word count in essays

[mountainboo]

I always thought quotes were not included in the word count as a former tutor told me this was the case. My current tutor has told me that quotes are included in the word count. Does anyone know? TIA

[NazNomad]

Yes the are, but footnotes usually are not <hint>

[starone]

I think you will find that all words in the body of the essay will count whether they be quotes or not. Even the names of the books the quotes were taken from will count. The title of the essay will not count nor the page numbers.

[NazNomad]

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[society]

If they didn't count then I would have needed an extended imagination... :-)

[cathfromsaron]

chunks of quotes, graphs and tables etc should go in appendix (numbered) and are not counted.
quotes within the context of your essay are counted but should be verfified, explained or analysed (or you won't get marks).
all quotes and references should be accurately listed in end notes or footnotes: if from magazines give the month and year, if from the net then give the full date as websites change.

cath x

[mountainboo]

Thanks peeps. Footnotes, I can do them, but are they acceptable for A'Level Naz?

[mountainboo]

So, if I do footnotes, I write the quote and then the source put in the footnote? What if I use many quotes from the same text?

[sophie_1003]

Hmm, maybe it's down to different institutions and the purpose of the essay as we've been told quotes don't count; which is very useful when you're over the word count!

[lyall]

Hi, you still seem a little dubious about what to do. First I suggest you ask your tutor how they want footnotes to be included, each tutor/college has their own system. But a general rule is:-

Type your quote in speech marks to show that it is a direct quote e.g. "the quick brown fox jumped over the lazy dog." click on the link for footnotes on your computer and the cursor will 'jump' to the bottom of your page. To the left will be the number of the quote. First put the name of the author, surname first, then the name of the book either in italics or underlined, then the publisher, where it was published, the date it was first published and finally the page number you located it on.

Here is an example:- Bradbury, Malcolm. The Social Context of Modern English Literature. Basil Blackwell & Mott Limited. Great Britain. 1971. Page xiii.

I hope this helps, if your still uncertain then Google ‘footnote referencing’ and I’m sure you will find a site that will point you in the right direction. Good luck with your essay.

ps apologies I couldn’t put the title of the book in italics or underline it.

[lyall]

Oops. Forgot to answer part of your query. If you have many quotes from the same book then you can used the word Ibid followed by the page number in your footnotes, but only do this if the quotes follow-on from the same book. If it is separated by another book then you should put the whole reference again.

e.g.:-
1 Waugh, Evelyn. Brideshead Revisited. Penguin Books. England. 1945. Page 27.
2 Ibid, Page 57
3 Ibid, Page 100.
4 Waugh, Evelyn. Black Mischief. Penguin Books. England. 1932. Page 76.
5 Ibid, Page 190.
6 Waugh, Evelyn. Brideshead Revisited. Penguin Books. England. 1945. Page 150.
7 Waugh, Evelyn. A Handful of Dust. Penguin Books. England. 1934. Page 91.

(Ibid means ‘from/in the same source’.)

[joko]

it probably also depends on how many of those there are...if it only amounts to a few 100 in an essay of 10,000 i doubt it matters...

unless there is clearly a visible lack of words most wouldnt check that closely

[cathfromsaron]

ibid is latin and should be in lower case and italics. good luck.

maybe seek out the college's study skills classes to get more confidence?