1. Nesting Quotes A Tutorial

2. Lead-ins Every quote should have an appropriate lead-in that explains the SITUATION and SPEAKER (if applicable): Every quote should have an appropriate lead-in that explains the SITUATION and SPEAKER (if applicable): When Wang Lung returns from the South, he says to Ching, “Tomorrow...” When Wang Lung returns from the South, he says to Ching, “Tomorrow...”

3. Proper Punctuation If your lead-in is a complete sentence, use a colon before the quote. If your lead-in is a complete sentence, use a colon before the quote. –Wang Lung is distressed by the drought : “ If your lead-in is an introductory phrase or clause or introduces someone speaking, use a comma. If your lead-in is an introductory phrase or clause or introduces someone speaking, use a comma. –When O-lan sees the boys laughing while they beg, she says, “ Roll the quote into your own sentence. This requires no punctuation. Roll the quote into your own sentence. This requires no punctuation. –Wang Lung wants to “go back...”

4. Citation Punctuation Always give the page number at the end of the quote. Notice the punctuation. Always give the page number at the end of the quote. Notice the punctuation. –After the family returns from the South, “O- lan in the house was not idle” (145). If you are using more than one piece of literature as a source, use author’s last name and page number of the quote. If you are using more than one piece of literature as a source, use author’s last name and page number of the quote. –The speaker shows how his race impacts his life when he says, “So will my page be colored that I write” (Hughes 19).

5. Give Commentary Commentary is required and essential when quotations are used about literature. Quotations don’t prove anything! Commentary is required and essential when quotations are used about literature. Quotations don’t prove anything! Explain how the author’s presentation of the quote give us insight into her overall message. This is the analysis. Explain how the author’s presentation of the quote give us insight into her overall message. This is the analysis. –This shows O-lan was industrious and that Wang Lung could not live without her. Buck wants readers to understand that even though women were looked down upon in Chinese society, they were often the core and strength of the family.