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The main purpose of this exercise is for you to gain practice interviewing sources and using quotes. The in-class interview Wednesday was probably be fun and easy; arranging interviews (in person, by phone, or by email) with other people who know your subject will be a little more involved. And you will probably find that, once you have learned more about your classmate, you’ll need to arrange a follow-up interview. (Feel free to use Friday’s class time for that purpose — I know for a fact you don’t have class from 11:30-12:20!)
Let your quotes do as much work as possible. Many writing instructors strongly urge students to recognize that, if you have a good quote, it should stand on its own, without any unnecessary introduction.
“The last student who introduced a quote unnecessarily went headfirst out my office window,” said Dennis Jerz.
Okay, okay, I won’t actually defenestrate you, but you get the idea. The entire first paragraph was unnecessary, because the quote in the second paragraph said it all much better.
Let your quotes do as much work as possible. Many writing instructors strongly urge students to recognize that, if you have a good quote, it should stand on its own, without any unnecessary introduction.“The last student who introduced a quote unnecessarily went headfirst out my office window,” said Dennis Jerz.