Composing with source materials: Inserting quotes

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• Composing with source materials Inserting
  quotes Often a writing prompt will ask you to
  write about something you already know, but the
  prompt will also provide you with some quote you
  CAN work into your essay. For example, lets say
  your prompt goes like this
• The dictionary defines love as an attraction,
  desire, or affection felt for a person who
  arouses delight or admiration, or elicits
  tenderness or benevolence. How do you define
  love?

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The prompt may then go on to provide a few quotes
like the following that you can work into your
essay When my grandma got arthritis, she
couldn't bend over and paint her toenails
anymore. So my grandpa does it for her now all
the time, even when his hands got arthritis too.
That's love. Rebecca- age 8 When someone loves
you, the way they say your name is different. You
just know that your name is safe in their
mouths. Billy- age 4Love is when a girl puts
on perfume and a boy puts on shaving Cologne and
they go out and smell each other. Kari- age 5
Love is when you go out to eat and give
somebody most of your French Fries without making
them give you any of theirs. Chrissy- age 6
How should you proceed?
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Your assignment

• Write 10-12 sentences explaining how you define
  love. Also, respond to one of the articles on the
  love handout, including a quote from the
  article. A QUOTE IS A LINE FROM THE ARTICLE
  REPEATED WORD FOR WORD NOT NECESSARILY SOMETHING
  IN QUOTATIONS.

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Weekend Writing Assignment

• Scoring on
• Use of pronoun(s)
• Correct capitalization
• Use of compound sentences
• Use of conjunctions (underlined)
• Limited simple sentences
• Use of TWO vocabulary words

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Writing Process

• Prewriting
• Gather/Generate information (keeping complete
  records of sources from the very beginning)
• Develop a thesis
• Determine organization
• Outline
• Draft your paper (Develop initial organization,
  transitions, choosing best evidence)
• Revise (better organization/evidence/unity/ comple
  teness, point of view, passive/active voice,)
• Edit (grammar, punctuation, spelling)
• Publish (MLA formatting, etc)

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UNITY Discover a clearly stated point or topic
sentence, and make sure all the other information
in the paragraph or essay is in support of that
point.
SUPPORT Support points with specific evidence,
and plenty of it.
COHERENCE Revise, organize, and connect
supporting evidence so that paragraphs and essays
transition smoothly from one bit of supporting
information to the next.
SENTENCE SKILLS Edit so that sentences are
error-free for clearer and more effective
communication.
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• DUE MONDAY.
• NO EXCUSES!
• JUST DO IT!
• ITS EASY!