 To embed or integrate a quote means to blend it into
an original sentence. There are different levels of
blending quotes.
: the writer introduces the quote with a simplistic
sentence starter, such as “The author explains that,”
followed by a quote.
 We want you to try for the proficient or advanced level,
not basic. 
: the writer introduces the quote and provides a context
for it.
Example: In the second stanza, he appeals diplomatically
to the landlord’s self-interest: “These steps is broken down.
/ When you come up yourself / It’s a wonder you don’t fall
down” (6-8).
: the writer sandwiches the quote inside the analysis.
Example: Although the reader might suspect that the
cockroaches didn’t actually come out to see “what was up,”
Steinbeck’s wording nevertheless proves his point.
 In the second stanza, he appeals diplomatically to the
landlord’s self-interest: “These steps is broken down. /
When you come up yourself / It’s a wonder you don’t
fall down” (6-8).
 Margaret Peel, “Opposing Voices in ‘Ballad of the
Landlord’”
 Early in the story, Mrs. Hale sympathizes with Minnie
and objects to the way the male investigators are
“snoopin’ round and criticizin’” her kitchen (200). In
contrast, Mrs. Peters shows respect for the law, saying
that the men are doing “no more than their duty” (201).
By the end of the story, however, Mrs. Peters has joined
Mrs. Hale in a conspiracy of silence, lied to the men,
and committed a crime—hiding key evidence. What
causes this dramatic change?
 Dan Larson, “The Transformation of Mrs. Peters: An
Analysis of ‘A Jury of Her Peers’”
 Appealing to readers’ emotions, Goodall hopes to
persuade readers that the chimp is “sociable” and
“sentient,” or feeling (62). According to Goodall’s logic,
if researchers are careful to avoid tests that cause
human suffering, they should also be careful to avoid
tests that cause suffering for other life forms.
 Carmen Lopez, “‘A Question of Ethics’ Left
Unanswered”
 We have all heard horror stories about distracted
drivers chatting on their cell phones. For example, in a
letter to the editor, Anthony Ambrose describes being
passed by another driver “who was holding a Styrofoam
cup and a cigarette in one hand, and a cellular
telephone in the other, and who had what appeared to
be a newspaper balanced on the steering wheel—all at
approximately 70 miles per hour” (128).
 Paul Levi, “Cell Phones in the Hands of Drivers: A Risk
or a Benefit?”
 In an important article, John Cimprich and Robert C.
Mainfort Jr. argue that the most trustworthy evidence is
that written within about ten days of the battle, before
word of the congressional hearings circulated and
Southerners realized the extent of Northern outrage.
The article reprints a group of letters and newspaper
sources written before April 22 and thus “untainted by
the political overtones the controversy later assumed.”
 Ned Bishop, “The Massacre at Fort Pillow: Holding
Nathan Bedford Forrest Accountable”
 Steinbeck uses literary devices such as hyperbole and
personification to help the reader understand the lives of
characters mentioned in his story. For example, when the
crew entered the cantina, the people there looked so
pathetic, miserable and pitiful that “even the cockroaches in
their hordes rushed in to see what was up” (56). These words
help the reader picture the environment of the cantina as so
pitifully boring that, according to the author, even the
cockroaches took an interest in the newcomers. Although
the reader might suspect that the cockroaches didn’t
actually come out to see “what was up,” Steinbeck’s wording
nevertheless proves his point. Using hyperbole to make his
point and personification to bring the scene to life helps the
reader envision the situation.
 Jen Hunt, C.V.U.H.S.D.
 Transition words + the situation/context +
pronoun/noun + verb + quote
 Example: For example, when Sheppard finally rids
himself of Rufus, he realizes “he [has] ignored his own
child to feed his vision of himself” (481).
 Transition words: For example
 The situation: when Sheppard finally rids himself of
Rufus
 Pronoun: he
 Verb: realizes
 Quote: “he [has] ignored his own child to feed his vision
of himself” (481).
 Example: For example, when the crew entered the
cantina, the people there looked so pathetic, miserable
and pitiful that “even the cockroaches in their hordes
rushed in to see what was up” (56).
 Transition words: For example
 The situation: when the crew entered the cantina
 Pronoun: the people there
 Verb: looked
 Additional context: so pathetic, miserable and pitiful that
 Quote: “even the cockroaches in their hordes rushed in to
see what was up” (56).
 What evidence (quote) from the story would BEST
support your mini-rationale?
 Example Conflict Sentence: Sheppard discovers his principles
are insufficient and cause harm to his son Norton.
 Example Embedded Evidence (Quotes):
 For example, when Sheppard finally rids himself of Rufus, he
realizes “he [has] ignored his own child to feed his vision of
himself” (481).
 Secondly, during Sheppard’s reformation, “he saw the clear-eyed
devil, the sounder of hearts, leering at him from the eyes of
Johnson”(481).