Quoting

 Matches the source word for word.

 You use the source’s words.
 Exact same length as the source, unless you follow the rules for adding or deleting material from a
quote.

When should you quote?

 When the style of the original is impressive

 When the author has credibility that will impress your reader
 When you are going to analyze the wording of the original to make one of your points

Direct quoting involves adding the exact words, inside quotation marks, to your text

A signal that a quotation is coming--generally the author's name and/or a reference to the work
An assertion that indicates the relationship of the quotation to your text

Example:
1. Ross (1993), in her study of poor and working-class mothers in London from 1870-1918, makes it
clear that economic status to a large extent determined the meaning of motherhood. Among
this population, "To mother was to work for and organize household subsistence" (p. 9).
2. Illness was rarely a routine matter in the nineteenth century. As Ross observes, "Maternal
thinking about children's health revolved around the possibility of a child's maiming or death"
(p. 166).
3. Charlie Beach, renowned butterfly expert, declared, “Gardens with milkweed and at least six
colors of flowers will attract a plethora of species” (p. 6). This in turn would be a good practice
for gardeners.

The ICE Method

 Introduce (first time you use a source-author name, source name, summary of source; after
that, just need signal phrase)
 Cite
 Explain

Ex. John Barton, in his book, Writing in College, explains how to write a successful essay.