Quote Burger Making quote integration delicious You should

Quote Burger Making quote integration delicious

You should be familiar with the term, “Quote Burger” since your ELA teacher last year must have discussed it with you Quote Burger Refresher Quotes are essential to our writing because they help with analysis, can prove a point, support a claim, or help summarize a story As 8 th graders, your quote burgers are expected to be bigger and better than last year

Quote Burger Model

Handout #1 “The Quote Burger”

Handout #2 “Integrating Quotes”

Green = introduce quote/provide credibility (green: dig up grass to plant the quote) Breaking Down Quote Burgers Red = exact quote with proper citation (red: stop and get it right) Blue = clear explanation (blue: clear blue sky)

Question to Answer Class Practice “In the novel, Bud not Buddy, explain how author Christopher Paul Curtis uses figurative language to convey what Buddy is experiencing. ”

Practice #1 Green Red Blue In the very first paragraph of Bud not Buddy, Christopher Paul Curtis describes a caseworker walking down the hall. “Her high heel shoes sounding like little firecrackers going off on the wooden floor, ” (Curtis 1). This image captures the tension in the children as they await their adoption news. The tapping firecracker symbolizes little explosions designed to startle the children, not sooth them.

Practice #2 Green Red Blue In chapter two, Curtis describes what it felt like for Buddy to awake with a pencil being shoved up his nose. He writes that it felt, “like a steam locomotive had jumped the tracks and chug-chugged its way straight up my nose, ” (Curtis 12). This chugging engine is a perfect analogy because the reader can feel Buddy’s pain.

Practice #3 Green Red Blue It is not just Curtis’s use of similes but his ability to choose the right simile for each situation. For example, in chapter two, when Bud gets into a fight with the bully, Todd, Curtis writes that Todd could “hit like a mule, ”(Curtis 28). Furthermore, when Bud returned to exact his revenge he “crouched like a cat burglar, ” (Curtis 30). These are effective similes because the animals chosen are accurate representations of the characters themselves.

Quote Integration using Nursery Rhymes Homework Please watch as I do a model example for you

Homework Model Example 1. From Jack and Jill by Terrence Wolsey on page 7: “Jack and Jill Went up the hill To fetch a pail of water. Jack fell down And broke his crown And Jill came tumbling after. “

Introduction Homework Model Example Quote w/lead-in Discussion 1. From Jack and Jill by Terrence Wolsey on page 7: Step 1: Jack, although hardworking, is an extremely clumsy boy. Step 2: His clumsiness is shown when, “Jack fell down and broke his crown, ” (Wolsey 7). Step 3: This unfortunate tumble has left poor Jack cooped up in bed and unable to work.

1. From Jack and Jill by Terrence Wolsey on page 7: Homework Model Example Combined altogether: Jack, although hardworking, is an extremely clumsy boy. His clumsiness is shown when, “Jack fell down and broke his crown, ” (Wolsey 7). This unfortunate tumble has left poor Jack cooped up in bed and unable to work.

Evaluating Quotes Warm-Up Activity

You are going to get a worksheet with six different quotes on it Rating Quotes You and a partner are going to read each quote and rate it in three different categories; Introduction, Exact Quote, Explanation We will then review as a class to see our ratings. We will also look at quotes you all rated poorly and revise them to be stronger

Introduction – maximum of 4 points (quote introduced smoothly with all necessary info, not just jammed into writing) Rating Quotes Exact quote – maximum of 2 points (quote used and cited properly) Explanation – maximum of 4 points (strong and clear analysis of quote)

#1 In Chapter One it says, “one of the caseworkers came in and tap-tap tapped down the line. ” This shows there is good language.

#2 A great example of this vivid language comes from Chapter One. In this scene, Bud is in an orphanage and is nervous about being adopted. He hears one of the caseworkers tapping down the line. Curtis combines onomatopoeia and a vivid verb to write tapping down the line. It is a perfect image because the reader can hear the caseworker’s shoes and feels the suspense, tap tapping down the line.

#3 Curtis uses onomatopoeia and similes very effectively. In the very first chapter, Bud is in an orphanage waiting for the arrival of the caseworker. “One of the caseworkers came in and tap-tap tapped down the line…her high heel shoes sounding like little firecrackers going off on the wooden floor, ” (Curtis 1).

#4 Late in the book it says, “That was the difference now. He had changed, and he was tough. I’m tough where it counts – tough in the head…” This shows Brian has changed.

#5 An example of the great change comes after Brian survives a hurricane. In this scene, Brian is on the verge of despair as everything he worked hard to create has been wiped out. You can tell he is different now because he is not depressed, he assesses his mental toughness and knows he has what it takes to rebuild his shelter, find food, and survive.

#6 Brian’s conflict with nature is never more vivid than after he experiences a hurricane in the late summer. The hurricane wipes out everything Brian has worked to create: his shelter, his fishfarm, and his hunting tools. But, the conflict has not defeated Brian. Paulson writes of Brian’s thoughts, “That was the difference now. He had changed, and he was tough. I’m tough where it counts – tough in the head, ” (Paulson 100). This shows Brian has become a survivor. All he really needs is his spirit, his intelligence, his “head. ” The conflict with nature changed him; it made him tougher. He grew up.