“Annoying Ways People Use Sources”

I really appreciated being able to read, “Annoying Ways People Use Sources” by Kyle D. Stedman, because it gave me a new perspective on citing my sources. I had never thought about how wrong citations can affect the reader. I liked Stedman’s analogy for slow drivers and wrong citations. I can not stand slow drivers so comparing them to people who cite wrong gives me a good image of how the author feels about incorrect citations. I remember my freshman year of high school my english teacher would have us write “quote sandwiches”, which consisted of commentary, introduction to quote, quote, citation, commentary. I was glad she gave us a guideline to insert into our writing when we wanted to add a quote. I will probably always remember “quote sandwiches” in my writing because of how helpful they were. I also liked that Stedman gave many examples of incorrect source use, and then showed us how to fix the mistake. Being able to see all the different ways to use a source and how to fix your citing if it is incorrect is very important. When I use sources I feel like I am adequate, but not great. I wish I could use more imagery and description when using a quote compared to using the same  “He said,”. Hopefully with practice and creative writing I can get better at that.

02/10/2020