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They could have changed certainly and temporarily and not at all. In his mind, our narrator remains divided. Of course, and for a while, and never. Note: There are spoilers in the comments below. There is no general rule in Australia regarding which type of inverted comma you must use for quotations.
Single inverted commas are preferred in Australia as they follow the British standard. The American standard involves styling quotations with the double inverted comma. You can choose either style, just be consistent in your essays. However, quotations must be used correctly, otherwise you risk and these frequent mistakes will be discussed in detail later :.
As you discuss ideas in a paragraph, quotes should be added to develop these ideas further. A quote should add insight into your argument; therefore, it is imperative that the quote you choose relates intrinsically to your discussion.
This is dependent on which aspect of the text you are discussing, for example:. Never quote just for the sake of quoting. Throwing in quotations just to make your essay appear more sophisticated will only be more damaging if the quotation does not adequately reinforce or expand on your contention. Conversely, an essay with no quotations will not achieve many marks either. A quotation should never tell the story for you.
Thus, you must be selective in how much you want to quote. Generally speaking, the absolute minimum is three quotes per paragraph but you should not overload your paragraphs either. Overcrowding your essay with too many quotations will lead to failure to develop your ideas, as well as your work appearing too convoluted for your assessor. Remember that the essay is your piece of work and should consist mainly of your own ideas and thoughts. Single worded quotations can often leave the largest impression on the assessor.
This is because you are able to demonstrate that you can focus on one word and develop an entire idea around it. I realised then that I had begun to step small and carry myself all hunched, keeping my arms at my sides and my elbows tucked, as if to leave room for them. Long quotations comprise of more than one sentence — avoid using them as evidence. Your assessor will not mark you highly if the bulk of your paragraphs consists of long quotations. You should aim to keep your quotations to less than 2 lines on an A4 writing page.
If you have a long quotation you wish to use, be selective. Choose only the important phrases or key words, and remove the remaining sentence by replacing it with an ellipsis ….
You would have noticed that a square bracket [ ] was used. This will be discussed in detail under Blending Quotes. You must make sure that you use quotation marks whenever you use evidence from your text. Even a single flicker of the eyes could be mistaken for the essential crime that contained all other crimes in itself — thought crime. There are serious consequences for plagiarism.
VCAA will penalise students for plagiarism. You should always aim to interweave quotations into your sentences in order to achieve good flow and enhanced readability of your essay. Below is a good example of blending in quotations:. John Proctor deals with his own inner conflict as he is burdened with guilt and shame of his past adulterous actions.
Yet during the climatic ending of the play, Proctor honours his principles as he rejects signing a false confession. Broken sentences are a common mistake made when students aim to integrate quotations into their sentences. Below are examples of broken sentences due to poor integration of a quotation:.
Scrooge is illustrated as a person who is isolated in his own sphere. A Christmas Carol, Charles Dickens. Never write a sentence consisting of only a quotation.
This does not add insight into your argument, nor does it achieve good flow or readability. This example is better, however the sentence is still difficult to read. In order to blend quotations into your sentences, try adding in words that will help merge the quotation and your own words together:. This is usually done to:. Authors sometimes write in past looked , present look or future tense will look.
Depending on how you approach your essay, you may choose to write with one of the three tenses. Cosi, Louis Nowra. The author may write in a first I, we , second you or third person he, she, they narrative. Thus, it is necessary to replace first and second person pronouns with third person pronouns. When Keller was finally ready to share his brutal past with Paul, the latter disregarded the maestro, as he was too immersed in his own adolescent interests.
Maestro, Peter Goldsworthy. Sometimes, it may be necessary to insert your own words in square brackets so that the quotation will be coherent when incorporated into your sentences. It is important to maintain proper grammar while weaving in quotations. The question is: does the punctuation go inside or outside the final quotation mark? The rule is: If the quoted words end with a full stop or comma , then the full stop goes inside the quotation marks. If the quoted words do not end with a full stop, then the full stop goes outside the quotation marks.
The Secret River, Kate Grenville. On The Waterfront, Elia Kazan. Alternatively, you can underline the title of the text instead of using single quotation marks. Many teachers and examiners prefer this option. When you quote the author who is quoting someone else, then you will need to switch between single and double quotation marks. If you're following the American standard, you'll need to do this the opposite way - that is, using double quotation marks for the author's words and and then single quotation marks for the quote.
We recommend sticking to the preferred Australian style though, which is single and then double. The dialogue used by the author is surrounded by double quotation marks. This demonstrates that the dialogue used in the text still belongs to the author. When you wish to express irony, you use quotation marks to illustrate that the implied meaning of the actual word or phrase is different to the normal meaning. Tip One: Do not go onto Google and type in 'Good quotes for X text', because this is not going to work.
These type of quotes are generally the most famous and the most popular quotes because, yes they are good quotes, but does that necessarily mean that it's going to be a good quote in your essay?
Probably not. But why? Well, it's because these quotes are the most likely to be overused by students - absolutely every single person who has studied this text before you, and probably every single person who will study this text after you. You want to be unique and original. So, how are you going to find those 'good quotes'? Recognise which quotes are constantly being used and blacklist them. Quotes are constantly used in study guides are generally the ones that will be overused by students.
Once you eliminate these quotes, you can then go on to find potentially more subtle quotes that are just as good as the more popular or famous ones.
Tip Two: Re-read the book. There is nothing wrong with you going ahead and finding your own quotes. You don't need to find quotes that already exist online or in study guides. Go and find whatever gels with you and whatever you feel like has a lot of meaning to it. I had a friend back in high school who was studying a book by Charles Dickens. I haven't read the book myself, but there was a character who couldn't pronounce the letter S, or he had a lisp of some sort.
What my friend did was he found this one word where, throughout the entire book, the guy with the lisp only ever said the S one time and that was a massive thing. So, he used that. This is something that is really unique and original. So, go ahead and try to find your own quotes.
Tip Three: Realise that good quotes do not necessarily have to come from the main character. Yes, the main character does often have good quotes associated with whatever they're saying, but just know that you do have minor characters who can say something really relevant and have a really good point too.
Their quote is going to be just as strong in your essay as a main character's quote, which will probably be overused and overdone by so many other students. Tip Four: Develop a new interpretation of a famous or popular quote. Most of the time, the really popular quotes are analysed in very much the same way. But if you can offer a new insight into why it's being said or offer a different interpretation, then this is automatically going to create a really good quote that's going to offer a refreshing point of view.
For example, if we look at The Great Gatsby , one of the most famous quotes that is constantly being used is, 'He found what a grotesque thing a rose is and how raw the sunlight was upon the scarcely created grass.
But what you could do instead, is focus on a section of that quote, for example the 'raw'. Why is the word raw being used? How does the word raw contribute extra meaning to this particular quote?
This way you're honing in on a particular section of the quote and really trying to offer something new. This automatically allows you to investigate the quote in a new light.
Tip Five: Just remember that the best quotes do not have to be one sentence long. Some of the best quotes tend to be really short phrases or even just one particular word.
Teachers actually love it when you can get rid of the excess words that are unnecessary in the sentence, and just hone in on a particular phrase or a particular word to offer an analysis. And also, that way, when you spend so much time analysing and offering insight into such a short phrase or one sentence, it shows how knowledgeable you are about the text and that you don't need to rely on lots and lots of evidence in order to prove your point.
Those are my five quick tips on how to find good quotes from your texts! Need more help with quotes? Comparing: Stasiland and Study Guide. A Killer Text Guide: Cosi ebook. Cosi Study Guide. A Killer Text Guide: Ransom ebook. Ransom Study Guide. The Great Gatsby Study Guide. Often, with Language Analysis also known as Argument Analysis or Analysing Argument , it can be hard to find unique things to analyse and set yourself apart from your competitors.
Techniques like rhetorical questions, inclusive language and the appeal to family values are regurgitated by thousands of students every year come exam season. And for a good reason, too! What does the writer talk about first? What do they talk about last? How long are the paragraphs?
How many paragraphs are there? While these questions might seem a little pointless to some, they can actually inspire some pretty unique and spot-on analysis in VCE Language Analysis. The author emphasises the theme of Kolumbus and its significance on space travel , which is an example of a recurring idea of theme.
We can use an array of vocabulary to describe exactly how ideas and themes recur throughout a piece. For example, if something is mentioned repeatedly throughout a piece, we could call it a c yclical, recurring or circular idea. If an idea is built chronologically , piece by piece, we could call it hierarchical, chronological, sequential or even linear. In this example, notice how from the beginning to the end of the piece, the author mentions the connection between Kolombus , space exploration and international cooperatio n several times.
By returning to the original theme of Kolumbus as a key driver of support for space travel, which indicates the cyclical structure of her opinion piece, Yergon links space travel with international cooperation. Certain elements of the article can have a different effect on the reader depending on where the author places them.
Although it appears on criteria sheets, many students never really understand the term metalanguage. Strangely, it is something that is rarely addressed in classrooms. While the word may be foreign to you, rest assured that metalanguage is not an entirely new concept you have to learn. How come? Because you have been unknowingly using metalanguage since the very beginning of high school. It's a word that is more and more frequently thrown around as you get more advanced in high school.
And, it's something that becomes tremendously important in your final year of high school, because the more you include metalanguage discussion in your essays, the more intricate your discussion becomes and the more unique it also becomes.
So, instead of maybe using the word, "He was sad ", we might say something like, "He felt sorrowful ". The choice in words changes the meaning that is interpreted by the reader, just slightly, but there is still a difference.
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