Directions: Take your time to carefully read through this information and answer the questions. You will be required to use direct quotes in your essays throughout this quarter and in classes after this one.
Why do we use direct quotes in our essays?
Directions:
1. Read “The Goose Story” by Henry Clark Noyes aloud.See p.3
2. As you read the poem, mark any ideas that you connect with. Read the poem again to yourself and mark what line(s) you believe to be true based on your life experiences, if you haven’t already.
3. What is this poem essentially about: What do geese do and how is Noyes saying we should apply this in our lives?
4. Now read Box #1—the directions and examples (see p.4). Would you add or take anything away from the summary of the poem?
(Keep in mind this example is taken from an essay that is a narrative, a story from someone’s life about going away to college but then being forced to come home because of a misunderstanding with her parents. This is only one part of the overall story.)
6. What moment is the writer connecting to in the poem?
(Remember that even if you aren’t writing a narrative for your essay, these same principles apply for integrating a quote effectively.)
7. Now that you know what the writer found in common with the text, is the format for using the direct quote correct? Y or N?
(We will be using MLA, Modern Language Association, all quarter and you will continue to use this in your English classes.)
8. Are the quotation marks and the page number in the right place? Y or N (Circle one.)
(There are a lot of specifics to be aware of with MLA format and using direct quotes.)
9. Go back to the line you connected to because of perhaps being on a team, getting help, not letting someone down, having a close-knit family. Can you write 1 or 2 sentences that lead into the quote, just like the model provided?
Use this graphic organizer to integrate and comment on your quote fully and to use the correct MLA format. Why do we want to use direct quotes in our papers? __________
This format can help you make this more manageable while enabling you to develop your ideas further, aka, making your paper longer in a substantive, non-fluffy way.
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fall, when |
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you see Geese |
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heading South for |
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the Winter, flying along | 5 |
in V formation, you might |
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consider what science has dis- |
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covered as to why they fly that way: |
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as each bird flaps its wings, it creates an |
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uplift for the bird immediately following. By | 10 |
flying in V formation the whole flock adds at least |
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71% greater flying range than if each bird flew on its own. |
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People who share a common direction and sense of community |
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can get where they are going more quickly and easily |
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because they are traveling on the thrust of one another. | 15 |
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When |
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a goose falls |
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out of formation, |
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it suddenly feels the drag | 20 |
and resistance of trying to go it alone |
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and quickly gets back into formation to take |
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advantage of the lifting power of the bird in front. |
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If we have as much sense as a goose, | 25 |
we will stay in formation |
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with those who are headed the same way we are. |
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The Goose Poem by Henry Clark Noyes
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the Head Goose |
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gets tired, it rotates back |
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in the wing and another goose flies point. |
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It is sensible to take turns doing demanding jobs |
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with people or with geese flying South. |
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Geese |
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honk from behind to |
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encourage those up front to keep up their speed. |
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What do we say when we honk from behind? |
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Finally, |
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and this is important, |
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when a goose gets sick, or is |
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wounded by gunshots and falls out |
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of formation, two other geese fall out with that |
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goose and follow it down to lend help and protection. |
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They stay with the fallen goose until it is able to fly, or until |
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it dies. Only then do they launch out on their own, or with another formation |
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to catch up with their group. |
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IF WE HAVE THE SENSE OF A GOOSE, |
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WE WILL STAND BY EACH OTHER |
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LIKE THAT. |
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Using a Direct Quote for Essay #1:
Directions: Use this graphic organizer to integrate and comment on your quote fully and to use the correct MLA format.
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1) Sum up the reading including author and title. The titles of short texts should be in quotation marks. This way, you are introducing the text, providing a little background on it. (You will italicize book titles.)
| 2) Integrate your quote into your essay so that it flows. and is in the proper format. Set up or lead into the quote, how it fits in with your narrative.
| 3) Comment/reflect/analyze the connection between your experience and the text. How does the quote help you prove your point?
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1) EXAMPLE: | 2) EXAMPLE: | 3) EXAMPLE: |
Similarly, in the poem “The Goose Story” by Henry Clarke Noyes, he tells us about the ways in which geese fly and behave so that they not only are efficient flyers but that they support each other.
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At this point, I couldn’t believe I had to leave this four-year college I dreamt of going to, but I hadn’t told my parents the whole truth so they wanted me home. I felt very lonely back in San Jose, as I had to leave everyone I just met, but the worst part was leaving the best friend I ever had. She couldn’t go back with me, or just like the geese in Noyes’ poem, “stay with the fallen goose until it [was] able to fly, or until/ itdies” (112).
| In this case, I was the fallen goose, the wounded one who needed support. Instead of literally remaining with me she called, texted, checked up on me almost everydaysince we were now three hours apart. She sent snaps from our apartment, or favorite places, and in these ways she “stayed” by me, ensuring that I didn’t feel so alone, which made this difficult time more manageable.
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Directions: Find a connection of your own to “The Goose Poem” and fill in the chart below to learn how to integrate and comment on your quotation.
BOX 1 | BOX 2 | BOX 3 |
1) Summarize one of the texts you'll use. | 2) Integrate the quotecorrectly. Notice the page # and parenthesis and the period! | 3) Comment on the quote’s significance—why it’s important. Why the connection matters in your paper. |
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Now You Try: Choose Your Own Essay
Directions: Choose an essay from our readings you connect with and fill in the chart below to learn how to integrate and comment on your quotation.
BOX 1 | BOX 2 | BOX 3 |
1) Summarize one of the texts you'll use. | 2) Integrate the quotecorrectly. Notice the page # and parenthesis and the period! | 3) Comment on the quote’s significance—why it’s important. Why the connection matters in your paper. |
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