Annoying Ways People Use Sources

In Kyle Stedman's essay, "Annoying Ways People Use Sources," he brings to attention six major quotation annoyances and conventions for avoiding the use of them yourself. Through metaphorical illustrations, Stedman walks his reader through parenthetical and cite page sources.

1.) Armadillo Roadkill: dropping in a quotation without introducing it first.
     Avoid this by using the quote sandwich method.

2.) Uncle Barry and his Encyclopedia of Useless Information: using too many quotations in a row.
     Avoid this by analyzing each quote's relevance, consider paraphrasing factual quotes.

3.) Dating Spider-Man: starting or ending a paragraph with a quotation.
     Avoid this by making sure your writing flows and that your sentence before the quote relates to it.

4.) Am I in the Right Movie: Failing to integrate a quotation into the grammar of the preceding sentence.
     Avoid this by adjusting your lead in sentence to make the two fit better.

5.) I Can't Find the Stupid Link: no connection between the first letter of a parenthetical citation and the first letter of a works cited entry.
    Avoid this by making sure the first letter of your in-text citation is the same starting letter that source is cited under.

6.) I Swear I Did Some Research: dropping in a citation without making it clear what information came from what source.
    Avoid this by using specific words or citations in your preceding sentences that will clarify where this source will be cited.

Read & Teach Group Project

Test on Annoyances-Tues.
http://daniellebowlden.wix.com/grccfall2014#!hw2/c1lb