Integrating Ideas

In the past I have only ever really used quotes to integrate my ideas with others. I have been working towards transitioning into a quote and introducing a quote in a smoother way rather than just plopping a quote in the middle of a paragraph. For English 110 we had to read through our first essay prompt and highlight the different aspects of summary, paraphrase, quotation, analysis, and synthesis. After doing so, I found that I don’t paraphrase or synthesis as much as I could. I incorporated quotations into all of paragraphs and was able to analyze them well. An example of a quotation and it’s analysis is from my first essay prompt in the fourth paragraph, “‘… the regions involved in emotional control and higher-order cognitive function,’ (Henig, 204). This means that even towards the end of a young adult’s college career and into adulthood they are still developing their emotional control and problem solving skills.” I was able to use a quote from the text to support my claim and then analyze it by putting it into my own words to further explain how a young adult’s brain is developing. To pursue this learning goal I plan to incorporate more paraphrase and synthesis of the ideas from other texts.