Outcome 1 (Recursive Revision) – Demonstrate the ability to approach writing as a recursive process that requires substantial revision of drafts for content, organization, and clarity (global revision), as well as editing and proofreading (local revision).

Over the course of the class my use of citations in my three papers has no changed much. I spent a lot of time at high school learning about the various ways to present a quote to the reader. In the example I will show from my very first paper assignment in ENG 110, I include two well integrated quotes and clearly cite, demonstrate and understanding of the quote and provide my own insights.

“The first one offered by Su, ‘an Australian woman who, when interviewed for Kathy Bail’s 1996 anthology DIY Feminism, described them simply as ‘women who don’t want to be treated like shit,’ (Gay). Gay claims this as her personal favorite, and I would have to admit I also love this one. It provides no outrageous rules that may come with essentialist feminism such as, ‘anger, humorlessness, militancy, unwavering principles. . . hate pornography, unilaterally decry the objectification of women, don’t cater to the male gaze, hate sex, focus on career, don’t shave,’ (Gay),” (Gould Paper-1 1).

I present the quote preceded not only by introducing the author but in a manner that is not jarring for the reader when they come across it. The implementation of the quote is expected and placed well in the paragraph to support the thesis. My most recent use of the classic quote sandwich is executed very similarly to the previous example, “Ms. Garza had never been given the chance to explain her problems to their full extent, and after, once she realized how short the list was, she told Dr. Ofri, ‘Just talking about all this has actually made me feel better,’ (Ofri). In an attempt to reject the Swiss researchers’ claim she ended up realizing that no matter how long a patient talked, the most important thing was that they felt heard,” (Gould Podcast 1).

Perhaps it would be a good idea to learn new ways of introducing quotes so as not to bore the reader or become a predictable author. If I continually use the same set up for introducing supporting ideas from other authors my writing would become dry.