Overview Key Moves Examples Practice

11. Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Signal Phrases

Integrate primary + secondary evidence smoothly.

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Overview

This chapter is scaffolded in the ENG 1020 edition. We’ll fill in examples using fiction, poetry, and drama.

Goal: By the end, you should be able to use this skill in your next literature paper with confidence (and fewer “I don’t know what to say” moments).

Key Moves
  • Do: Identify a specific feature (word choice, pattern, shift, stage direction, line break).
  • Say: What it suggests (interpretation), not just what it is (description).
  • Prove: Use a short quote or a precise reference.
  • Connect: Explain how it supports your claim or complicates it.
Examples

Placeholder: We’ll add short examples from your course texts (one for fiction, poetry, and drama where relevant).

Practice

Placeholder: We’ll add a quick 10–15 minute practice task and a checklist students can use to self-check.