1. Embedding Evidence

2. Embedding Examples: Too Much Quotation
Frederick Douglass likes his master’s wife at first. “My mistress was, as I have said, a kind and tender- hearted woman.”
What part is the analysis?
What part is the textual evidence?

3. Class Example A: Frederick Douglass likes his master’s wife at first.
TE: “My mistress was, as I have said, a kind and tender-hearted woman…”

4. Rules:
You should always have more analysis than textual evidence in your essay.
For every quotation you use, you must have at least one sentence that elaborates upon that sentence.

5. Suggestions: Try not to use more than five words
Ideally, you have one that leads up to the TE, and then another one after that elaborates upon it.
Ex: Initially, Frederick Douglass is grateful for his mistress’s treatment. By referring to her as a “kind and tender-hearted woman,” Douglass’s phrasing connotes a compassion not normally associated with slave owners. She approaches him as a human being, rather than a slave.

6. Steps to Embedding a Quotation
Frederick Douglass depicts the children who would help him as both endearing and desperate. “This bread I used to bestow upon the hungry little urchins, who, in return, would give me the more valuable bread of knowledge.”
1) Which part of the quotation above is most important to support Douglass’ purpose?

7. Steps continued…
Does any part of the quote need to be altered for clarity?
Use only the specific parts of the quote chosen to smoothly work it into your own sentence.

8. Quotation Example Original Quote:
Frederick Douglass depicts the children who would help him as both endearing and desperate. “This bread I used to bestow upon the hungry little urchins, who, in return, would give me the more valuable bread of knowledge.”
Which part or phrase of the quote is most important?
Do we need to change any part of the quote for clarity?
Clarify pronouns?
Identify characters?
Change tense?
Try to embed the quotation on your own.