How to Paraphrase and Quote, Lesson 1

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How to Paraphrase and Quote, Lesson 1

• with The Glass Castle

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Purpose

• Paraphrasing and quoting the published work
  requires going back into the text. Checking the
  text ensures that my own writing will be specific
  and accurate.
• Paraphrasing is an efficient way to sum up
  material.
• Quotes are evidence. I refer to a published
  writers specific words to support my own ideas.

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The job Analyze a Symbol

• Students are assigned to one of 5 symbols and
  will become experts on it. You will DISCUSS,
  WRITE and then PRESENT the following
• Explain when the symbol appearsdescribe it
  clearly.
• Explain why Jeannette remembers it by explaining
  how she feels about it.

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Practice topic Arrival in NYC

• When Jeannette Walls moves to NYC, her life
  changes dramatically. We will review and discuss
  the actual event of her arrival.
• Step 1. Find the best quote in the text.

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• Answer the excerpt
• It was dusk when I got my first glimpse of it
  off in the distance, beyond a ridge. All I could
  see were the spires and blocky tops of buildings.
  And then we reached the crest of the ridge, and
  there, across a wide river, was a huge island
  jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their glass
  glowing like fire in the setting sun.
• from The Glass Castle, by Jeannette Walls,
  page 245

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Step 2 Decide which part of the quote is
relevant.

• It was dusk when I got my first glimpse of it
  off in the distance, beyond a ridge. All I could
  see were the spires and blocky tops of buildings.
  And then we reached the crest of the ridge, and
  there, across a wide river, was a huge island
  jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their glass
  glowing like fire in the setting sun.

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Answer The whole quote is relevant because its
all description of NYC.

• It was dusk when I got my first glimpse of it
  off in the distance, beyond a ridge. All I could
  see were the spires and blocky tops of buildings.
  And then we reached the crest of the ridge, and
  there, across a wide river, was a huge island
  jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their glass
  glowing like fire in the setting sun.

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Step 3 Analyze the text

• Different people may interpret the mood, or
  underlying emotion, of this passage differently.
  What do you think Jeannette is feeling? Whats
  the mood?
• It was dusk when I got my first glimpse of it
  off in the distance, beyond a ridge. All I could
  see were the spires and blocky tops of buildings.
  And then we reached the crest of the ridge, and
  there, across a wide river, was a huge island
  jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their glass
  glowing like fire in the setting sun.

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• Answer There is more than one correct answer.
  Some answers will be better than others some
  will be too off-base to be considered. For the
  most part, when I analyze, I can say almost
  anything as long as I provide good evidence.

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Step 4 Choose evidence.

• Decide which words are really important, and
  should be included in my own writing. I need to
  choose words and phrases that support my own
  ideas.
• It was dusk when I got my first glimpse of it
  off in the distance, beyond a ridge. All I could
  see were the spires and blocky tops of buildings.
  And then we reached the crest of the ridge, and
  there, across a wide river, was a huge island
  jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their glass
  glowing like fire in the setting sun.

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Answer Most people mark these parts some people
mark differently.

• It was dusk when I got my first glimpse of it
  off in the distance, beyond a ridge. All I could
  see were the spires and blocky tops of buildings.
  And then we reached the crest of the ridge, and
  there, across a wide river, was a huge island
  jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their glass
  glowing like fire in the setting sun.

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Step 5 Write.

• When my writing purpose is to analyze another
  authors text, I need to
• paraphrase the relevant text
• weave important words and phrases of the text
  into my writing
• include my own analysis, too
• Note this basically sums up what you have to do
  in an essay paragraph.

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Step 5 Do it! Actually use the highlighted
words, or most of them, and paraphrase the rest.
Your job is to describe the symbol when it
appears tell how Jeannette feels about it. (1-3
sentences)

• It was dusk when I got my first glimpse of it
  off in the distance, beyond a ridge. All I could
  see were the spires and blocky tops of buildings.
  And then we reached the crest of the ridge, and
  there, across a wide river, was a huge island
  jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their glass
  glowing like fire in the setting sun.

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• My writing. Notice where I paraphrase, weave
  quotes, and analyze. Identify whats missing.
• When Jeannette Walls approaches NYC at dusk,
  she sees only the tops of buildings. She is
  excited and amazed when she can finally see the
  whole city, and remembers always a huge island
  jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their glass
  glowing like fire in the setting sun.
• The excerpt
• It was dusk when I got my first glimpse of
  it off in the distance, beyond a ridge. All I
  could see were the spires and blocky tops of
  buildings. And then we reached the crest of the
  ridge, and there, across a wide river, was a huge
  island jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their
  glass glowing like fire in the setting sun.

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Purpose of MLA in-text citation

• to carefully identify someone elses words and
  ideas, and not claim them as my own
• to use someone elses words and ideas to support
  my own ideas
• to identify the original source of the quoted
  material
• to refer the reader to the correct entry on the
  Works Cited page entries begin with the authors
  last name
• to refer the reader to the exact page of the
  quotation in the original text

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How To

• In parenthesis, give the authors last name, 1
  space, and the page number.
• Example (Walls 245)
• Put this after the quote and before the period.
• There are, of course, all kinds of special rules.
  For now, well include author page in every
  sentence with a quote, for practice.

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Some special rules

• If a sentence has more than 1 quote from the same
  page, I only need 1 citation after the last
  quote. If a sentence has more than 1 quote and
  they come from different pages, each quote will
  need its own citation.
• If the authors name is given in the sentence
  that includes a quote, I dont have to include
  the authors last name in the parenthesis I just
  include the page number.

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My writing, with MLA citations

• When Jeannette Walls approaches NYC at dusk,
  she sees only the tops of buildings (245). She
  is excited and amazed when she finally can see
  the whole city, and remembers always a huge
  island jammed tip to tip with skyscrapers, their
  glass glowing like fire in the setting sun
  (Walls 245).

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Your turn Analyze a Symbol

• DISCUSS, WRITE 1-3 sentences, and then PRESENT
  the following
• Explain when the symbol appears describe it
  clearly.
• Explain why Jeannette remembers it by explaining
  how she feels about it.
• fire (15, 33-4)
• Joshua tree (35, 38)
• Venus (39-41)
• braces (201-2)
• cheetah (106-9)

• Remember to
• paraphrase relevant text
• weave important words and phrases into your
  writing
• include analysis

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Homework

• Using A Published Authors Text
• In Your Own Writing
• 20 points
• (hand-out)