1. The Quotation Hamburger! by Kristen Miller 11.11.10

2. Introduce quotation. Quote. Explain quotation.

3. Introduce quotation.

4. who Introduce the quotation. The introductory or lead-in claims should: 1. Explain who is speaking. 2. Set up what the quotation says.

5. who Helpful templates for introducing a quotation. - X himself writes, “___.” - According to X, “___.” - As the prominent philosopher X puts it, “___.” - In her book, ___, X maintains that, “___.” - X agrees when she writes, “___.” - X complicates matters further when he writes, “___.”

6. Quote.

7. 1. Does this quotation repeat some of the information from the introduction? 2. Does it contain lengthy explanation or background information that would be better summarized by me? The Quotation: Make sure it's meaty. Each quotation should achieve maximum effect in minimum space. So, before inserting a quotation, ask yourself:

8. 1. Contains exciting language! 2. Exemplifies the very heart of the source-author's argument! The Quotation: Make sure it's meaty. Besides simply avoiding repetitive information, choose a quotation that:

9. Explain quotation.

10. Explain the quotation. The statements following a quotation should: 1. Summarize what you take the quotation to say. 2. Explain why you consider the quotation to be important.

11. Helpful templates for explaining a quotation. - In other words, X believes ___. - X's point is that ___. - The essence of X's argument is that ___. - X is corroborating the notion that ___. - In making this comment, X urges us to ___.

12. Activity! Which of the Quotation Burger components are represented in the following examples?

13. “Fiji is just one example. Until television was intro- duced in 1995, the islands had no reported cases of eating disorders. In 1998, three years after programs from the U.S. and Britain began broadcasting there, 62 percent of girls surveyed reported dieting,” according to Susan Bordo. Another point Bordo makes is that...

14. Feminist philosopher Susan Bordo makes an example of Fiji in her argument that the media pressures young women to diet. “Until television was introduced in 1995,” she says, “the islands had no reported cases of eating disorders. In 1998, three years after programs from the U.S. and Britain began broadcasting there, 62 percent of the girls surveyed reported dieting.” I think Bordo is right. Another point Bordo makes is that...

15. “Until television was introduced in Fiji in 1995, the islands had no reported cases of eating dis-orders. In 1998, three years after programs from the U.S. And Britain began broadcasting there, 62 percent of the girls surveyed reported dieting.” Susan Bordo, who makes this statement, believes that Western media is at fault for leading women around the globe to see themselves as fat and in need of a diet. Ultimately, Bordo complains, the culture of dieting will find you, regardless of where you live.

16. Feminist philosopher Susan Bordo argues that because of Western media's obsession with female thinness and dieting women all over the world are being led to diet. Citing Fiji as a case in point, Bordo notes that “Until television was introduced in 1995, the islands had no reported cases of eating dis-orders. In 1998, three years after programs from the U.S. And Britain began broadcasting there, 62 percent of the girls surveyed reported dieting.” Bordo's point is that the Western cult of diet-ing is spreading even to remote places across the globe, affecting increasing numbers of women.

17. Examples and Templates from: Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. They Say / I Say: the Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2010. Print.