Mind mapping engages both sides of your brain, which results in better writing. Why? Because you can’t write well if you are not engaged creatively. If you find analysis itself to be a creative endeavor, on the next page you will find a more traditional brainstorming tool for analysis. PREWRITING TOOL INTEGRATING QUOTES (Beginners’) What does it mean to quotes? This means you must make them part of your own “integrate” sentence. Otherwise you and this is an error in MLA writing. “freestand”quotes, Example of freestanding quote: Scholars believe Bigfoot legends came from France. lore tells of a hairy “French man who roams the woods” (Smith 50). Here is the same quote integrated using a simple colon: Scholars believe Bigfoot legends came from France: lore tells of a hairy “French man who roams the woods” (Smith 50). Here is a smoother, more professional way to integrate the quote: Because lore tells of a hairy ape-man who roams the woods” (Smith 50), some “French scholars point to France as the origin of Bigfoot lore.
Mind mapping engages both sides of your brain, which results in better writing. Why? Because you can’t write well if you are not engaged creatively. If you find analysis itself to be a creative endeavor, on the next page you will find a more traditional brainstorming tool for analysis. PREWRITING TOOL INTEGRATING QUOTES (Beginners’) What does it mean to “integrate” quotes? This means you must make them part of your own sentence. Otherwise you “freestand”quotes, and this is an error in MLA writing. Example of freestanding quote: Scholars believe Bigfoot legends came from France. “French lore tells of a hairy who roams the woods” (Smith 50). Here is the same quote integrated using a simple colon: Scholars believe Bigfoot legends came from France: “French lore tells of a hairy who roams the woods” (Smith 50). Here is a smoother, more professional way to integrate the quote: Because “French lore tells of a hairy ape-man who roams the woods” (Smith 50), some scholars point to France as the origin of Bigfoot lore. man man
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