1. MR. CASS Quote Integration

2. The Challenge of Integrating Quotes Integrating quotes is a basic skill that will help you with many types of writing. Most of you have probably used quotes in your writing before, but there are a lot of details involved in doing it well...

3. Common Mistakes Many students make the mistake of throwing in hit-and-run quotes...

4. Common Mistakes Example of a hit-and-run quote: A major theme in the play “Romeo & Juliet” is that love is blind. "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet.“ Not only is love blind, but...

5. Quote Integration Overview The hardest part about integrating direct quotes is transitioning: from your words to their words and back to your words. Actually, integrating quotes is a lot like making a...

7. Transition Phrases Here are some simple phrases that will help you move seamlessly between your words and theirs : Transitioning inTransitioning out When x happens, y thinks... At x point in the story, y states... X becomes clear when y explains.. An example of x is when y says... X’s opinion becomes clear when he tells y that... Basically, y is saying... In other words, y believes.. Based on this quote, y thinks... From this quote, it is clear that... This quote clearly shows that...

8. Proper Quote Integration Here’s an example of what a well integrated quote would look like: A major theme in the play “Romeo & Juliet” is that love will conquer all. When Romeo despairs that they can never be together because of their opposing families, Juliet responds saying, "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet“ (4.2.122). In other words, Juliet is saying that what their families think doesn’t matter, and that if they love each other everything will work out.

9. Your Task: 1) Underline the transition into the quote.  What phrase does the author use to transition into Shakespeare’s words? 2) Underline the transition out of the quote  What phrase does the author use to show the reader she’s going from Shakespeare’s words to her own? 3) Punctuation:  What punctuation lets you transition into a quote?  Where does the period go after a quote?  Where do the end quotes go?