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 George realizes he can no longer care for
  Lenny and keep others safe, it is necessary for
  him to make a moral decision. After several
  actions by Lenny towards living creatures, George
  contemplates his life without Lenny If I was
  alone I could live so easy (Steinbeck 197). This
  scene lets the reader know that George could have
  had a better life without Lenny but he will not
  when Lenny is gone. George is speculating about
  what could have been, not about how things will
  be once he kills Lenny.

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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 George realizes he can no longer care
  for Lenny and keep others safe, it is necessary
  for him to make a moral decision.

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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
• After several actions by Lenny towards living
  creatures, George contemplates his life without
  Lenny If I was alone I could live so easy
  (Steinbeck 197).

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2.5 Punctuating the quote

• If the quote begins without identifying the
  author then you begin with the , capitalize the
  first letter, end with and then the final
  punctuation needed . ? !
• If the quote begins with identifying the author
  it begins with the authors name, then the
  quotation set off with a comma, Mrs. Jamin said,
  the quote will start with a lower case letter if
  you lead into it.

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Citing the quotation

• After the quotation ends, the writer must insert
  the name of the author, or if not available the
  first key words of the title, and page/paragraph
  number if available.
• This information will be encased in parenthesis
  after the quote.
• The end punctuation goes after the parenthesis.

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3. Analysis

• Your interpretation
• Explain how it proves your point
• Describe what the quote reveals
• Example
• This scene lets the reader know that George
  could have had a better life without Lenny but he
  will not when Lenny is gone. George is
  speculating about what could have been, not about
  how things will be once he kills Lenny.

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Context Quote Analysis

• When George realizes he can no longer care for
  Lenny and keep others safe, it is necessary for
  him to make a moral decision. After several
  actions by Lenny towards living creatures, George
  contemplates his life without Lenny If I was
  alone I could live so easy (Steinbeck 197). This
  scene lets the reader know that George could have
  had a better life without Lenny but he will not
  when Lenny is gone. George is speculating about
  what could have been, not about how things will
  be once he kills Lenny.

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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.