Incorporating Quotes in Literary Writing

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Incorporating Quotes in Literary Writing

• SSS Method

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Using Textual References (Examples)

• Why do you need textual references in your
  essay?
• In literary analysis you need to use text. ref.
  to support your thesis.
• You can strengthen your argument by using text.
  ref. whenever and wherever they directly support
  a point.
• In order to use text ref, you cannot just throw
  them into the paragraph you must incorporate
  them correctly.

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Using Textual References

• SSS method of incorporating textual references
• S speaker, spoken, situation
• S support (textual reference)
• S Significance

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SSS Method

• Example
• When Romeo decides to break into the
  Capulets tomb to see Juliet, and he explains how
  much he still loves her, he states, Death that
  hath sucked the honey of thy breath, hath had no
  power yet upon thy beauty (1094). Romeos love
  for Juliet runs so deeply that he is willing to
  break into her tomb to verify the unfathomable
  news of her death. Shakespeare personifies death
  in this scene to convey the unwavering love Romeo
  has for Juliet, as even death does not skew her
  beauty in his eyes.

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SSS Method

• Example
• When Romeo decides to break into the
  Capulets tomb to see Juliet, and he explains how
  much he still lovers her, he states, Death that
  hath sucked the honey of thy breath, hath had no
  power yet upon thy beauty (1094). Romeos love
  for Juliet runs so deeply that he is willing to
  break into her tomb to verify the unfathomable
  news of her death. Shakespeare personifies death
  in this scene to convey the unwavering love Romeo
  has for Juliet, as even death does not skew her
  beauty in his eyes.

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SSS Method

• Speaker who is saying the quote, Spoken who
  the speaker is speaking to, Situation what is
  going on at the time the quote is being said
• Support your concrete detail to support your
  thesis
• Significance how the support proves your thesis

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SSS

• SIGNIFICANCE
• Do not say
• The significance of this quote is
• This quote means
• This quote proves
• Do say
• Jump right into your analysis by just explaining
  what the textual reference means
• Your significance may be 1-2 sentences in length

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SSS

• Example
• Another example is when Juliet is about
  to kill herself, she states, This is the sheath
  there rust, and let me die (1098). Love
  affected Juliets decision because she killed
  herself out of her all consuming love for Romeo.
  Without Romeo, Juliet loses her will to live.

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SSS Method

• In order to have a fully developed body paragraph
  your paragraph should have the following
• Topic Sentence
• SSS
• Transition
• SSS
• Concluding Sentence (optional)

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MLA Style

• When using the name of the play, italicize the
  title.
• Double space, 12 point - Times New Roman
• Include a title not the title of the play that
  has been used already
• Please use the correct MLA heading
• Your Name
• Mz. K
• Honors English 9
• 24 October 2011

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MLA Citations of Textual References

• How do you cite quotations using MLA format?
• For this particular essay, the only item you will
  need in your parenthesis is page numbers because
  all quotes are from the same source.
• Punctuation comes AFTER the citation
  (parenthesis)
• Exceptions if the text ref ends with a question
  mark or exclamation point, include the
  punctuation and then place a period after the
  parenthesis

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MLA Style

• Include a header in the top right corner of your
  paper which includes your last name and the page
  number.
• Use 1inch margins throughout the paper.