🥪 QUOTE SANDWICH

1. INTRODUCE THE QUOTE PROPERLY

 Who says it?

 In what work?
 Hint at the subject matter of the work or quote to set it up
1. INTRODUCE IT! before you present it!
 Use “action verbs” instead of “says” or “tells” or “talks about”
Highlight | Underlines | Argues | Explains | Describes | Points
out | States | Expresses | Sheds light on | writes

2. “QUOTE” Examples:

Shedding light on the plight of Immigrants in his essay, “Fear of

Immigrants,” Jeremy Adam Smith writes, “…
3. EXPLAIN IT! According to Jeremy Adam Smith, “…

As Jeremy Adam Smith explains, “…

In his article, “Fear of Immigrants,” Jeremy Adam Smith argues, “…

2. PRESENT QUOTE INSIDE DOUBLE QUOTES AFTER YOUR INTRODUCTION

 Before you end this sentence with a period, be sure to add parenthetical citation, indicating author’s last
name (if you have not mentioned it in your intro!) and page/paragraph/section number.

Examples:

(Smith 10).
(10).
(par. 6).
(sec. 7).

3. EXPLAIN YOUR QUOTE:

(your follow up sentence can address one of the below)

 What does it mean?

 What is the author saying? (restate it as you understand it, or as it relates to your argument)
 Why is it important?