Practicing Incorporating a Quotation

This film was not portrayed well from the colored man's perspective. The producer hid some of the intense mis-treatment and majorly down played it. "The film should have, if possible, integrated some primary-source material from an enlisted (black) man’s perspective." This quote reveals that the producer should've incorporated more of the 54th Regiment from the enlisted black men's perspective.

   I learned that paraphrasing should portray the same idea that the original passage does. It should not just be a summary of what the author is saying. Instead, you should take the exact same ideas of the author and put them into different words.

This is what Mrs. Lawson wanted me to learn today:

• Only use a quote when it adds power and style to my writing.
• Always make it clear, from context, that I understand the full meaning of the quote.
• Whether I quote or paraphrase, always be transparent about the source and how i'm using it.
• If I use another author's exact words or phrases, to any extent, I have to use quotation marks and give credit. 
• If i use another author's presentation of facts or ideas, but put their ideas in my own words, I better have a good reason for doing that, and I MUST give credit.
• Hyperlinking is so easy, there is no excuse for not being transparent about my sources. 

I understand what we went over today about paraphrasing.