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Incorporating
Quotes
The “Lead-In”
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Each direct quote MUST contain a lead-in.
Mitchel Sanders says, “All these digressions, they
just screw up your story’s sound” (107).
 Ex:
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Your speaker’s name can be in your lead-in
 If
he is not a widely known figure/character, provide a
brief introduction of his importance in your lead-in
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James Smith, a writer for the New York times, writes, “…
 After
the person’s first appearance in your paper, you
can refer to them by only their last name

Smith elaborates, “…
The Exception

If you’re quote flows smoothly into the
context of your sentence, you do not need
a lead-in.
 Ex:
Smith comments that the instability of the
market will “undoubtedly bring troubles to
homeowners throughout the U.S.” (Smith
147).
Long (Block) Quotations
If a quote is more than 4 lines long, you
must use block format.
 You must always precede a block quote
with a full sentence followed by a colon.
 Block quotes are indented 1 inch and are
not surrounded by quotation marks.
 They must be preceded by a complete
sentence followed by a colon (:).
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Block Quotation
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Ben Franklin compares achieving perfection to grinding an axe:
The smith consented to grind it bright for him if he would
turn the wheel; he turned while the smith pressed the broad
face of the ax hard and heavily on the stone which made
the turning of it very fatiguing. The man came every now
and then from the wheel to see how the work went on and
at length would take his ax as it was, without further
grinding. No, said the smith, turn on, turn on; we shall have
it bright by and by; as yet, it is only speckled. Yes, says the
man, but I think I like a speckled ax best. (Franklin 38)
The Awful Sandwich Metaphor
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The quote is the “meat” of your sandwich.
In order to get the most from your
sandwich, you must use a top and bottom
bun to be able to pick it up.
The Awful Sandwich Metaphor
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Top Bun = Introductory Sentence
 Rebecca
Nurse, clearly the wisest of the bunch,
understands the danger of calling Hale.

Meat = Lead-in + Quote
 Nurse
exclaims, “There is prodigious danger in
seeking loose spirits” (1238).
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Bottom Bun = Explanation
 This
example of Nurse’s foreshadowing clearly
illustrates the lack of foresight demonstrated by
Parris, as he fails to listen to this perfectly clear
warning and calls Hale anyway.
Drop Quotes = Bad!
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Music was very popular in the Middle
Ages. “Music was featured in
processions, banquets, dances,
tournaments, hunts, and general
festivities” (Miller 158). Everyone loved
music.
Integrating Quotes
Most people do not know that knights are
probably the most religious people during
the Middle Ages: “The perfect knight was a
knight who attended mass everyday”
(Norman 146).
 As stated in The Knights, “a knight who
attended mass everyday” was considered
perfect (Norman 146).
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Integrating Quotes (cont.)
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As Matthews explains, the purpose of the Holy
Grail was to “bring about healing the Wounded
King, to the land over which he ruled and, by
inference, to the seeker also” (8).
After the black plague reached Sicily in 1347, it
continued on to “North America, Italy, Spain,
England, and France in 1348; and Scandinavia
and the Baltic lands in 1350...There continued to
be major epidemics until 1400” (Smith 56).