The Writing Centre

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Integrating Sources

• The Writing Centre
• Saint Francis Xavier University
• Antigonish, Nova Scotia

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The Paper

• All good writers know they will have experience
  stages in the writing process
• planning
• researching
• organizing
• writing
• rewriting
• editing
• proofreading

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Simple (working) Thesis Statement

• Make a statement Defend /
  support your statement

_________________________ BECAUSE
1)___________________________

2)___________________________

3)__________________
_________
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Simple (working) Thesis Statement
Example

• Make a statement Defend /
  support your statement

Chaucer uses the theme of social justice
BECAUSE or TO 1) show the
divisions in class
2)
subtly make readers aware of the
injustice
3) offer
solutions
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Take a Stand

• Religious tension in society creates ..
• The narrator sets the tone in The General
  Prologue and, thus, focuses the readers
  attention on ............ (characteristic) of the
  Miller.
• Wage inequity is caused by gender stereotyping
  and traditionally male-dominated workplaces.

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Sub point
Sub point
Sub point
Main point
Thesis Statement
Main Idea
Main point
Conclusion
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Essentials of Every Paragraph

• SAY IT
• SUPPORT IT
• EXPLAIN IT

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Integrating quotations

• MLA
• Joseph Gibaldi notes that a topic sentence
  should clearly and accurately introduce the
  quotation (109). Effective quotations are used
  selectively (109) and are as brief as
  possible (109).

• APA
• Gibaldi (2003) notes that a topic sentence
  should clearly and accurately introduce the
  quotation. Effective quotations are used
  selectively (p. 109) and are as brief as
  possible (109).

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Guidelines

• Use your own voice for the thesis and topic
  sentences. (SAY IT)
• Select quotations that fit your message.
• Integrate quotations smoothly. (SUPPORT IT)
• Defend the significance of the quotation in your
  own voice. (EXPLAIN IT)

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Documenting

• Support the points you have made in your paper
  and acknowledge the source of your ideas
• Provide references for your reader
• Eliminate any chances of plagiarizing

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• Use the library!
• www.stfx.ca

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Quick Access

• Troyka adds that depending too heavily on
  quotations gives your readers . . . the
  impression that you havent bothered to develop
  your own thinking and are letting other people do
  your talking (168).

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Effective Transitions

• The narrator says, ( ),
• Boring, overused

• The narrator agrees .
• argues .
• asserts .
• demonstrates ..
• defends ..
• disagrees .
• notes
• states

(Quick Access, p. 177)
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Punctuation for Introducing Quotations

• Use a comma after a verb that introduces a
  quotation.

• Smith concludes, The solution is elusive years
  of research are still required (32).

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Punctuation for Introducing Quotations

• Use NO punctuation if
• the introductory phrase ends
• with that.

• Smith emphasizes the need for patience, noting
  that . . . years of research are still
  required (32).

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Punctuation for Introducing Quotations

• Use a colon after a complete sentence that
  introduces a quotation.

• Smith implies that the answer will nor come
  quickly The solution is elusive years of
  research are still required (32).

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Integrating Quotations

• The tension builds when Brutus accuses Cassius
  of accepting bribes. He states, Let me tell you
  Cassius .. (4.3.9-11).

• The tension builds when Brutus accuses Cassius
  of accepting bribes Let me tell you Cassius
  .. (4.3.9-11).

Stronger, more direct
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Integrating Quotations and Paraphrases

• The Duke, disguised as a friar, gets a woman
  named Mariana to take Isabels place. This is one
  example of how the Duke plans just as a director
  would do.

• The Duke, disguised as a friar, gets a woman
  named Mariana to take Isabels place. Here the
  Duke acts like a skilled director.
• Sharper, less wordy

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Integrating Quotations

• Hawking is at heart a rational empiricist, I
  think there is a universe out there waiting to be
  investigated and understood (44)
• Quotation simply dropped in

• Hawking is at heart a rational empiricist I
  think there is a universe out there waiting to be
  investigated and understood (44)
• Quotation fits grammatically

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Integrating Quotations

• Quote fragments and integrate into the text.

• The narrator refers to the Squire as A lovere
  and a lusty bachelor (Chaucer line 80).

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Smooth Fit

• Toyka suggests After writing a sentence that
  contains a quotations, read it aloud to hear
  whether the language flows smoothly and
  gracefully (169).

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Final product
Sub point
Sub point
Sub point
Main point
Main Idea
Main point
Conclusion
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Plagiarism

• Taking (stealing) another persons words or
  ideas, intentionally or unintentionally, and
  using them as your own.

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Types of Plagiarism

• Intentional
• Using others words or ideas as your own with
  incomplete or no references

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Types of Plagiarism

• Unintentional
• Not fully understanding the material (patchwork)
• Not fully understanding the need to cite sources
  (cut and paste)

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But I didnt realize

• It is still plagiarism!

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How to Avoid Plagiarizing?

• Keep track of all your resource material and
  necessary documentation.
• Quote judiciously.
• Quote properly/ Use quotation
• marks to indicate the exact words from your
  source.
• Document accurately.

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Tutorial
http//library.acadiau.ca/tutorials/plagiarism/
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Check your Accuracy

• Her gift of love to Nicholas is literal.

www.google.com
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Works Cited

• Begin the Works Cited on a new page.
• Begin each entry flush on the left margin indent
  subsequent lines.
• Double space the entire list.

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Works Cited

• Chaucer, Geoffrey. The General Prologue. The
• Canterbury Tales. The Norton Anthology
• of English Literature. Gen. ed., M.H.
• Abrams. 4th ed. Vol. 1 New York Norton,
• 1979. 122-39. 2 vols.

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• Gibaldi, Joseoph. MLA Handbook for Writers of
• Research Papers. 6th ed. New York
• MLA, 2003.
• Harvey, Michael. Effective Quoting. The Nuts
  and Bolts
• of College Writing. Indianapolis Hackett,
  2003.
• 16 Sept.2004. lthttp//nutsandbolts.washcoll.edu/
  
• quoting.htmlgt.

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• Troyka, Lynn Quitman. Simon and Schuster
• Quick Access Reference for Writers. 2nd
• Cdn. ed. Toronto Pearson, 2004.

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It Is Your Paper
Final Product

• Your name is on the cover.
• Make it yours by
• Planning
• Researching
• Drafting
• Writing
• Editing
• Proofreading

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Rating your Paper

• http//www.csupomona.edu/uwc/non_protect/student/
  CSU-EPTScoringGuide.htm