{"id":307,"date":"2016-03-29T17:32:02","date_gmt":"2016-03-29T17:32:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=307"},"modified":"2016-07-15T17:13:01","modified_gmt":"2016-07-15T17:13:01","slug":"text-choosing-appropriate-quotes","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/courses.lumenlearning.com\/waymaker-level1-english-gen\/chapter\/text-choosing-appropriate-quotes\/","title":{"raw":"Text: Choosing Appropriate Quotes","rendered":"Text: Choosing Appropriate Quotes"},"content":{"raw":"Pretty much every piece of writing you do for college, whether it\u2019s an informal post or a formal essay, will be in response to something you\u2019ve read\u2014and that means you have to quote. Sometimes you\u2019ll rely on outside sources to introduce an idea, define a technical term, or provide supporting evidence for your own argument. Sometimes you\u2019ll use a quote to illustrate different positions on an issue, or as an example of an argument you\u2019ll go on to disagree with in your paper. But no matter why you\u2019re using a quote, remember: <strong>what YOU\u00a0have to say is more important than what the quote has to say<\/strong>.\r\n\r\n<img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-309\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/03\/29173106\/9576733508_41be9de570_o.png\" alt=\"Clip art of quotation marks\" width=\"349\" height=\"132\" \/>\r\n<h2><strong>How to Pick\u00a0Appropriate Quotes<\/strong><\/h2>\r\n1. Return to the annotations you made during the reading process.\u00a0These should point to\u00a0quotes &amp; passages that you found compelling as you read.\r\n\r\n2. For each quote, ask yourself:\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Does the quotation say something in an original or unusually vivid and powerful way that is hard to paraphrase?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Does the quotation come from someone with first-hand experience with the issues?<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Does the quotation come from an expert whose authority is particularly important?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n3. If the answer to any of these questions is <em>yes<\/em>, make a note of it next to the quote and hold onto it. If the answer to all of these questions is <em>no<\/em>, you don\u2019t need the quote\u2014set it aside.\r\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2><div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? We\u2019d love your input.<\/div><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1w6Qg5WGY_-CUJWncGwn-lmAlW8Vd_LNQYDhPxWkh6yk\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-weight: 600; color: #077fab; text-decoration: none; border: 2px solid #077fab; border-radius: 7px; padding: 5px 25px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; line-height: 1.5em;\">Improve this page<\/a><a style=\"margin-left: 16px;\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/document\/d\/1vy-T6DtTF-BbMfpVEI7VP_R7w2A4anzYZLXR8Pk4Fu4\">Learn More<\/a>","rendered":"<p>Pretty much every piece of writing you do for college, whether it\u2019s an informal post or a formal essay, will be in response to something you\u2019ve read\u2014and that means you have to quote. Sometimes you\u2019ll rely on outside sources to introduce an idea, define a technical term, or provide supporting evidence for your own argument. Sometimes you\u2019ll use a quote to illustrate different positions on an issue, or as an example of an argument you\u2019ll go on to disagree with in your paper. But no matter why you\u2019re using a quote, remember: <strong>what YOU\u00a0have to say is more important than what the quote has to say<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-309\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com\/courses-images\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/85\/2016\/03\/29173106\/9576733508_41be9de570_o.png\" alt=\"Clip art of quotation marks\" width=\"349\" height=\"132\" \/><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to Pick\u00a0Appropriate Quotes<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>1. Return to the annotations you made during the reading process.\u00a0These should point to\u00a0quotes &amp; passages that you found compelling as you read.<\/p>\n<p>2. For each quote, ask yourself:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Does the quotation say something in an original or unusually vivid and powerful way that is hard to paraphrase?<\/li>\n<li>Does the quotation come from someone with first-hand experience with the issues?<\/li>\n<li>Does the quotation come from an expert whose authority is particularly important?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>3. If the answer to any of these questions is <em>yes<\/em>, make a note of it next to the quote and hold onto it. If the answer to all of these questions is <em>no<\/em>, you don\u2019t need the quote\u2014set it aside.<\/p>\n<h2>Contribute!<\/h2>\n<div style=\"margin-bottom: 8px;\">Did you have an idea for improving this content? 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