How to Embed Quotes into Writing

How to Embed Quotes into Writinghttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZTkNMo3Qsg&feature=related2Quoting from another sources is critical to academic writing. These quotes lend credibility and authority to your writing.

Do not just drop a quote into your writing without warning and without an introduction.

Which quote do I use?Quotations should only be used to support your point-of-view; thus, write your essay first, then go back and embed the quotation within paragraphs. This means you should always have at least one sentence which leads into the quotation, and one leads out of it. The point is to have another person's thoughts and ideas flow smoothly with your own (Strever).Verbs to help introduce a quotationsaysinforms usallegeswritesclaimsstatesobservescommentsthinksnotesaffirmsassertsremarks explainsarguesaddsdeclarestells us reiterates proves speculates Turn to your neighborState 5 verbs from the list you prefer to use in your writing!

Go!insert short phrases and clausesPresident Roosevelt, in his State of the Union message on Jan. 6, 1941, told Congress that the United States is to act as an arsenal for the British until they could arm themselves. Insert quote using the colon( : )Colon must introduce a complete sentence. President Roosevelt stated a clear goal in his message to Congress: We cannot, and we will not, tell them that they must surrender merely because of present inability to pay for the weapons which we know they must have. This was important to state to the Congress so they would know he was not just asking for money the United States would never see again.Insert the quote after thatPresident Roosevelt exclaims that Congress not make them a loan of dollars with which to pay for these weaponsa loan to be repaid in dollars.

Why insert an ellipsis?Always explain quotations so that your readers have some idea as to why you are quoting. Always explain what you quote: what in your view does the quoted passage say, and why is what it says important to you? To explain, This means,

e.g.John Dashwood reveals his selfishness while thinking about how much money he would give to his stepmother and stepsisters: "[H]e finally resolved that it would be absolutely unnecessary, if not highly indecorous, to do more for the widow and children of his father than such kind of neighbourly acts as his own wife pointed out" (13). This suggests that John Dashwood is the kind of man who just needs any poor reason to excuse himself from any action that will not benefit him directly(Singer).

What happens when you dont cite your source?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7sgUfYg-XtoWorks CitedEmail Grammar and Style: Quoting Properly. Romantic Libraries. Ed. Kate Singer. University of Maryland. 14 Sept. 2012. Strever, Jan. How to Embed Quotations with in Text. Spokane Community College. 14 Sept. 2012.