Sophisticated Academic Writing Heading and Title Heading Name

Heading and Title Heading Name Date Critical Book Review Word Count Title - You

Necessary Info • The title of the book is The 7 Habits of Effective

THE FINAL • Turn the paper in from first to last in this order

Integrating Quotes into Your Paper *****A quotation CANNOT stand alone as a sentence; it

Wrong ways to put a quote in context • Page Number: On page 47,

Correct Integration of a quote • Comma Format - includes the speaker (who the

• Blended format - includes the speaker, a signal word, and the word

• Colon Format - quote introduced by a COMPLETE SENTENCE followed by a

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Sophisticated Academic Writing

Heading and Title Heading Name Date Critical Book Review Word Count Title - You need a creative title

Necessary Info • The title of the book is The 7 Habits of Effective Teens • no contractions • don't use society" • Don't just talk about a concept from the book without explaining the concept. Ex: Win-Win "in this world, " "in this time, " "in this *****IGNORE MY CORRECTIONS AND EDITING COMMENTS AT YOUR OWN RISK!

THE FINAL • Turn the paper in from first to last in this order 1 st: Final draft 2 nd: Rough draft that I edited 3 rd: Final Outline 4 th: Any Preliminary outlines 5 th: Brainstorm *** You will lose points for any part that is missing. Writing is a process. I want to see your entire process and I want YOU to see the process!

Integrating Quotes into Your Paper *****A quotation CANNOT stand alone as a sentence; it must be introduce. It must be put in context - one sentence that explains what is happening in the book or why the quote is important.

Wrong ways to put a quote in context • Page Number: On page 47, it says, ". . . " • Chapter Number: In chapter 23, it says, ". . . " • Only a person's name: Harriet Smith said, ". . . " or Covey quotes Harriet Smith, who said, ". . . "

Correct Integration of a quote • Comma Format - includes the speaker (who the speaker is if necessary) and a signal phrase (wrote, explained, illustrates, contrasts, conveys, clarifies, etc), followed by a comma Ex: In explaining the source of wisdom, Solomon wrote, "The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom" (Pro. 9: 10 a).

• Blended format - includes the speaker, a signal word, and the word THAT (NO COMMA) Ex: The Apostle John explained that "God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish, but have eternal life" (John 3: 16).

• Colon Format - quote introduced by a COMPLETE SENTENCE followed by a colon Ex: Paul clarified the message of the gospel to the Corinthians: "I make known to you. . . the gospel. . . that Christ died for our sins. . . and that He was raised on the third day"(I Cor. 15: 1 -4).