How to Embed Quotes

How to make a quote sandwich:

Introduce it with an author tag and a signal verb.

Introduction phrases

• According to...
• In her article, ...
• In so and so's opinion...
• (Author's name) suggests...

Signal verbs, "The author..."

• believes
• argues
• compares
• points out
• thinks

Examples:
As Odysseus plans his defeat of the suitors, Homer says , "..." (34).
After Homer reveals Odysseus' disguise, he writes, "..." (48).

Quote it!

Example of quotation:
After Homer reveals Odysseus' disguise, he writes, "He stripped off his rags and leapt with his bow" (198).

Example of quotation:
After Homer reveals Odysseus' disguise, he writes, "He stripped off his rags and leapt with his bow" (198).

After Odysseus reveals himself, he says, " Now that we've separated the men from the boys..." (Homer 198).

Cite it!

MLA: (Author's Last Name pg #)

Shorten quotes!

Eurymachus says, "If you are really Odysseus of Ithaca, then what you say is just.... But spare your people" (Homer 200).

Block quoting is when a quote is longer than four lines

Try to stay away from block quoting: only when it is absolutely, positively necessary (and most of the time, it's not).

Explain it!

Explain: What does it mean? How does it relate to your thesis?

Your explanation should be longer than the quote itself. (Important note for block quotes.)

Analysis Signal Phrases

• This shows that...
• This exemplifies...
• This quote clearly means that...
• This evidence suggests... 
• One possible reason for this...

A Few More Things...

Titles of novels are always in italics.

You will always write your papers in present tense.

After you have fully introduced the author(s), you will always refer to them by their last name. Golding, Homer, etc.