2. 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…

3. SETTING CONTEXT

4. 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).

6. Return to my teacher page for the FORMS link to check your understanding!

9. 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?