In academic writing, there are writing conventions for integrating a direct quotation into your writing. The resources below will help you properly integrate quotes into your writing.
Quotations [E-HANDOUT]
The Writing Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
http://www.unc.edu/depts/wcweb/handouts/quotations.html
This handout explains when one should quote, how to set up a direct quotation, how much to quote, and how to use quotation marks.
Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing [E-HANDOUT]
The OWL at Purdue
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/563/01/
This e-handout examines how to integrate sources by examining when to quote, paraphrase, or summarize the source.
Bedford Research Room
http://bedfordstmartins.com/researchroom/sources/
This tutorial walks the user through how to integrate sources through direct quotations
, paraphrases
, and summaries
. Each section includes examples from student writing, but there are no interactive elements in this tutorial.
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