“Annoying Ways People Use Sources” was another good read,
and definitely helpful considering that we’re at the late stages of our
research paper. Citing and using sources correctly is definitely a skill that takes
practice, and also takes a solid understanding of the rules of the style you’re
using. The reading made me consider how easily it would be to lose my credibility
in the eyes of a reader if I were to cite incorrectly or confuse the reader
with bad quotes. I’m much more familiar with MLA than in APA, so in my 2nd
draft of the essay I don’t think I correctly in-text cited. So for the 3rd
draft, I definitely have to redo a few things and I also still have to create
my reference page following APA guidelines.
The reading also helped me to remember the importance or
transitions. Good quotes can be ruined if you don’t include an adequate transition
that not only leads into the quote, but also ties the quote into the larger
argument of the paper. Transitions truly are just as important as the quotes themselves,
and they can sometimes be tricky.
I have not been a fan of quoting because of not knowing what to do next. After reading the article I can seriously use a quote here and there, and explain reasons for the quote. Quoting gives me more leeway to expand on my paper more depth and strong personality. Always, a work in progress.
ReplyDeleteI agree with you that this article was helpful to read since we are at the final stage of writing our paper. I am also much more familiar with MLA from SBCC so I sometimes get confused how to cite things properly. I will have to redo my citations following the APA guidelines too, so we are on the same page. Good luck with your final draft!
ReplyDeleteDamon, I agree with you 100% about incorrectly citing quotes. If we don't know how to properly use the quotes, we will start detracting people from enjoying our paper. I've also had trouble properly incorporating my quotes and backing them up with evidence, but the more practice I have, the easier it has become. I hope you become familiar with using APA and do very well on your paper!
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ReplyDeleteI agree with you about the importance of correct citations. Before, I use to save the citations until the very last minute and then I put something together just to fulfill the requirement of having citations. I feel sorry for the people that had to read those papers because they must have been very confused and the flow of the text was most likely interrupted. After reading this text, I believe we all have realized how important correct citations are and we will be more careful when using referenses in the future. Great job!
I think this article was great to read I think most of the information in the article was helpful to us or to me because its talks about a lot of things we can use and improve especially in our finial paper. For me this is my first time using APA I didn't like it and it’s confusing I think MLA was easier to me. I think for me quotes its important because its help me to explain more about what I’m writing and make my paper clear and easy to the reader to understand it.
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ReplyDeleteYes Damon I feel you!
I'm all about a good quote transition. I think you are very right that without a good analysis or lead in a quote can just seem like a space filler or a check off the list of things to do for a paper. I have found that its always hard for me to lead into a quote, I just cant come up with the right words. This reading helped a little bit with thinking about the best ways to intro my quotes.