Discussion English

I need help with a English question. All explanations and answers will be used to help me learn.

Directions:

As I mentioned, one of the skills we will be working on is incorporating evidence into our own writing. The purpose of this writing workshop is to help you incorporate citations into your writing effectively.

Step 1: Consider the passage below:

A smart Indian is a dangerous person, widely feared and ridiculed by Indians and non-Indians alike. I fought with my classmates on a daily basis. They wanted me to stay quiet when the non-Indian teacher asked for answers, for volunteers, for help. We were Indian children who were expected to be stupid.

This are direct lines from Sherman Alexie’s “Superman and Me.” It is on page 2 of the essay.

Step 2: Review this Incorporating Quotes Handout. ATTACHED

Step 3: Write a signal phrase to introduce your citation. Be sure to include the following information:

• Author’s last name, followed by a phrase to identify the writer’s credentials, and short sentence about the main claim of the article overall,
• Then add another sentence that begins with: He says/claims/argues or any other verb to signal the quote (there is a list of them on page 2 of you handout)

Signal phrase:

Step 4: Parenthetical Citation. This is the page (or paragraph) number on which the information appears, listed between parentheses after the citation. This passage was found on page 2 of the article. Also include the writer’s last name if it is NOT included in the signal phrase above (which is probably is). Remember—only last name page number. NO commas, or any other marks: ( ).

Step 5: Weave it all together. Incorporate steps 2-4 into a seamless citation. Be sure to pay attention to the grammar rules discussed previously in the workbook.

Here is an example of one that is complete:

In her article “Warfare Is Only an Invention–Not a Biological Necessity,” Margaret Mead, the famous American cultural anthropologist, makes an assertion about warfare. She claims, “there are peoples even today who have no warfare” (417).

Step 6: Pretend you do not have to directly quote but instead paraphrase the text. How would you do that? (rewrite the text above in your own words).