Essay Editing Day 1

1. Essay Editing Day 1 Editing Quotes and Works Cited

2. Steps for Editing Quotes • Highlight or underline all quotes, including words leading into or out of the quote. • Count the number of words quoted. Write the number in the margin and circle it • Quote can not be longer than 10-12 words. Keep only the “best” part of the quote • Summarize the rest in your own words and use it to lead into the quote or as a sentence before the quote to give context. EXAMPLE: Original: Tania Modleski suggests that "if television is considered by some to be a vast wasteland, soap operas are thought to be the least nourishing spot in the desert" (123). Revised: In her critique of soap operas, Tania Modleski argues that some view television as "a vast wasteland" and soap operas as "the least nourishing spot in the desert" (123).

3. In-Text Parenthetical Citation Check for these mechanical issues: • Quote must begin or end with your own words (integration) • Two (2) quotes can not be back to back in a paragraph • Add a sentence or two of explanation between quotes • All quotes identify where the information came from in one of the following ways: • First time citing put the author’s last name and page of source (Jones 28). • no punctuation and do not write page, pg or anything else before the number. • Next time using the same source, only put the page number (45). • If no page number, just use author’s last name (Jones) • If no author, in parenthesis put an abbreviated version of the title (“Dangers of Television”) • Cite your source even if paraphrasing. Do not put anything in quotes, just end with (page #)

4. In-Text Parenthetical Citation (Con’t) • Guidelines for when to Quote and when to Cite sources: • Do not quote when a paraphrase will do. • Do not cite sources for information that is readily available in popular reference books: • well-known dates and events • identities of famous personalities and politicians • familiar sayings

5. Mechanics • A quote can violate the rules of writing. Only fix a quote to maintain the integrity of your sentence (e.g. change a pronoun to a proper noun, change tense, add a word to clarify the quote, etc.) Put the change in brackets [ ]. • Do not begin or end a quote with a word in brackets, instead move the word outside the quotation marks • Original: In looking at the moon “[John Smith] whispered that he loved Pocahontas” (Miller 58). • Revised: In looking at the moon John Smith “whispered that he loved Pocahontas” (Miller 58). • Use the ellipses … only when removing part of a sentence from the middle of the quote. Never use … at the beginning or the end of a quote.