CPN 100 — Writing Studies I Using Quotations

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I Quotations in your essay should be 1.punctuated correctly (see sections 34b and 49j in Universal Keys for Writers )

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I Rowe (2009) writes/says/claims, “There is something lonely about a wired world” (p. 93). I agree with Rowe (2009) when he claims that “there is something lonely about a wired world” (p. 93). It is true that “there is something lonely about a wired world” (Rowe, 2009, p. 93).

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I original (from Dyson): Aside from being unconstitutional, using censorship to counter indecency and other troubling “speech” fundamentally misunderstands the nature of cyberspace.

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I quoted: Dyson (2009) argues that “using censorship to counter indecency and other troubling ‘speech’ fundamentally misunderstands the nature of cyberspace” (p. 25). (see section 34d in Universal Keys for Writers )

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I 2.accurate (i.e., no words left out or put in)  If you do omit words from within the quotation, put in ellipses (... )

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I original wording from the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness quoted: The Declaration of Independence states that “life... and the pursuit of happiness” are our right.

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I  If you do add words, put them in brackets. original wording from the Declaration of Independence: life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness quoted: The Declaration of Independence states that “life [and] liberty” are our right.

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I 3.smoothly integrated into your text  Quotations must fit the sentence topically and grammatically (see pp of Universal Keys for Writers )  Quotations ought to be introduced in some way.

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I poor style: Your text. “Quoted material” (Smith, 2009, p. 1). Your text. “More quoted material” (Smith, 2009, pp ). better: Your text. As Smith (2009) says, “Quoted material” (p. 1). Your text, and “more quoted material” (Smith, 2009, pp ).

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I Other ways to introduce quotations are through the use of signal phrases (also called lead-ins).

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I Smith (2009) says it nicely: “Yadda yadda yadda” (p. 1). Smith (2009) is outraged by such attitudes: “Yadda yadda yadda” (pp ). Smith (2009) puts it best: “Yadda yadda yadda” (p. 20).

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I Be careful when editing quotations in Microsoft Word: ⇒

CPN 100 — Writing Studies I ⇒ two “closing quotation marks” added, not a closing quotation mark followed by an “opening quotation mark” as required here the incorrect second closing quotation mark remains even after inserting a word before it (note that the error is also flagged by Word’s grammar checker) ⇒