How to make a quote sandwich

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How to make a quote sandwich
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A quote sandwich has 3 main parts

• Context
• Quote
• Analysis

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An example of a quote sandwich

• When Davy shoots the goose, Reuben describes his
  brothers expression as, on his 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 and confidence, 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 moment
• Example
• When Davy shoots the goose, Reuben describes his
  brothers expression as, on his 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 and confidence, Davy shoots and kills
  Tommy Basca and 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
  brothers expression as, on his 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 and confidence, Davy shoots and kills
  Tommy Basca and 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 reveals
• Example
• When Davy shoots the goose, Reuben describes his
  brothers expression as, on his 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 and confidence, Davy shoots and kills
  Tommy Basca and Israel Finch. Etc.

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Quote Sandwichmmmdelicious!

• When Davy shoots the goose, Reuben describes his
  brothers expression as, on his 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 and confidence, Davy shoots and kills
  Tommy Basca and Israel Finch. 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.