with your own ideas. This is the best way to quote

Paraphrasing

• Paraphrasing is when an individual takes the words of someone else (in an EBSCO article for example) and puts the idea into their own words.

• Because the idea is not originally their thoughts they must still give credit where credit is due.

OWL at Purdue does an amazing job of presenting information in a way that is easy to understand. Please be sure to take a look when you do not understand

what has been asked of you.

Now it’s time for you to try!

• Take the following quote and use it with embedding as well as paraphrase.

• Who said it: Casey Graham • What was said – and what page: 87

• “There are many reasons why bulldogs are good

dogs, but ultimately it is their beautiful smile that attracts people to them.”

Sources used in this PowerPoint

• http://web.ics.purdue.edu/~jbay/203/citation.doc• http://www.lmu.edu/Assets/Academic+Affairs+Division/Learning+Resource+Center/MLA+Quoting+PDF.pdf