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Quote Integration. The Sandwich. From journaling @ last class period. F ind a quote (cite it too) to support each idea listed (you may take your evidence from anywhere in in part 1 or part 2). Write a brief justification for each quote by answering the questions that follow the idea / prompt.
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Quote Integration The Sandwich
From journaling @ last class period • Find a quote (cite it too) to support each idea listed (you may take your evidence from anywhere in in part 1 or part 2). Write a brief justification for each quote by answering the questions that follow the idea / prompt. • Explore the significance of “home” in the novel. Consider which characters are displaced and their perception of home. Though many of the characters no longer have a home, does it still play an important role in their lives? What is this role? At this point, how do you see home impacting the novel as a whole? • Consider the contrasting places in the novel (Herat & Kabul, Kabul before & after the Soviet invasion, Kabul & the Bamiyan Valley, Laila’s house & Rasheed’s house, Nana’s house & Jalil’s house are a few contrasting places. Feel free to work beyond this list). How do these places differ, and what is the significance of this contrast? How does this impact the novel as a whole? • Many of the characters are motivated by honor and/or shame. Explore the significance of honor and shame in the novel. What acts are considered honorable or shameful? Is the line between honor and shame distinct, or is there a gray area here? What does Hosseini suggest about honor and shame?
Getting ideas from each other… • Share your lists with your small group. After discussion, for each idea / theme, list one quote from a classmate and one idea from a classmate that extended your own thinking. • Home • Contrasting places • Honor / shame • Add this information to your journaling from our last class in your notebook.
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.
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 Do not quote just to tell the story or convey basic information about the text; it’s counterproductive.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.
Relevance-quote should clearly link to the point you are trying to prove
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.
Think about your options—quotes do not have to be dialogue. Use narration, stage directions, how a person says something (bashfully, quietly, etc.)
Go beyond using most obvious ones. Show what you know about the text.
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: Hosseini writes, “It was this last piece that slipped from Mariam’s fingers” (3).
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).
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.
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.
In your small group, each of you should share one of the quotes you chose from your journaling that you feel is an effective choice for any one of the topics (home, contrasting places, honor / shame) and brief justification for the quote. After each classmate shares his / her quote, other group members should give feedback (verbally) about the effectiveness of the quote selected. What works well? What could be different?
Group Think! – Do this together… How would you characterize_____ (Mariam, Nana, Jalil, Laila, Rasheed, or other character of your choice)? As a group, make an assertion and then find two quotes to support your claim. Craft your paragraph as a group. Work on the sentences together and the quote integration. Transition between your evidence. One person in your group should record your paragraph. Be ready to share with our class via document camera.