Embedding Quotes a very basic approach Descriptive Quotes

Embedding Quotes (a very basic approach)

Descriptive Quotes Descriptive evidence is often used to describe a person (character) or place (setting), or it may be used to describe a concrete item or an abstract concept.

Descriptive Quotes Example: What type of mood is created by the setting in “The Most Dangerous Game”? Step One: Find a passage that gives a description of the setting. Step Two: Highlight key words and phrases. whole sentences. Do NOT highlight

Descriptive Quotes Bleak darkness was blacking out the sea and jungle when Rainsford sighted the lights. He came upon them as he turned a crook in the coast line; and his first thought was that he had come upon a village, for there were many lights. But as he forged along he saw to his great astonishment that all the lights were in one enormous building--a lofty structure with pointed towers plunging upward into the gloom. His eyes made out the shadowy outlines of a palatial chateau; it was set on a high bluff, and on three sides of it cliffs dived down to where the sea licked greedy lips in the shadows. "Mirage, " thought Rainsford. But it was no mirage, he found, when he opened the tall spiked iron gate. The stone steps were real enough; the massive door with a leering gargoyle for a knocker was real enough; yet above it all hung an air of unreality.

Descriptive Quotes After looking at the evidence, answer the question based on your inference. Example: What type of mood is created by the setting in “The Most Dangerous Game”? Answer: The setting in “The Most Dangerous Game” uses imagery to create a mood that is dark, mysterious, and frightening. (Basic)

Descriptive Quotes Before you provide your evidence, build a sentence that contains the context of your chosen quote(s) Who was involved and what was going on in the passage where your quotes appear? (This lets the reader know what part of the story you are referencing. Remember the reader knows the story, so this should be very brief. ) Next, use the highlighted quotes as evidence to support your inference. Sprinkle them in your answer - separate them with commas or conjunctions, or set them within phrases.

Descriptive Quotes Example: The setting in “The Most Dangerous Game” creates a mood that is dark, mysterious, and frightening [answer]. The author sets the story in “bleak darkness” so that Rainsford cannot see when he first arrives on the island [context]. He finally notices an “enormous building” with “pointed towers”, a “tall spiked iron gate”, and a “leering gargoyle” [evidence]. The imagery of the castle is designed to be unwelcoming and threatening. The audience can assume that this setting represents danger for Rainsford [explanation].

Descriptive Quotes You can also use a longer quote, but you should still build a sentence with the context that will house this quote. Example: Rainsford watched “through a screen of leaves almost as thick as tapestry” as Zaroff approached his hiding place.

Action Quotes Action quotes are usually used to show the mental process or physical behavior of a human or animal.

Action Quotes Example: In “The Most Dangerous Game”, how does Rainsford realize that General Zaroff knows where he is hidden? Step One: Find a passage that contains evidence to answer your question. Step Two: Highlight the actions you wish to use in the passage. Do not highlight entire sentences. These actions will most likely appear in the predicate of the sentence the verb(s) and phrases after the subject.

Action Quotes Rainsford held his breath. The general's eyes had left the ground and were traveling inch by inch up the tree. Rainsford froze there, every muscle tensed for a spring. But the sharp eyes of the hunter stopped before they reached the limb where Rainsford lay; a smile spread over his brown face. Very deliberately he blew a smoke ring into the air; then he turned his back on the tree and walked carelessly away, back along the trail he had come. The swish of the underbrush against his hunting boots grew fainter and fainter.

Action Quotes After looking at the evidence, answer the question based on your inference. Example: In “The Most Dangerous Game”, how does Rainsford realize that General Zaroff knows where he is hidden? Answer: Rainsford realizes that General Zaroff knows his location by the change in the general’s behavior.

Action Quotes Before you provide your evidence, build a sentence that contains the context of your chosen quote(s) - Who was involved and what was going on in the passage when this happens? Example: After chasing Rainsford, the general looks up into the tree where Rainsford is hiding, (This lets the reader know what part of the story you are referencing. Remember the reader knows the story, so this should be very brief. )

Action Quotes Next, finish the sentence by providing a subject (be specific) followed by the action quotes you selected as the predicate. You can use ellipses (dot, dot) to help tie different actions together and to keep the flow of your sentence.

Action Quotes Example: Rainsford realizes that General Zaroff knows his location by seeing the change in the general’s behavior [answer]. After chasing Rainsford, the general looks up into the tree where Rainsford is hiding [context] and a “smile spread over” his face. He then “deliberately. . . blew a smoke ring” into the air, “turned his back”, and “walked carelessly away” [evidence]. His smile and calm behavior after chasing Rainsford for hours was Zaroff’s way of letting Rainsford know that he was aware of his location, but that he wanted the hunt to go on a bit longer [explanation].

action Quotes This can be used with a longer quote as well, but only use the portion that describes the action. Set up the context and the subject yourself, then blend the quote as the predicate of the sentence. Example: On the final morning of the hunt, Rainsford “was awakened by a sound that made him know that he had new things to learn about fear. ”