Incorporating Quotes into Body Paragraphs
Ship Breaker
1. Sample Quote
“Some people were born lucky and sailed on clipper ships. And then there were beach rats like him and Pima” (Baciagalupi 62-63).
Introduce the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words):
Use the quote:
Explain the significance of the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words. Think, what does it show about the character or topic?):
Transition into next supporting detail:
2. Sample Quote
"I'll tell you, a swank like her always means trouble for people like us. They don't give a copper yard about us, but they sure like their own. Maybe they pay us for her and then maybe they come back with guns and clear us out like a snake nest, instead of saying thank you" (Baciagalupi 87).
Introduce the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words):
Use the quote:
Explain the significance of the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words. Think, what does it show about the character or topic?):
Transition into next supporting detail:
Incorporating Quotes into Body Paragraphs
Uglies
1. Sample Quote
“There was a certain kind of beauty, a prettiness that everyone could see. Big eyes and full lips like a kid's; smooth, clear skin; symmetrical features; and a thousand other little clues. Somewhere in the backs of their minds, people were always looking for these markers. No one could help seeing them, no matter how they were brought up. A million years of evolution had made it part of the human brain” (Westerfeld 47).
Introduce the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words):
Use the quote:
Explain the significance of the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words. Think, what does it show about the character or topic?):
Transition into next supporting detail:
2. Sample Quote
"That's the worst thing they do to you, to any of you. Whatever those brain lesions are all about, the worst damage is done before they even pick up the knife: You're all brainwashed into believing you're ugly" (Westerfield 65).
Introduce the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words):
Use the quote:
Explain the significance of the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words. Think, what does it show about the character or topic?):
Transition into next supporting detail:
Teacher Sample
Incorporating Quotes into Body Paragraphs
Thesis: Tally’s experience in The Smoke helps her to grow and change from a superficial girl obsessed with becoming pretty to a rebel leader fighting against Special Circumstances cruel surgeries.
1. Sample Quote
“Even when she and Peris used to spy on them from the shadows, giggling at all the stupid things the pretties said and did, they couldn't resist staring. There was something magic in their large and perfect eyes, something that made you want to pay attention to whatever they said, to protect them from any danger, to make them happy. They were so... pretty” (Westerfeld 29).
1. Introduce the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words):
At the beginning of the novel, readers can how important being and becoming “pretty” is to Tally.
2. Use the quote:
“Even when she and Peris used to spy on them from the shadows, giggling at all the stupid things the pretties said and did, they couldn't resist staring. There was something magic in their large and perfect eyes, something that made you want to pay attention to whatever they said, to protect them from any danger, to make them happy. They were so... pretty” (Westerfeld 29).
3. Explain the significance of the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words. Think, what does it show about the character or topic?):
When her best friend, Peris, becomes pretty Tally’s desire to join him and their other friends in Prettytown grows even stronger. Tally expresses why having the surgery at sixteen is so desirable to her; not only does she want to fit in and join the fun but she also wants others to view her the way she sees the “pretties”.
4. Transition into next supporting detail:
Although a majority of the novel focuses around Tally’s obsession with becoming pretty, readers can see that there is more to her character.
Putting it all together…
1. At the beginning of the novel, readers can how important being and becoming “pretty” is to Tally. 2. “Even when she and Peris used to spy on them from the shadows, giggling at all the stupid things the pretties said and did, they couldn't resist staring. There was something magic in their large and perfect eyes, something that made you want to pay attention to whatever they said, to protect them from any danger, to make them happy. They were so... pretty” (Westerfeld 29). 3. When her best friend, Peris, becomes pretty Tally’s desire to join him and their other friends in Prettytown grows even stronger. Tally expresses why having the surgery at sixteen is so desirable to her; not only does she want to fit in and join the fun but she also wants others to view her the way she sees the “pretties”. 4. Although a majority of the novel focuses around Tally’s obsession with becoming pretty, readers can see that there is more to her character.
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GUIDED PRACTICE
Sample Quote
“Some people were born lucky and sailed on clipper ships. And then there were beach rats like him and Pima” (Baciagalupi 62-63).
1. Introduce the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words):
In Nailor’s society the class a person is born into is the class he or she is forced to remain in; there are very few options to climb the social ladder.
2. Use the quote:
3. Explain the significance of the quote (Do NOT repeat the quote, this should be in your own words. Think, what does it show about the character or topic?):
4. Transition into next supporting detail: