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Quote Integration

Quote Integration. The Sandwich. With your group, discuss what makes a good quote. As you think about this, craft guidelines for strong quote selection. Try to come up with three to five guidelines for this. .

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Quote Integration

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  1. Quote Integration The Sandwich

  2. With your group, discuss what makes a good quote. As you think about this, craft guidelines for strong quote selection. Try to come up with three to five guidelines for this.

  3. Purpose-use a quote to prove your point. Do not quote just to tell the story or convey basic information about the text; it’s counterproductive. It just fills up space. Assume your reader knows your text.

  4. Relevance-quote should clearly link to the point you are trying to prove

  5. Length- quote should neither be too long or too short. • Aim for the most essential part of the quote. • Use the portions that are most relevant to your point. Think of the text as units---words, phrases, sentences, paragraphs---use only the units that you need. In other words, if you only need a word or phrase, use that instead of the entire sentence. • Incorporate the word or phrase into a sentence expressing your own idea.

  6. Think about your options—quotes do not have to be dialogue. Use narration, stage directions, how a person says something (bashfully, quietly, etc.)

  7. Go beyond using most obvious ones. Show what you know about the text.

  8. How should I integrate my quote? Context: Introduce the quote regarding where it is in the text. What’s happening in the story at this point. Use a signal phrase to weave the quote into the sentence. Example: Hosseiniwrites, “It was this last piece that slipped from Mariam’s fingers” (3).

  9. Present the quote: Be sure to cite it properly, using parenthesis for the page number at the end of the sentence. Example: “He was a gaunt, stooping old man with a toothless smile and a white beard that dropped to his navel” (Hosseini 16).

  10. Analysis: This is a two step process. (1) Put the quote into your own words, and (2) Connect the quote directly to your assertion. Explain how the quote supports your argument.

  11. Don’t: • Refer to the quote as a quote. • Example: “This quote shows…” or “This quote proves…” • End your paragraph with the quote. The last sentence of the paragraph should conclude or wrap-up the paragraph.

  12. How would you characterize_____ (Mariam, Nana, Jalil)? As a group, make an assertion and then find one quote to support your claim. Craft your paragraph as a group. Work on the sentences together and the quote integration.

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