1. Citing Textual Evidence“
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Citing Textual Evidence

2. “ ” Introduce Cite Explain Always ICE it!
Remember the acronym ICE to help you properly and effectively include evidence in your writing.
Introduce
Cite
Explain ”

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I C E ”
Introduce the Quote

4. Introduce Your Quote
There are four different ways to properly and effectively introduce evidence into your writing:
with a complete sentence
with an explanatory phrase
with only short quotes in your sentence
with part of the quote paraphrased

5. “ ” Introducing Quotes More Examples for Introducing Quotes
According to (include source here), “put quote here” (in-text citation).
According to (include source here), (put paraphrased, researched information here) (in-text citation).
For example, the traffic light “put quote here” (in-text citation).
For instance, (put paraphrased, researched information here) (in-text citation). ”

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Example
(I)One example of a common element found in Native American mythology is that their myths were more than just fictional stories. ”

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I C E ”
CITE the EVIDENCE

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Cite the Evidence
Choose key textual evidence to support your answer
Include the name of the source if it hasn’t been mentioned
This can be in the form of a
-direct quote (only when the wording is important)
-paraphrased quote
MLA format: Include the page number in parentheses after the citation (page) ”

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Example
(I)One example of a common element found in Native American mythology is that their myths were more than just fictional stories. (C)As stated in the text, “Mythology, religion, history, and ritual were not separate things for Native American peoples” (1). ”

10. “
I C E ”
EXPLAIN the Quote

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Explain the Quote
After your introduce and cite the quote, you still need to explain the quote.
There are many ways to explain quotes:
Provide analysis that connects the quote to your main idea and topic sentence
Explain why it is important and relevant
Make sure the quote supports your topic sentence/main ide/thesis ”

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Explain the Quote
Here are some sentence starters to help you explain your quote.
This proves that…
This illustrates…
This shows that…
This highlights the difference between… ”

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Example
(I)One example of a common element found in Native American mythology is that their myths were more than just fictional stories. (C)As stated in the text, “Mythology, religion, history, and ritual were not separate things for Native American peoples” (1). (E)This shows that their myths were a vital part of their culture and identity. ”