Integrating quotes

Hello.

Some of you, including one student who asked specifically, seem to need help integrating quotes. Do not feel discouraged; this is one of the most difficult maneuvers in all of college essay writing. It requires a lot of finesse and even more practice.
may want to place your words in the beginning of the sentence and attach the quote at the end.

The most important thing to remember is that the quote must be added with care. It must pertain to your argument. Also, use your own words in the sentence containing the quote. To begin you

Here is a link with some examples:

http://www3.uark.edu/qwct/resources/handouts/04%20Integrating%20Quotations.pdf

Example research paper

Hi.
http://www.isbe.net/ils/ela/stage_J/assessment.htm

If you go to the above page and click on The Research Paper(the first one) , you will find a pdf that includes examples of essays that meet and exceed the rubric standards.

MLA

I'll try to attach the power point but here is the source for most of it:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/557/01/

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