“ICE” Quotes

Textual support Any information that you find in the story, article, poem, novel, etc. that supports your position on a topic.

How do I use textual support in my writing? A quotation must be set off with quotation marks. “ ” These things! (Always a pair!) Use exact words. Quotes can be any words in the story that you want to use that are substantial and support your position. (Not just dialogue.)

What is an “ICE” Quote? An ICE quote is a writing technique that helps you to support your statements. Use it… When you quote an author directly When you use an author’s ideas or opinions

Using Quotations Do not use a quotation as a separate sentence unto itself but incorporate it into the grammar, structure, and “flow” of your sentence (ICE your quote) Introduce quotations, do not just drop them into your essay EXPLAIN it!!! Explain why the quote supports your position.

How Do I Use it? Copy the following into your binders! I = Introduce C = Cite – (To quote or refer to…) E = Explain

To Introduce… Don’t just throw a quote into your paragraph. Introduce it. The quotation should flow into your writing naturally.

Words to Introduce ____ argues _____ asserts _____ believes ____ agrees ____contends _____ denies _____recommends _____ claims that In _____ view _____ disagrees when he writes… ______ states that In her book ____, _____ maintains that

To cite… Use quotation marks around the quote used. (Remember, you need two!) Include the name of the author. Example: In the drama, “The Wise Old Woman,” Uchida describes young lord as, “arrogant and cruel.”

To Explain… You will need to explain to your reader how the quote supports your position on the topic. Why does your quote prove you are right?

Ways to Explain Basically, ____ is saying In other words, _____ believes ______ is insisting that ______ points is that The essence of ______ argument is that

Black – Topic sentence Red – Introduce Blue – Cite Green - Explain Example When describing the character Arachne in “The Spider Curse,” readers conclude that she is ungrateful to Athena. One example that illustrates this is when customers comment to Arachne that she must be very grateful to Athena. Arachne replies, “Grateful? Don’t you think the reason might have something to do with me?” This shows that Arachne is no longer feeling grateful toward Athena any more and believes that all her talent is due only to herself.

Black – Topic sentence Red – Introduce Blue – Cite Green - Explain Example The protagonist in “The Landlady” is Billy Weaver. Readers can describe him as curious. In the story, Billy continues to try to remember the names from the guest book. Author Roald Dahl wrote, “He was still puzzling his head about the two names. He was positive now that he had seen them in the newspapers – in the headlines.” This quotation proves Billy is curious because he kept trying to determine where he had heard the names before. Throughout the remainder of the story, he would not give up on finding out where he had heard the names.

Black – Topic sentence Red – Introduce Blue – Cite Green - Explain Example In the story “The Landlady,” the protagonist Billy Weaver is a young man looking for a place to stay. Readers can characterize him as cocky and ignorant. Billy’s ignorance is shown when he first meets with the landlady and told the low price of the room. The author, Roald Dahl, writes “It was fantastically cheap. It was less than half of what he had been willing to pay.” Readers can infer that Billy is ignorant because the rent was so low, something must have been suspicious about the situation.