How to Format Quotes Correctly English I Unit

How to Format Quotes Correctly English I – Unit 1

Recap: paragraph format Topic sentence (A) Supporting detail (C) + explanation (E) The explanation answers “Why does this matter? ” Tell your audience why they should care about your answer and evidence. Concluding sentence

Dropped Quotes EVIL! SO BAD! THE WORST! Never put a quote in your paragraph without introducing and citing it. Example: BAD: “The hell with what I says. ” GOOD: George said, “The hell with what I says” (Steinbeck 5).

The Oreo Method or, how not to drop quotes

Top Cookie Introduction He to the quote said/she said, he yelled, she cried, etc. Give some context! Answer at least the first question: Who said it? Who were they talking to? What was happening when it was spoken?

The Cream The actual quote Must be WORD-FOR-WORD! What if there already quotes around it? ? ? Example: Lennie closed his hand away from George’s direction. “It’s on’y a mouse, George. ” Two options: Steinbeck wrote, “Lennie closed his hand away from George’s direction. ‘It’s on’y a mouse, George’” (5). Hiding the mouse from George, Lennie said, “It’s on’y a mouse, George” (Steinbeck 5).

The Bottom Cookie The citation Author’s last name and page number If the author was named in the introduction, you don’t have to put it in the citation. Examples: Steinbeck wrote, “Lennie closed his hand away from George’s direction. ‘It’s on’y a mouse, George’” (5). Hiding the mouse from George, Lennie said, “It’s on’y a mouse, George” (Steinbeck 5). The citation goes in parentheses at the end of my sentence before the end punctuation.

Proper Grammar When Quoting “This He is a quote, ” he said (Smith 10). said, “This is also a quote” (Smith 10). “This is a quote, ” he said, “that is continuing after the quote introduction” (Smith 10). “This is a quote, ” he said. “I am now starting a new sentence” (Smith 10).