Who said “Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time”?

A. C.S. LewisB. Eleanor RooseveltC. Thomas JeffersonD. Walt DisneyE. Thomas Edison

Remember these points when selecting and integrating quotations in your essay.

It is rarely effective to use an entire quoted sentence. Long quotations tend to put your reader to sleep. Your prose is far more interesting and important. So use part of an effective quotation as part of one of your sentences.

Boring Example: According to Stoll, “Television and computing make us more passive…and passivity feeds into shyness” (395).

Better Example: Unfortunately, those who are already shy may compound their problem further as “[t]elevision and computing make us more passive…and passivity feeds into shyness” (Stoll 395).

After the sentence that contains the quotation, you should have a space, parentheses, the author’s last name, the page number, parentheses, and a period.

Unfortunately, those who are already shy may compound their problem further as “[t]elevision and computing make us more passive…and passivity feeds into shyness” (Stoll 395).

If you used the author’s name to introduce the quotation, you should only put the page number in the citation.

Stoll points out that those who are already shy may compound their problem further as “[t]elevision and computing make us more passive…and passivity feeds into shyness” (395).

Boring Example: Stoll says, “Deep social ties are relationships with frequent contact, deep feelings of involvement, and broad content…[they] buffer us from stress and lead to better social interaction” (393).

Better Example: Stoll suggests we should look for “deep social ties” because these bonds have “frequent contact, deep feelings of involvement, and broad content” that help to “buffer us from stress and lead to better social interaction” (393).

To integrate a quotation properly within a paragraph, a good writer usually has

(1) One sentence to introduce the quotation,

(2) a second sentence that includes the quotation, and

(3) at least one sentence to comment on the quotation.

Top piece of bread: at least one sentence to introduce the quotation

Meat: sentence that contains the quotation Bottom piece of bread: at least one

sentence to explain or comment on the quotation (usually the majority of the paragraph)

ORIGINAL: However, the cloning protocol does not tamper with embryos; it tampers only with unfertilized eggs and adult cells like those we scratch off our arms without a second thought. Only after the fact does an embryo emerge (which could be treated with the utmost respect if one so chooses).

SMOOTHLY INTEGRATED QUOTATION:Silver argues that reproductive cloning does not violate human embryos. He asserts that the “[cloning protocol] tampers only with unfertilized eggs and adult cells like those we scratch off our arms without a second thought” (343). While Silver makes a good point, reproductive cloning is still unnatural. The embryo is created in a laboratory by scientists.

Silver argues that reproductive cloning does not violate human embryos. He asserts that the “[cloning protocol] tampers only with unfertilized eggs and adult cells like those we scratch off our arms without a second thought” (343). While Silver makes a good point, reproductive cloning is still unnatural. The embryo is created in a laboratory by scientists.

ORIGINAL: Although their genetically determined inclinations may be the same, [the original person and the clone] may choose to follow those inclinations in different ways, or not at all.

SMOOTHLY INTEGRATED QUOTATION:

The environment in which people are raised affects them more than their genetic code.

Though the original person and his clone may share “genetically determined inclinations,” they have the choice “to follow those inclinations in different ways, or not all” (Silver 343).

Michael Jordan was not born a great basketball player. Though he may have some natural ability, he became great through hard work, perseverance, and practice. Cloning Jordan would not guarantee a great basketball star; on the contrary, the child would have only the raw athletic talent and would lack the circumstances and events that made Jordan who he is.

The environment in which people are raised affects them more than their genetic code. Though the original person and his clone may share “genetically determined inclinations,” they have the choice “to follow those inclinations in different ways, or not all” (Silver 343). Michael Jordan was not born a great basketball player. Though he may have some natural ability, he became great through hard work, perseverance, and practice. Cloning Jordan would not guarantee a great basketball star; on the contrary, the child would have only the raw athletic talent and would lack the circumstances and events that made Jordan who he is.

A “dropped quotation” has the same effect on your paper that a blob of bird poop has on your car windshield; it’s just splattered there with no connection to anything else, and no one knows what to do with it.

So, whenever you use a quotation, you must integrate the material into your text.

Though many jobs require long hours on a computer everyday, studies have shown that staring at a monitor screen for extended periods of time can cause depression. “After following the study group, the psychologists found an average increase in depression by about one percent for every hour spent online per week” (Stoll 393). The individual becomes isolated from the outside world and though he or she may be social in an online setting, there is no true human contact.

Though many jobs require long hours on a computer everyday, studies have shown that staring at a monitor screen for extended periods of time can cause depression. “After following the study group, the psychologists found an average increase in depression by about one percent for every hour spent online per week” (Stoll 393). The individual becomes isolated from the outside world and though he or she may be social in an online setting, there is no true human contact.

Though many jobs require long hours on a computer everyday, studies have shown that staring at a monitor screen for extended periods of time can cause depression: “After following the study group, the psychologists found an average increase in depression by about one percent for every hour spent online per week” (Stoll 393). The individual becomes isolated from the outside world and though he or she may be social in an online setting, there is no true human contact.

Though many jobs require long hours on a computer everyday, studies have shown that staring at a monitor screen for extended periods of time can cause depression. Stoll states, “After following the study group, the psychologists found an average increase in depression by about one percent for every hour spent online per week” (393). The individual becomes isolated from the outside world and though he or she may be social in an online setting, there is no true human contact.

Though many jobs require long hours on a computer everyday, studies have shown that staring at a monitor screen for extended periods of time can cause depression. In a UCLA study, psychologists determined “an average increase in depression by about one percent for every hour spent online per week” (Stoll 393). The individual becomes isolated from the outside world and though he or she may be social in an online setting, there is no true human contact.

People all over the world are making connections with other people online, and though this seems like a positive step in expanding our network of friends, we can forget that these people in the online world are strangers. “Online friends can’t be depended on for help with tangible favors: small loans, baby-sitting, help with shopping, or advice about jobs and careers ” (Stoll 394). Though many people find help in online support groups, the members of the group should not be considered true friends. They may be able to offer advice or commiserate with an individual, but they do not offer the human connection one finds with a person face to face.

People all over the world are making connections with other people online, and though this seems like a positive step in expanding our network of friends, we can forget that these people in the online world are strangers. “Online friends can’t be depended on for help with tangible favors: small loans, baby-sitting, help with shopping, or advice about jobs and careers ” (Stoll 394). Though many people find help in online support groups, the members of the group should not be considered true friends. They may be able to offer advice or commiserate with an individual, but they do not offer the human connection one finds with a person face to face.

People all over the world are making connections with other people online. People all over the world are making connections with other people online, and though this seems like a positive step in expanding our network of friends, we can forget that these people in the online world are strangers. Stoll states, “Online friends can’t be depended on for help with tangible favors: small loans, baby-sitting, help with shopping, or advice about jobs and careers ” (394). Though many people find help in online support groups, the members of the group should not be considered true friends. They may be able to offer advice or commiserate with an individual, but they do not offer the human connection one finds with a person face to face.

People all over the world are making connections with other people online. People all over the world are making connections with other people online, and though this seems like a positive step in expanding our network of friends, we can forget that these people in the online world are strangers. These so-called friends cannot “be depended on for help with tangible favors” (Stoll 394). Though many people find help in online support groups, the members of the group should not be considered true friends. They may be able to offer advice or commiserate with an individual, but they do not offer the human connection one finds with a person face to face.

Top piece of bread: at least one sentence to introduce the quotation

Meat: sentence that contains the quotation Bottom piece of bread: at least one

sentence to explain or comment on the quotation (usually the majority of the paragraph)

Ellipses (three dots) indicate that some unnecessary words have been left out of a quotation. When using ellipses, remember:

When you quote just a word or short phrase, no ellipsis is necessary.

You do not use an ellipsis to indicate that you have left something out of the beginning of a sentence.

Missing words from the end or somewhere in the middle of a sentence need to be indicated with ellipses.

When you quote parts of more than one sentence, you need four dots instead of three.

Use brackets to indicate any changes you make to quotations while fitting them into your sentence. See the example under “Maintaining a Smooth Sentence Style.”

Remember, rather than changing more than two items in a short quotation, find a better way of integrating the quotation.

Compare your discussion questions

Choose the best question from your group

Discuss!

Even though it is sometimes possible for crazy people to look totally normal on the outside, do you then think it was really necessary for Rosenhan and his other participants to grunge themselves up prior to starting the experiment itself?

Do you agree with Robert Spitzer that the term “in remission” in the psychiatric field to them it means sane. What does the term “in remission” mean to you?

How would you feel if when trying the experiment you got stuck in a mental hospital longer than you thought you would be there?

How does psychiatry test for sanity when a psychiatrist can’t test for it in the way a doctor tests for other diseases or in the way science measures exactly?

What is the reason for Rosenhan inviting people to act insane when they are not? What did he want to discover?

Cognitive dissonance refers to a situation involving conflicting attitudes, beliefs or behaviors.

This produces a feeling of discomfort leading to an alteration in one of the attitudes, beliefs or behaviors to reduce the discomfort and restore balance etc.

Taken from http://www.simplypsychology.org/cognitive-dissonance.html

Find a golden line from “Sane” Said so well that you can’t paraphrase

Slater (or another figure) makes a point (is not telling a story or giving an example)

Write the first word, ellipsis (…), the last word, and the page number

Compare yours with the person next to you Decide whose selection is better/more interesting

As a pair, compare your selection with another pair Decide whose selection is better/more interesting

As a group of four, compare your selection with another group of four Decide whose selection is better/more interesting

What do you want to say about that quotation? Do you have an example? Do you agree or disagree? Do you want to elaborate?

In your group of four, brainstorm ideas.

Write notes, not complete sentences.

Now, look at the your paragraph and the quotation.

In one sentence, what connection do you see between the two?

Come up with at least three possible sentences.

S-E-E Paragraph

Statement

Evidence (quotation)

Explanation

How can we modify the quotation to fit our paragraph?

Choose one of the selections from your group of eight (not the one we used as a class and not the one you used in pairs) or find a new point you would like to quote

Write your explanation paragraph

Look at the quotation and the explanation paragraph and make connections between the two in one sentence

Adjust the quotation to fit your paragraph (and make sure it is not dropped!)

A. “As He Himself Puts It”

B. “Being Sane in Insane Places”

C. Socratic Smackdown

D. Quoting

E. Introduction to Cognitive Dissonance

A. Quoting/“As He Himself Puts It”

B. SEE Paragraphs

C. “On Being Sane in Insane Places”

D. Essay #1

E. Something else (be prepared to tell me what)

Due Tuesday, February 10 at 11:55 p.m.:

Peer reviews of Essay #1 through Turnitin

Due Thursday, February 12 at 11:55 p.m.:

Post to the weekly discussion on Moodle

Due Sunday, February 15 at 11:55 p.m.:

Respond to at least two students in the Moodle discussion

Essay #1 Final Draft due to Turnitin!

Due Monday, February 16 at 11:55 p.m.:

Watch the EP video lessons “How to Structure Paragraphs in Your Essay” and “Writing Revision” and take the respective quizzes

Due Tuesday, February 17 at the beginning of class:

Read “Yes/No/Okay, But” (Chapter 4 of They Say/I Say) and come to class prepared to discuss

Read “Quieting the Mind” (Chapter 5 of Opening Skinner’s Box) and come to class prepared to discuss and complete the Metacognitive Reading Log