QuoteSandwich - Lab Lesson

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How to make a quote sandwich


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A quote sandwich has 3 main parts

1. Context

2. Quote

3. Analysis


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An example of a quote sandwich

When Davy shoots the goose, Reuben

describes his brothers expression as,

onhis face is nothing at all but the knowledge

that the goose is his(Enger 16). This scene,

and Reubens description of it, foreshadows

the scene where, with equal calmness andconfidence, Davy shoots and kills Tommy

Basca and Israel Finch. Etc.


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1. Context

Where in the story the quote is from

Which character said or thought it

What is happening at that momentExample:

When Davy shoots the goose, Reuben describes hisbrothers expression as,on his face is nothing at allbut the knowledge that the goose is his(Enger 16).This scene, and Reubens description of it,foreshadows the scene where, with equal calmnessand confidence, Davy shoots and kills Tommy Bascaand Israel Finch. Etc.


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2. Quote

Should not be too long

Should not merely state a fact

Must be punctuated correctly Must be followed by the correct citation

Example:

When Davy shoots the goose, Reuben describes his brothersexpression as, on his face is nothing at all but the knowledge

that the goose is his(Enger 16). This scene, and Reuben

sdescription of it, foreshadows the scene where, with equal

calmness and confidence, Davy shoots and kills Tommy Bascaand Israel Finch. Etc.


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2.5 Punctuating the quote

Mrs. Arcaro said, the quote will start with a

lower case letter if you lead into it(Arcaro 4).

The author and page number will be in

parenthesis after the quote.

The period goes after the parenthesis.


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3. Analysis

Your interpretation

Explain how it proves your point

Describe what the quote revealsExample:

When Davy shoots the goose, Reuben describes hisbrothers expression as, on his face is nothing at allbut the knowledge that the goose is his(Enger 16).

This scene, and Reubens description of it,foreshadows the scene where, with equal calmnessand confidence, Davy shoots and kills Tommy Bascaand Israel Finch. Etc.


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Quote Sandwichmmmdelicious!

When Davy shoots the goose,Reuben describes his brothers

expression as, on his face isnothing at all but the knowledgethat the goose is his(Enger 16).This scene, and Reubensdescription of it, foreshadows the

scene where, with equal calmnessand confidence, Davy shoots andkills Tommy Basca and IsraelFinch. Etc.

Context

Quote

Analysis


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Some notes

This example was a very simple version of a

quote sandwich. The context, quote, and analysis can, and

often will be, more than one sentence each.

The main purpose of quoting is to support

your analysis.

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