1. MLA Format and Integrating Quotes
Mrs. Reyes 2016

2. For each novel, short story, or poem that you read this year, you may be asked to create a reader response essay.
The questions or writing prompts may relate to theme, conflict, character development, plot, irony, etc.
Each essay should be a minimum of one to two pages in length with evidence from the text that supports your topic/thesis.
Essays

3. Modern Language Association
MLA format is a quideline that is used at KPMS and KPHS and it is required of all typed essays that you complete this year.
Modern Language Association

4. HEADING-TOP LEFT-double spaced Your Name Mrs
HEADING-TOP LEFT-double spaced Your Name Mrs. Reyes English Language Arts, Blue/purple 01 September 2014
MLA Format-Heading

5. When writing about your novel remember, THE TEXT STILL LIVES!
Each time you open the book, the characters and events come alive.
Keep your verbs in the present tense.
Suzanne Collins writes…
NOT Suzanne Collins wrote….
Jonas is fighting his world, not fought his world
PRESENT TENSE VERBS

6. MLA Format-Guidelines
Your essay should be typed and contain:
Font- 12 pt. and Times New Roman
Double spaced
1 ½” margins
Title-centered (DO NOT BOLD, ITALICIZE OR UNDERLINE)
Third person point of view (He/she, the character or narrator)
MLA Format-Guidelines

7. All sentences should be written using a FORMAL TONE, therefore AVOID the use of
Colloquial words kids, guy children, man
Contractions can’t, shouldn’t cannot
First and second
person I, me, you
Cliches wicked cool!
Abbreviations t.v., KPMS television
Simple sentences He was really nice. How so?
Texting lingo K? U are kool!
Formal Tone

8. Integrating quotes/evidence
You must add at least two quotes/text evidence from your novel that supports your topic (thesis) of your essay.
Your quotes are not always what a narrator or character said; it could describe setting, conflict, character change, suspense, irony, etc..
Integrating quotes/evidence

9. Of course, you will need to paraphrase (describe in your own words) additional details from the story in order to prove your ideas.
Each of your ideas needs to be supported by two examples from the story, so choose your ideas wisely!
Other evidence

10. The Quote Burger- the four steps
Introduce the quote
Place the quote
Cite the quote
Discuss the quote
The Quote Burger- the four steps

11. The narrator says, “He was acting like he had never visited the zoo before.” (Smith 67). This quote shows how innocent and sheltered the protagonist is at the beginning of the novel. Red introduction Black quote Blue citation (author and page number) Green explanation/discussion
Example- four steps

12. Parenthetical Documentation
After the quote, place the author’s name and page number that you found the quote in parentheses.
For Example:
The narrator describes, “As he crept through the open field, the cold, blistering wind reminded him of being back home. Feelings of homesickness flooded his mind.”
(Spencer 213). This illustrates the change in the protagonist as he no longer wants to be a participant in the hunger games.
Parenthetical Documentation

13. See the difference Literary Analysis
Personal Essay or narrative writing
Third person (he, she, it, the author, the character, etc..)
First person (I , me , my, we, us etc…..)
Details come from the text
Details come from your experiences or your imagination
Author is known, YOU are the analyst.
YOU are the author
Formal-no slang or contractions, verbs in present tense only.
Contractions are okay
discovering your “voice” as a narrator
verbs may be past, present, or future
Cite the text (Hinton 34)
Dialogue for effect
Expository writing
Descriptive or narrative writing
See the difference

14. Describe the main character of your summer reading novel using three character traits.
Use the MLA formatting guidelines
Practice

15. What am I looking for? Paragraph-8 -10 sentences in length
Topic sentence:
Identifies the title, author and main character
Next sentence describes three character traits:
Brave-how, why, when DETAILS
Intelligent-how, when, why?
Strong-how, when, why?
Concluding sentence
MLA format, formal language, and present tense verbs
What am I looking for?

16. AVOID PLAGIARISM Plagiarism-Definition
noun 1. an act or instance of using or closely imitating the language and thoughts of another author without authorization and the representation of that author's work as one's own, as by not crediting the original author:
It is said that he plagiarized Thoreau's plagiarism of a line written by Montaigne. Synonyms: appropriation, infringement, piracy, counterfeiting; theft, borrowing, cribbing, passing off.
2. a piece of writing or other work reflecting such unauthorized use or imitation: “These two manuscripts are clearly plagiarisms,” the editor said, tossing them angrily on the floor.
AVOID PLAGIARISM

17. Titles Fix these titles: the cat in the hat the wonderful world of oz
an apple for sam
around the world in twenty days
Titles

18. Topic sentences that WOW!
COMBINE THESE TWO SENTENCES: In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins there is a character named Katniss Everdeen. She is brave, intelligent, and athletic.
Topic sentences that WOW!

19. In The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins, there is a character named Katniss Everdeen who is brave, intelligent, and athletic. OR Brave, intelligent, and athletic; these are just a few ways to describe Katniss Everdeen from Suzanne Collins’ book called The Hunger Games.
Topic sentences

20. Reading Strategies Predict Visualize Connect Question Clarify Evaluate
Do these while you read to become more ACTIVE!
Reading Strategies