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Quotes & Structure

Quotes & Structure. Steps 11 & 12. Context. Introducing a quote with CONTEXT means you transition to the quote with your own thoughts. Ex. Dickinson describes the power of poetry and imagination when she writes, “There is no Frigate like a Book / To take us Lands away” (1263).

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Quotes & Structure

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  1. Quotes & Structure Steps 11 & 12

  2. Context • Introducing a quote with CONTEXT means you transition to the quote with your own thoughts. • Ex. Dickinson describes the power of poetry and imagination when she writes, “There is no Frigate like a Book / To take us Lands away” (1263). • Check that ALL of your quotes are transitioned to with context.

  3. Citation- primary quotes • For every primary quote (from your poem), cite the quote with the poem # for Dickinson and the section # or line # for Whitman • Ex. Dickinson describes the power of poetry and imagination when she writes, “There is no Frigate like a Book / To take us Lands away” (1263). • The punctuation goes after the citation! • Check all of your primary quotes

  4. Citation- secondary quotes • For every secondary quote, from your outside sources/critical articles, cite with the author’s last name and page # • Ex. ……..”(Jerkin 17). • Check that all of your critical source quotes are cited correctly

  5. Support / Analysis • Every single quote must be discussed / analyzed to explain how it supports your topic sentence. • This best way to do this is to pull pieces from the quote into your discussion. • Do not begin your analysis with “This quote…” • Ex. Dickinson describes the power of poetry and imagination when she writes, “There is no Frigate like a Book / To take us Lands away” (1263). By comparing a book to a ship, or “Frigate,” Dickinson argues that literature has the power to transport readers through their imaginations. Even though Dickinson rarely left her Amherst home, she often traveled to “Lands away” through reading and writing.

  6. Introduction • Do you begin with an attention grabber that introduced your theme(s) and makes the reader want to hear more? • Does your introduction contain your author’s full name? • Do you end the intro paragraph with your thesis statement?

  7. Body Paragraphs • Does every body paragraph begin with a Topic Sentence Point? • Is each body paragraph organized context, quote, analysis, context, quote, analysis, context, quote, analysis? • Is there a concluding sentence that may also transition to the next paragraph?

  8. Conclusion • Is there a brief recap of your main ideas? • Does the conclusion contain your exact thesis? If so, cut it! • Do you end with a few sentences that answer “so what” about your topic…showing how your analysis and ideas are important and connect with real life? • Is the final sentence a strong one?

  9. Works Cited • In MLA format: Double spaced, organized alphabetically by author’s last name • Indent 2nd /3rd line of each entry ---------------------------------------------------------------- Works Cited Dickinson, Emily. “254.” The Poems of Emily Dickinson. 1955. Whitman, Walt. “Song of Myself.” Leaves of Grass. 1855.

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