Assignment 39: Did I do that?

Serial block quoter

39.  Review an academic essay you have written (the one you have chosen to analyze for this class or another) and e-mail your answers to these questions:
a)  Do you use block quotations in your writing?  If so, do you think some of these block quotations would have been more effective if they has been shortened?  Explain. Include an example if you have one (paste it into the e-mail).

According to the Purdue OWL:

"You should use a block quotation when the quotation extends more than four typed lines on the page. Although they are allowed in any type of writing, you will likely most often use them when quoting from fiction or literature. A block quotation is removed from the main body of your text. Indent one inch from the main margin (the equivalent of two half-inch paragraph indentations) and begin your quote. Maintain double spacing throughout, but you do not need to use quotation marks."

What he meant vs. what they understood

 b) Do you end paragraphs with quotations?  If so, do you think some of these paragraph-ending quotations would have been more effectively integrated into the essay if you had commented on them in some way?  Explain.  Include an example if you have one (paste it into the e-mail.)

Due before class on Wednesday, March 23rd.