Quote Cheat Sheet for Exam
What is a Quote from a work of fiction?
Quotes directly from the fictional source or sources you are writing about
What are the two different types of quotes?
Quotes from works of fiction and Quotes from works of non-fiction
What is Quote from a work of non-fiction?
Quotes or paraphrases from articles found on the databases
what do you insert when you delete any words from the original quotation
elipses (...)
When do you have to have a parenthetical citation?
for every quote in your paper
What do you do when two of your sources have the same first word?
include the entire citation until they differ
What do you do if there is no speaker or it is in 3rd person?
introduce it as being written by the author
What needs to go in the parenthetical citation if you introduced the quote with the author?
just the page number
Am I supposed to look for direct quotes from my fictional source in my non fictional sources?
no
Can you use words like "this quote shows" or "this quote proves"
no
How do you format a block quote?
press enter, tab twice, type the quote the way it appears in the original source, put the parenthetical citation after the end mark
What do you use for a quote within a quote
single quotations
what do you use when you add or substitute words in the original quotation
square brackets [ ]
How do you format dialogue?
start with quotation marks and the use single quotations whenever someone is talking and close with quotation marks
How do you introduce a non-fiction quote for the first time?
the authors first and last name
What is typically the first word of the parenthetical citation?
the authors last name
What needs to go in the parenthetical citation if you don't introduce the quote with the author?
the authors last name and page number
How do you introduce a non-fiction quote for the second?
the authors last name only
When you don't have an author what do you use?
the editor of the work
what goes in the parenthetical citation?
the first words in your citation and the page number
who is the speaker of the quote?
the person who says it in the fictional work
Who is the listener of the quote?
the person who the speaker is talking to
How do you introduce paraphrases?
the same way you introduce a quotation but excluding the quotation marks
What kind of words do you never use when explaining a quote?
this quote shows / this quote proves
what is the only time you include punctuation at the end of a quote?
when its an exclamation point or question mark
When do you use both the first and last name of the author or editor?
when you are using the source for the first time
Do you need to introduce paraphrases?
yes
What happens if you have the same author who writes 2 of your sources?
you include the author and a shortened title
What if there is no page number given?
you put np
what comes first when quoting from a fictional source?
claim
How do you introduce a quote from a work of non-fiction?
claim, last name of the author or editor, and a reporting verb
What do you have to have when introducing a quote from a work of fiction?
claim, speaker, plot clue, and listener
What is a plot clue?
describes the context of the quote in the plot
What is my explanation of the quote?
describing how the quote relates to my claim sentence
what should you say instead of: Diane Telgen says, "blah, blah"
Diane Telgen explains, "blah, blah"
what should you say instead of: The author quotes, "Hi, there!"
The author writes, "Hi, there!"
Do you have to introduce every quote in your paper?
Yes
What do you use to introduce each quote?
a signal phrase and reporting verb
Where does the period go in a quotation?
at the end of the parenthetical citation
What is the term for a quote that goes over four full lines?
block quote
