Integrating Quotes Strengthen your insights with evidence Sandwich

Integrating Quotes Strengthen your insights with evidence!

Sandwich vs. Flatbread

Sandwich vs. Flatbread S D R O W R YOU CE EN D I V E / S D ’S WOR R O H T U A S YOUR WORD O W S ’ R O H T U A V E / S RD E C N IDE R U O Y Your words = Bread Author’s words/evidence = Filling S D R O W

Practice: • Integrate/embed each of the following quotes seamlessly into a sentence that you create. • Do not begin the quote with, “John said, ‘. . ‘ “. Be more creative than that!

Example 1: “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy. ” ~ William Golding, The Lord of the Flies Integrated: Golding uses Ralph as a mirror for the reader’s own emotions as he ”wept for the end of innocence, [and] the darkness of man’s heart” (Golding).

Example 1: “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart, and the fall through the air of the true, wise friend called Piggy. ” ~ William Golding Integrated w/ edit to quote: Golding uses Ralph as a mirror for the reader’s own emotions as he ”[weeps] for the end of innocence, [and] the darkness of man’s heart” (Golding).

? ? ? Is it a sandwich or a flatbread? Golding uses Ralph as a mirror for the reader’s own emotions as he ”[weeps] for the end of innocence, [and] the darkness of man’s heart” (Golding).

Flatbread! Golding uses Ralph as a mirror for the reader’s own emotions Your words lead into the evidence/quote, like the bread in a flatbread (but upside down!)… as he ”[weeps] for the end of innocence, [and] the darkness of man’s heart” (Golding). …and the evidence/quote is the filling!

Example 2: “There is nothing of greater importance to the well-being of society at large – of man as well as woman – than the true and proper position of woman. ” ~ Lucretia Mott Integrated: It is imperative that the “true and proper position of woman” be at the forefront of discussion (Mott).

? ? ? Is it a sandwich or a flatbread? It is imperative that the “true and proper position of woman” be at the forefront of discussion (Mott).

Sandwich! It is imperative that the “true and proper position of Your words lead into the evidence/quote, like the bread in a sandwich… woman” be at the forefront of discussion (Mott). …and finish the sentence like the second piece of bread!

Example 2: “There is nothing of greater importance to the well-being of society at large – of man as well as woman – than the true and proper position of woman. ” ~ Lucretia Mott Bread and Filling is interchangeable, depending on how you want to express your ideas: ”The true and proper position of woman” should be at the forefront of discussion and is of “[great] importance to the well-being of society” (Mott). The Laws of Lunch hold no sway over you!

Now it’s your turn! Integrate this entire quote into a sentence of your own: 1. “If you think you can do a thing or think you can’t do a thing, you’re right. ” ~ Henry Ford

Advanced Technique: Break this quote up and use parts to create a sandwich: 2. “Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see. ” ~ Mark Twain

Extra Practice: Break this quote up and use parts to support your insight into the author’s meaning: 3. “All moments, past, present, and future, always have existed, always will exist. The Tralfamadorians can look at all the different moments just the way we can look at a stretch of the Rocky Mountains, for instance. ”~ Kurt Vonnegut

Paraphrasing: • Put the author’s quote into your own words, changing the text without losing the essential meaning. • Quotation marks are no longer needed, because you are no longer directly quoting the author. • Citations are still needed! Why?

Example: “The greatest of courage is to bear defeat without losing heart. ” ~ Robert Ingersoll Paraphrased: There is no greater measure of a man’s courage than to lose without becoming disheartened (Ingersoll).

Now it’s your turn! Paraphrase this quote into a sentence of your own: 4. “We are the choices we make. ” ~ Meryl Streep

Once more…! 5. “There is no better than adversity. Every defeat, every heartbreak, every loss, contains its own seed, its own lesson on how to improve your performance next time. ” ~ Malcolm X

Summarizing: • Larger sections of evidence • Put the main idea(s) into your own words; include only the main point(s) • Do not put in your own thoughts about the text, nor should you add any opinions. • Citations are still needed! Why?

Questions?