Integrate Those Quotes, Y'all!
You all already should've read the Integrating Sources section in your
textbook (starting on pg. 61), so I'm going to build on that rather than
repeat what you've already read. Integrating your secondary source
material into your PSA as you create your SSI is a really important part
of the process.
Ex. Because NFL athletes are often young and don't receive any formal financial training, "nearly half of all pro-football players will file for bankruptcy at least once in their lives" (McGregor 92).
Ex. "Nearly half of all pro-football players will file for bankruptcy at least once in their lives," suggesting that NFL players are not provided with the right financial tools to manage the large sums of money they temporarily bring in (McGregor 92).
The popcorn method involves sprinkling short snippets of quoted material within your own sentence.
Ex. The NFL has a known issue with players "fil[ing] for bankruptcy" and has down little to address the issue with affects "nearly half of all pro-football players" (McGregor 92).
You can see how with each of these methods, the writer is using the quoted material to boost what they're saying rather than letting the source material take over the sentence. We don't want the reader to have to interpret the quoted material on their own or what for a new sentence to accomplish that work. Your paper will flow smoother and your quoted materials will seamlessly support your own ideas rather than dominating your voice right off the page.
For your response:
EITHER, how have you integrated quoted material in the past? Are you a heavy paraphraser? A quote dropper? A long quote fan? (which we want to avoid for the ARP, but is definitely okay in other classes if that's what the assignment calls for).
OR, what makes you nervous or concerns you about implementing quote integration? Is this something you've done before? Have you done it differently for other classes? Is quote integration something you're really excellent at?
OR, follow up to at least TWO students responses.
Pitfalls to avoid:
- Quote dropping: including a full sentence or more of quoted material into your paper without any of your own words.
- Using Attributes instead of Integration: Phrased like "According to Dr. Abdul" and "In her article, "The Sound and the Furry," Catalina Gorbenson says, 'BLAH BLAH BLAH.'" When you use attribution tags to identify where your quote came from (the article title) or who wrote it (the author), you aren't actually engaging with the content of the quote. While it's helpful to include acknowledge sources both in your text as well as in your citations, that's not full quote integration because you aren't showing the reader that you understand the content of the quote and how it relates to your topic.
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How to Integrate Those Quotes!
Method 1: Introduction
When you integrate you quoted material using the introduction method, you begin your sentence with your own words and then transition to the quoted material.Ex. Because NFL athletes are often young and don't receive any formal financial training, "nearly half of all pro-football players will file for bankruptcy at least once in their lives" (McGregor 92).
Method 2: Interpretation
Integrating your quotes using the interpretation method means you'll begin your sentence with the quote material and then shift to your own words.
Ex. "Nearly half of all pro-football players will file for bankruptcy at least once in their lives," suggesting that NFL players are not provided with the right financial tools to manage the large sums of money they temporarily bring in (McGregor 92).
Method 3: Popcorn Quotes
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Ex. The NFL has a known issue with players "fil[ing] for bankruptcy" and has down little to address the issue with affects "nearly half of all pro-football players" (McGregor 92).
You can see how with each of these methods, the writer is using the quoted material to boost what they're saying rather than letting the source material take over the sentence. We don't want the reader to have to interpret the quoted material on their own or what for a new sentence to accomplish that work. Your paper will flow smoother and your quoted materials will seamlessly support your own ideas rather than dominating your voice right off the page.
For your response:
EITHER, how have you integrated quoted material in the past? Are you a heavy paraphraser? A quote dropper? A long quote fan? (which we want to avoid for the ARP, but is definitely okay in other classes if that's what the assignment calls for).
OR, what makes you nervous or concerns you about implementing quote integration? Is this something you've done before? Have you done it differently for other classes? Is quote integration something you're really excellent at?
OR, follow up to at least TWO students responses.
In the past, I tended to be a heavy quote dropper, but I later learned how to better integrate quotes the right way. At times, I do get carried away with my paraphrasing as well!
ReplyDeleteThat is pretty normal among us I guess. Also, I feel another good way is to use the citation machine which can help a lot.
DeleteAt first I usually included a quote verbatim and then explain the meaning of it in a couple sentences after, but eventually I started paraphrasing and combining the analysis of the quote together to get my point across in a better fashion.
ReplyDeleteYes, i totally agree with you. Paraphrasing is very helpful to me. It can help readers know the meanings of quotation.
DeleteI need to practice quote integration. I think this blog post will be really helpful to guide me in the correct direction. I do not have allot of practice at this as I tend to just interpret things in to my own words. I understand that I need to work on integrating my sources.
ReplyDeleteI also need to practice my quote integration. I feel like it is a difficult, albeit necessary skill to master. This class will be an excellent way to work on that.
DeleteI usually quote word for word or I'll rearrange the information and then list the source afterward. I just try to structure my papers to flow and not get caught up in long, unnecessary quotes. If a quote is too long, I'll try to break it down and just include the important parts.
ReplyDeleteI used to be a heavy paraphraser in my previous essays. And i think i should learn more methods to correctly quote what i need. Quoting the important parts that i really need in the essay and drop other useless parts.
ReplyDeleteI used to really struggle with quote integration until my sophomore year of high school. My English teacher that year really emphasized how it is never a good idea to just insert quotes into an essay. She really helped me improve how and when to use quotes within an essay.
ReplyDeleteI was a long quote fan. I quoted the sentence I want to express, then explained it in my own word, which make the paragraph so long with only a small part of my own opinion. Sometimes I try to paraphrase the sentence in the article, even though I am not good at summarizing and paraphrasing.
ReplyDeleteI also love quoting in my paper. I often explain its meaning after quotation.
DeleteI think I always have issue about when should I quote. Sometimes when I read others' work, I found that they can always applied a large amount of quotations of others' speaking or claims. Since most of our works are actually based on works that had done by others, a lot of points we want to propose can actually be found in those previous works. So I always question myself that should I quote here if I make some claims, or do I have to quote so many of them.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you! It is also difficult for me to have a clear sense to know when and where should I out my quote. Until now , I still confuse about when and where should I put the right quote.
DeleteThis is also something that is hard and confusing for me, which often leads to me not quoting at all, and I feel like I should, so I am interested in learning better methods.
DeleteIn the past, I was a heavy quote dropper, but towards the end of high school I learned to better integrate quotes into the main point of my analyses - Leighton Dennie
ReplyDeleteI am definitely a long quote dropper, I am not good at paraphrasing so I just leave it in quote form. I am currently trying to improve my paraphrasing quality so I can quote less and write it in my own words.
ReplyDeleteMe too! I don't know how to quote until I learned academic writing in OSU. I am not good at paraphrasing. I usually quote directly the whole sentence or I wrote the quotation in my own words, but sometimes I made people misunderstand the original idea.
DeleteI am also a bad paraphraser! I feel like I am leaving out the good parts when I try to paraphrase.
DeleteI'm a heavy paraphraser , and from now and on , I'll avoid it , also I quote when it's needed . I think this blog Post will help us learn more techniques of writing .
ReplyDeleteI think I originally was a long quote dropper. Right now, I use more popcorn quotes in my writing rather than paraphrasing. I am not very good at paraphrasing and I am working on becoming better at it.
ReplyDeleteUsually I have integrated small quotes in a sentence and acknowledging the author. But when it comes to writing down big quotes, I normally paraphrase it and narrate it in a passive voice. I tend to avoid big quotes as it doesn’t make the research paper very professional.
ReplyDeleteI tend to be a quote dropper - I normally drop the "according to" phrase and then follow up with the quote from the article. When I progressed into a research class I did a better job at avoiding it, but there were still times where I let the quote from the article dominate the sentence.
ReplyDeleteI used to think that quotations should be quoted in the whole sentence, so I even didn't change them deliberately. This leads to the frequent use of a large paragraph of text in my articles to represent very few central arguments. I think in the future I will simplify and summarize the quotation content to achieve a more effective quotation.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that long direct quotation is not a good idea for your essay. Paraphrasing is essential and use the synonym can help with paraphrasing.
DeleteI typically have a two concerns when it comes to integrating quotes into my papers. I often struggle to integrate the quote into my writing while maintaining the "flow" of the paper. I also often have confusion over what style of citation to use, is (Author, 2019) acceptable or is "Author found in 2019 that" an acceptable way to cite without using a dedicated citation?
ReplyDeleteIn the past, I have typically done most of my quoting as quote dropping. It wasn’t until my last year in high school when we were taught other ways to quote but I still find myself quote dropping too often. This year I will hope to change that.
ReplyDeleteI do a lot of quote dropping but my senior year in high school we were taught other ways especially integrating the quote, talking about it first and then adding the quote.
ReplyDeleteIn the past, I used to be a quote dropper and not really integrate well at all. But I think I have been getting better by mostly using the introduction method. So I hope to continue to get better and hopefully be able to incorporate the other methods into not just this paper but all my papers.
ReplyDeleteI’ve never really thought about my different quote use in different classes. It’s always just been: I’ll use quotes when I need to. But I will admit to probably using quotes a little too often. I wouldn’t say that my quotes are ever necessarily too long, but I do recall myself using quotes and starting to think that I’ve been using these a lot lately.
ReplyDeleteIn the past, I definitely used to be a quote dropper and didn’t use them properly to connect to my paper. I have gotten better at integrating quotes into my papers now, but I can always improve on using them as properly as possible.
ReplyDeleteWhen and where to use the properly quote really make me crazy in many times. If I use other people's word should I quote? If I combine writers words how should I quote? But now, I feel more crystal about how to quote and write more will help a lot.
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ReplyDeleteI always thought I was so slick when including and introducing quotes. I typically always do it like "According to Dr. Abdul" and "In her article,". Seeing how it should be done and actually understanding how to do it and why is going to make my writing that much better. I love including quotes to prove that my statement is backed up and as a buffer to make essays less boring by including words of other people. I do hate when people use quotes that are too long, though. Usually, if I have a quote that's too long I use ellipses (...) and only use the vital information. I can't wait to practice integrating quotes at a more advances level and implementing them into my work.
I am usually confused with how to relate my article to my quote and make the logic fluently. I always looking up for quote as an assignment and add the source into my paper ponderously without explaining their relationship. I hope I can change that bad habit after this semester.
ReplyDeleteI am always using paraphrasing to quote other's work in the past, just like what a "heavy pharaphraser" do in their writings. This passage offers me a lot of hints on proper citation in the ARP writing. I would do more practice in writing citations.
ReplyDeleteI tend to use a mix of methods for quote integration, depending on the situation. I usually prefer to utilize direct quotation and then either rephrase the quote in my own words to lead into an explanation of how the quote should be interpreted, or use the popcorn method to intersperse direct quotation into explanatory clauses. I have two key rules: Never quote more than a sentence and never separate a quote from its explanation. Lonely quotes (sans interpretation and reason for inclusion) have no place in analysis or discourse.
ReplyDeleteIn my senior year of high school I wrote a formal research paper on the decline of the dairy industry. My instructor was very big on effectively integrating quotes with my own words and helped me a lot with learning how to use them correctly. After writing that paper, and with the help of my instructor, I feel confident in my abilities at quote integration.
ReplyDeleteIn my previous articles, I have always liked to quote a long sentence. Because I think it can not only prove my point well, but also make my article seem very long. However, when I reviewed my article, I found that I could not deal well with the relationship between the long sentences I quoted and my own opinions, which made my article seem disorganized. Moreover, not all the content in this long sentence is useful for my article, so there is always some nonsense in my article. But now, I think the popcorn method is a good way to solve my problems. It makes my writing look clearer and smoother, and it makes my writing less verbose.
ReplyDeleteI think the point of quotation is you understood the meaning of the quotation and you can write it by your own words. Paraphrasing the long sentence in your article can let professor know you are expert in this research paper, and you can use the quotation to support your statement.
DeleteI started to work more with quotes my junior year of high school in English Literature. I was never the best at using quotes up until then, but that year taught me a lot. I tend to be more of a quote dropper and then interpret it afterwards. Sometimes, I worry whether or not I used the proper amount of quotes and if my analysis is detailed enough.
ReplyDeleteQuote integration is always something that has made me nervous. It makes me nervous because I am always scared that I am going to quote it wrong and get in trouble in my paper for plagiarism or maybe not doing my own work.
ReplyDeleteI was a long quote fan before. When I didn't know how to paraphrase my sources, I chose to quote and cite them directly. But then I found a long quote often makes my article too long and lack of my own ideas. Thus, I tries to change my way to quote. I think quote should be in a proper length and combined with some analysis to show the topic. As a writer, I should use quote to help explain my ideas and develop the topic rather just copy what others say.
ReplyDeleteI quoted the sentence long and unmodified before. Because many sentences have academic word, so I usually copy them into my paper. After I look through the regulation, I would try to use interpretation method to quote my word. Because, it is important to explain the idea to readers, so this method can keep sentence's original meaning.
ReplyDeleteI think understanding the content of the quote and how it relates to my own topic is the most important pats of Integrating Sources. In my previous courses, I could be considered as a long quote fan. I believe it would made the points more convincing. But now I need to avoid doing this for ARP. I would consider "Method 2: Interpretation" as the best method for me.
ReplyDeleteI honestly don't like using long quotes but I used to be a heavy heavy quote dropper. And I'm most nervous about accidentally typing it wrong. And with the modified quotes, I'm nervous about changing the sentence meaning entirely or just doing it wrong.
ReplyDeleteTypically when I use quoted material in papers, I use facts to give my paper more validation. I tend not to use opinions of other writers as that takes away from my opinion I am trying to push. The biggest reason I only try to quote facts is that quotes can easily be manipulated to change perspective.
ReplyDeleteI have always been a quote dropper to a fault, but I would like to better at integrating quotes more seamlessly. It would always ruin the flow of my writing to integrate a quote mid-paragraph. Also, I have always tried to avoid using long quotes. It feels like once it gets past a single sentence it is not enough "my work".
ReplyDeleteIt may due to one of my high school teacher(or junior high school) who i didn't remenber though, I developed the habit of integrate quotes since that time. But everytime i use quotes, i do that only in the second method as the atrticle mentioned above. Now i learn two more new method and i am excited to use that in my paper.
ReplyDeleteBefore this course, I already know how to quote a sentence or word in a easy way. It is a little bit different from this class. However, this course can teach me many methods about quotation. And I believe I can quote sentence more correct and normative.
ReplyDeleteI am very bad about using attribution to transition to a quote. As a matter of fact, I was encouraged to use attribution during high school. I think that this might be a difficult habit to break, especially if I am using a source that doesn't strongly support or refute my claims.
ReplyDeleteI generally am not good at using integration for my quotes. I feel like this class can help me improve in that area. I generally struggle with introducing my quotes consistently and smoothly. I like the new methods introduced here, and I hope to work with them soon.
ReplyDeleteIn the past I was taught to use a "quote sandwich", where you first introduce the idea, then add the quote containing relevant information, and lastly end by expanding upon the information that the quote gives the reader. I suppose this would be quote dropping, however, and I am excited to try the new methods outlined here.
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