Using Quotations Effectively in English Composition and Rhetoric | ENGL 102, Study notes of English Language

Download Using Quotations Effectively in English Composition and Rhetoric | ENGL 102 and more Study notes English Language in PDF only on Docsity! Using Quotations Effectively With the members of your peer group read the following selection from a student’s paper on dieting and female body image. Based on our discussion of sources, 1.) identify the problems this student has, and 2.) suggest ways the student could clarify his or her writing. Note: The student’s source is Susan Bordo’s article, “The Empire of Images in Our World of Bodies.” Bordo is a feminist philosopher. She is a professor of English and women’s studies at the University of Kentucky. The page numbers of this citation are pp. 149-150. Susan Bordo writes about women and dieting. “Fiji is just one example. Until television was introduced in 1995, the islands had no reported cases of eating disorders. In 1998, three years after programs from the United States and Britain began broadcasting there, 62 percent of the girls surveyed reported dieting.” I think Bordo is right. Another point she makes is that… Templates for Introducing Quotations X states, “__________” (#). As the prominent [philosopher/researcher/scholar/professor] of ___________ X puts it, “__________” (#). According to X, a [researcher/scholar/professor]at ABCD University, “__________” (#). X herself writes, “__________” (#). In her book, [Title here], X maintains that “__________” (#). In his recent article in the journal [Journal Title Here], X complaints that “__________” (#). X agrees with Y when he writes, “__________” (#). X disagrees with Z when she notes that “__________” (#). X complicates matters further when he writes, “__________” (#). Templates for Explaining Quotations in your own words !! X is saying _____________. In other words, X believes that ____________________. In making this comment, X argues that ___________________. X is insisting that ______________________. X’s point is that _______________. The essence of X’s argument is ___________.