Practice Incorporating a Quotation

Glory is a movie about war and death. As one film critic says in an article "It is through defeat and death in the regiment that the nation experiences a new birth of freedom."  This quote shows that even though the men are not coming home to their families they have won for the freedom of other family and our country.


Today I have learned how to paraphrase and quote. Paraphrasing is a very important key 
 to US History because you need to know how to say what an article means without using 
the exact words and plagiarizing. I need to use quoting when a quote is important and must give credit to the author. These two things will help me be a better history student.

This is what Mrs. Lawson wanted me to learn today:

• Only use a quote when it adds power and style to my writing.
• Always make it clear, from context, that I understand the full meaning of the quote.
• Whether I quote or paraphrase, always be transparent about the source and how I'm using it.
• If I use another author's exact words or phrases, to any extent, I have to use quotation marks to give credit.
• If I use another's author's presentation of facts or ideas, but put their ideas in my own words, I better have a good reason for doing that, and I must give credit.
• Hyperlinking is so easy, there is no excuse for not being transparent about my sources. 

         I understand how to do this.