The Oreo Cookie Method

1. The Oreo Cookie Method BLAST YOUR CORE!!! RI 11-12.1 RI 11-12.2 W 11-12.4 L 11-12.4 • Introduce the quote • Use the quote • Follow up on the quote, elaborate, or debunk the quote. NOM NOM!!!

2. Three Ways to Quote or Refer to the Text: • Direct Quoting • Weave the quote into your text • Paraphrasing NOM NOM!!!

3. Direct Quoting: Seamus Heaney’s translation of the epic Beowulf has brought this ancient tale to a brand new generation of readers. According to The Economist, “Thanks to Seamus Heaney’s marvelous recreation, this dark and gloomy work finally comes into the light of our world.” Indeed, this translation is not only a work of precise scholarship, but it is also an engaging read for both students and academics alike.

4. Weaving in the Quote Heaney, who previously earned the Nobel Prize for literature, creates yet another masterpiece translation with his interpretation of Beowulf. Heaney’s writing style and “word choices succeed brilliantly in reconstructing a barbaric world and could well become the classroom standard for the 21st century” (Southern 1). In fact, students across America are already reading Heaney’s translation, or at least in excerpt form, within their literature textbooks.

5. Paraphrasing (highlighted in blue): Heaney, who previously earned the Nobel Prize for literature, creates yet another masterpiece translation with his interpretation of Beowulf. Heaney’s writing style and diction help bring this epic classic to a new audience, especially within the classroom (Southern 1). In fact, students across America are already reading Heaney’s translation, or at least in excerpt form, within their literature textbooks.

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