Submitted by pallison on Sun, 03/15/2009 - 6:40pm.

For these directions to make sense, first Sign in to Diigo and go to your Library. You need to have a bookmark that links to the original source, with one paragraph above quotation and two paragraphs below it. (See Bookmarking using Google Reader)

Follow these steps to copy the quotation and your comments from a bookmark into a discussion post.

  • These directions assume that you are using Google Docs to compose your discussion post.
  • For a more detailed description of how to integrate a quotation with a citation into your text, see Citing a source in an essay without footnotes.
  1. Find the Share link under the title of the bookmark that you want to use.
     
  2. Generate report...
     
  3. Select All and Copy
    Use Ctrl+A for Select All, Ctrl-C for Copy, Ctrl-X for Cut and Ctrl-V for Paste.
     
  4. Open your Google Document where you are creating your discussion post, and paste your text.
     
  5. Now you'll need to move some things around and do some formatting.
    1. Put the cursor next to your text, and click.
    2. Edit (on the browser - top of your screen, NOT in Docs) / Select all (Ctrl-C)
    3. In Google Docs, click Format / Clear formatting
    4. Highlight the title and link and Cut: Click Edit (on the browser) / Cut (Ctrl-X),
    5. Put the cursor on the line below the quoted text and Paste: Click Edit (on the browser) / Paste (Ctrl-V)
    6. Now find the part of your text that is quoted from the source. Highlight that section of text and in Google Docs (not the browser), click Format / Paragraph Style / Block quote.
    7. Fix paragraphs so that they are blocked (no indent) with one line between each.
       
  6. Now build a sandwich, with an introduction before "the meat" of your quote and a paraphrase and further thoughts under it. (If you already did this when you wrote your bookmark you won't have to do it again.)
     
  7. You may need to go back to your bookmark to get the URL for the original article or the source. You need the entire title of the source and the URL. You will probably have to copy these separately. First copy the title, and paste it under the quotation in Google Docs. (If you copied and pasted everything properly, you may NOT need to do steps 7 - 9.)
     
  8. Then go back again to the bookmark and right-click on the URL. Copy the source or the link information.
     
  9. Once you return to your Google Document, highlight the title of the source that you have pasted there, click on the title button, and paste the URL in the proper box that appears.
     
  10. Write transitions between the different parts of your essay! Make it read smoothly and eliminate any repetitions.
     
  11. Spell-check. Read it aloud to yourself. Make sure you haven't made any errors. Save. Share it with your teacher or class.
     
  12. Find out where to publish this text when you are finished. All you will need to do is copy and paste!