SETTING CONTEXT/CITING Remember: To set context, you need to situate the reader within the part of the book that your evidence appears; who is speaking, if at all? What’s going on? Write in the literary present; you may have already read the text, but when you return to that page, the action is then and there occurring. Ex: Early in the novel, Lennie says that he likes ketchup with his beans as he whines to George that…

SETTING CONTEXT

CITATIONS and PUNCTUATIONHow do you introduce a quote? Comma=when quote flows within the context of the sentence *Note: when the word “that” comes before the quote, do NOT use a comma; no punctuation is needed EX: Bothered by Candy’s old dog, Carlson complains, “ ‘We can’t sleep with him stinkin’ around in here’” (Steinbeck 47). EX: Bothered by Candy’s old dog, Carlson complains that “’We can’t sleep with him stinkin’ around in here’” (Steinbeck 47). Colon=when the quote interrupts the flow of the sentence *Hint: if a full, complete sentence precedes the quote, that’s often a clue that you may need the colon EX: Carlson leads the charge in complaining about Candy’s old dog: “ ‘We can’t sleep with him stinkin’ around in here’” (Steinbeck 47).

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CONCLUSION REMINDERS At least 5 sentences Review the thesis (but not in the same words you used in the intro) Review main ideas—each in a separate sentence with transitions Address a “so what” How does the topic matter to the book? To today? Why do people still read this book?