Integrating Textual Evidence
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John proctor passionately fights for his reputation and integrity.
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“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies!
Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have
given you my soul; leave me my name!”
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Page 143
Weak Example – Beginning a sentence with a quotation
“Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies!
Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given
you my soul; leave me my name!” (Miller, 143). John proctor says this as he passionately fights for his
reputation and integrity.
Weak Example – Introducing a quotation with page number
On page 143, John Proctor says “Because it is my name! Because I cannot have another in my life! Because I lie
and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of them that hang! How may I live without
my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
Acceptable Example – Introducing a quotation with colon
John proctor passionately fights for his reputation and integrity: “Because it is my name! Because I cannot
have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the feet of
them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!” (Miller,
143).
Good Example - Smooth integration of quotation
John proctor passionately fights for his reputation and integrity, saying, “Because it is my name! Because I
cannot have another in my life! Because I lie and sign myself to lies! Because I am not worth the dust on the
feet of them that hang! How may I live without my name? I have given you my soul; leave me my name!”
(Miller, 143).
Good Example – Using ellipsis to show words are left out of a quotation
John proctor passionately fights for his reputation and integrity, saying, “Because it is my name! Because I
cannot have another in my life! … leave me my name!” (Miller, 143).
Good Example – Using square brackets to show words are revised in a quotation
John proctor passionately fights for his reputation and integrity, saying that he “cannot have another [name]
in his] life!” (Miller, 143).
Work Cited
Miller, Arthur. The Crucible. New York: Penguin Books, 1994.