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Ashford University | ENG121 WEEK TWO JOURNAL

Welcome to the week two journal, where we'll be working on quoting from a source. There a lot of resources in

this prompt, and you can access those by clicking on the links provided. You'll find an example of how to quote,

guidelines and tips for how to integrate quotes, but it's worth reminding ourselves of why we use quotes.

There a lot of details involved with incorporating quotes, but we use them for very good reasons. When we quote

another source, we're giving credit to an author or source for the idea that they had. And we're showing our

reader exactly what we're responding to. For example, it's one thing to say a political candidate has good ideas.

But, you have much more authority in reporting and responding to those ideas if you can quote them in the words

that the candidate actually used.

As another example, if we hear someone say, "The new corporate store is going to ruin this neighborhood," that's

not as strong as looking at the actual plan the corporation has for the store in the neighborhood. So, we might

want to look for a quote from someone making an argument. When we look at quotes, we're taking steps to

ensure that we are evaluating ideas with a level of objectivity. Evaluating an idea in the words that someone else

actually used. When we use those ideas and consider the actual language of a source, we're also allowing

ourselves and our reader to consider the point of view of the source. And that's an excellent step to take in the

process of critical thinking.

For this particular journal, you have the choice for which piece of writing you want to respond to. You'll state a

response to the text you read and also quote a meaningful passage from the source to help show your reader a

detail about the response you have to the piece. When you look at that language, take some time to think about

the words that are being used, their meanings, and the tone of the peace. You may also want to consider who the

audience is for the quoted material, where and when it first appeared, and what the writer might be responding to.