SATGamer

1. When I mention a quote, is there suppose to be a right way to do it?
Would saying something like: "Stay away from McDonalds," as claimed by Dr. Eisenhower, Eating healthy is essential to one's lifestyle. <--- Would this be a correct sentence?

2. Are titles of books, movies, and TV shows, suppose to be in quotes?

3. Do I always have to mention the author/director of the book, tv show, or movie?

4. When I use a TV show, or anime as a source, Should I specifically state that it is a TV show/anime?
How is this sentence?
In the anime "Naruto", by Masashi Kishimoto, Naruto eats a lot of healthy ramen, and is extremely energetic as a result of this. (Should I keep or take out the "In the anime" or does it not matter?)

5. Is it ever necessary to read the quotes that are given to you in the essay section or can I just go straight to the question?

rspence

1. I would write, "Stay away from McDonald's," as claimed by Dr. Eisenhower. "Eating healthy is essential to one's lifestyle." (assuming everything's quoted).

2. Books are usually italicized or underlined. I think most other titles are put in quotes, but you might want to look that up.

3. and 4. You can pretty much BS your sources. The graders aren't going to see if your sources are actually legit.

5. You can just go straight to the question. The quote just gives a little background information, and you can cite it in your essay.

MiroKaz

+1 to all of rspence's advice. I'll add something else: you can even go so far as make up sources or write the first one you think of. The graders scan essays so fast that it would not be an issue. Good luck!

StraferKev

Not sure about the rest, but for your 1st question with the quote, I think that's fine.

SATGamer

thank you, any other answers please discuss