Everything you wanted to know about quoting

When committal to writing an essay, you need to give evidence from the story, poem, novel, etc. that helps to support your argument. By quoting from the text, you level that evidence is definitely there. Keep quotation marks short they should support your thoughts, not supersede them. TIP If you only need to inverted comma part of a sentence, design an ellipsis. ORIGINAL Mr. Cunningham, said Atticus, came from a set breed of men (Lee 21). Mr. Cunningham came from a set breed of men (Lee 21).Only quote the part of the ext that relates to your point. Connect the quote to your words dont Just leave it hanging. Use phrases like, Sc stunned shows this when she says, as revealed by the line, as the author states, etc. Place a colon by and by your thoughts to link them to your evidence (the quote). Boldwood loses control of himself. His love for Bathsheba strips him of reason. Boldwood gives in to his emotions totally, as shown when he says, l had some faint belief in the mercy of pe rfection till I lost that woman feel it is better to extend than to live (Hardy 244). He nearly loses his mind.Harper Lee concludes To Kill a jeerer happily. The novel ends by showing Atticus reunited with his children He turned knocked out(p) the light and went into Jems room. He would be there all night, and he would be there when Jem waked up in the morning (Lee 281). Atticuss fatherly presence shows the referee that all is right with the world. DANGERS TO AVOID never accustom a quote in a way that changes the meaning it had originally (take it out of context). Never let your quotes drown out your own voice. Never stick in a quote without connecting it to your words. Never forget to use quotation marks and cite the place where you found the quote.Never use quotes that be longer than they have to be. Never use a quote unless you ar sure of what it means. Jem and Scout meet Mrs. Dubose. Mrs. Dubose lived alone except for a black girl in constant attendance, two doors up th e street from us in a house with steep front steps and a dog-trot hall. She was very old Mrs. Dubose is mean. If she was on the porch when we passed, we would be raked by her wrathful gaze, subjected to unmerciful interrogation regarding our behavior