Summary of “They Say, I Say,” Quotations, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing

There are several different ways to introduce the ideas of others: whether they are general ideas that have become widely accepted, or an idea that you’re trying to present as your own. There are also ways to introduce something that is “implied or assumed.” The templates provided give you a chance to look at things in an analytical way.

Opening a debate with a summary of the different views gives you awareness and credibilitybefore establishing your opinion of the subject; use the writing process to find out where you stand. Another way to open a debate is to discuss a proposition that many can agree with to highlight the point(s) on which they disagree. Always keep the views of others in mind when writing an argumentative paper; this reminds your audience of the purpose of your writing.

Using templates for “they say” allows the writer to organize their ideas, in relation to their thesis, supporting evidence, counterargument, and conclusion.

Citing in a paper helps to avoid the troublesome problem of plagiarism. When citing, you must remember to cite ALL direct quotes, specific words, ideas, and information that an author said. You should only use direct quotes to provided examples or credibility to your argument or view. Also when providing specific historical information or when a well-stated
passage would lose meaning and clarity if paraphrased. Summarize to record main points of significance. Paraphrase to
keep details that prove important.

Use:

Italics for emphasis.

Ellipsis to omit words.

Brackets for insertions or changes.

You can integrate quotes at almost any point of a sentence: beginning, middle, end, or in the middle of your own words. Block quotes: used when quotes take up more than five typed lines. Indent the quote an inch from the left margin. Introducing quotes: you can introduce quotes using colons, commas, that. Punctuation: If a quote ends with a question mark or exclamation point, keep it and put the parenthetical reference and period outside of the quotation marks.

Avoid: incompatible verbs, omitting words that leave an ungrammatical sentence, and sentence fragments.

Documentation of sources: use in-text citations and a works cited page using the instructed formatting style.

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