The paragraphs that follow provide all the information you need to locate relevant textual evidence and to use it in your writing as a direct quote. Such evidence can be found in the form of a quotation, paraphrased material, and descriptions of the text. Textual evidence is evidence, gathered from the original source or other texts, that supports an argument or thesis. No matter how eloquent, no matter how grammatically sound, no matter how organized, no matter how correct– without evidence, any and all argumentation will fall flat. Toyota Celia (DeLillo 148).” This quotation shows that not only is consumerism an external ritual but it also permeates our unconscious to the point that we imitate commercials in our sleep.The truth? You can’t handle writing the truth without textual evidence! In another instance where consumerism is ritualized Jack is watching his daughter Steffie sleep when, “She uttered two clearly audible words, familiar and elusive at the same time, words that seemed to have a ritual meaning, part of a verbal spell or ecstatic chant. DeLillo does not simply state that this is a tradition passed down through culture, rather by using the word ‘rule’ he is invoking a moral imperative that elevates the event from a cultural phenomenon to a religious ritual. “That night, a Friday, we gathered in front of the set, as was the custom and the rule, with take-out Chinese.” (DeLillo 64) In this excerpt DeLillo ritualizes the process of a family night around the television. The Gladneys are DeLillo’s depiction of the typical American consumerist family. Print.)Īctivity: With a partner, work to fix the introductions and citations in the paragraph below.ĭon DeLillo characterizes the American National Identity as consumerism. “‘That’s not Writing’: Exploring the Intersection of Digital Writing, Community Literacy, and Social Justice.” Community Literacy Journal 6.1 (2011): 55-78. (Sample paragraph taken from page 62 of Turner, Kristen Hawley, and Troy Hicks. While our experience as teacher educators, especially in the context of Kristen’s course, shows us that adopting this perspective is difficult, we feel that there are compelling social reasons to do so. Grabill and Hicks argue that “sing ICTs (Information Communication Technologies) isn’t enough critically understanding how these writing technologies enable new literacies and meaningful communication should also be a core curricular and pedagogical function of English education” (307). Here’s an example of a whole academic body paragraph that illustrates ICE: introduction, citation, and explanation:ĭespite their competence as readers and writers, these young teachers have just begun to understand and participate in the changing ecology of literacy described above, particularly in adopting a view that digital writing is worthy of attention in schools. In other words, comment on the evidence in order to incorporate it into the argument you’re making. Provide analysis that ties them back to your main idea / topic sentence. Some professors at UM take points off of your final paper grade if you don’t cite paraphrased or quoted material correctly (Smith 1).ĮXPLAIN: Make sure to explain your quotes.
See the following example of a cited paraphrase:
Here are some guidelines for MLA style citation: Check the appropriate style guide for guidelines, e.g. Smith observes the following in his article: “When you use a colon to introduce a quote, you need a complete sentence preceding the colon” (1).ĬITE: Provide appropriate parenthetical citations for all quotes and paraphrases (but not summaries).Smith suggests that “if the introduction to your quote isn’t a dependent clause, it doesn’t need to be followed by a comma” (1).As Smith explains, “you can introduce your quotes with a number of different phrases” (1).According to Michael Smith, “you should use the author’s first and last name when you cite that author for the first time in your paper” (1).INTRODUCE: Introduce all your quotes using introductory phrases. Body paragraphs in academic essays contain evidence that supports debatable main ideas that appear in topic sentences, and responsible writers make sure to introduce, cite, and explain quotes and paraphrases used as evidence.
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