Essay Writing Guide

How to Cite in an Analytic Essay
Citing in an analytic essay is crucial for the following reasons:
1. Verifies the evidence
2. Allows an interested reader to find further information
3. Demonstrates understanding of a variety of sources
4. Gives proper credit where credit is due and prevents plagiarism
Gordon Harvey’s Rules for Quoting: These are excellent habits of mind.
1. Quote only what you need.
2. Quote only what is striking.
3. Don’t let other authors do the thinking for you.
4. Before and after quoting someone else, add your own analysis.
5. Construct your own sentence so that the quotation fits smoothly into it.
6. Indent and single-space all quotations that are longer than 3 lines.
7. Always make clear how each source introduced into the paper relates to the
argument.
Examples of Linking words
These words are synonyms for “AND” and join two equal ideas.
Furthermore
Moreover
In addition
Likewise
Besides
For example
once more
also
in the next place
again
similarly
for instance
The following words are synonyms for “BUT” and show a contradiction or
exception
Then
Still
However
Yet
although
on the contrary
nevertheless
in spite of that
on the other hand