English Composition II: Quotation Sandwich Method (QSM)
Writing Body Paragraphs
English Composition II: Quotation Sandwich Method (QSM)
Instructions: Use the sentence templates below to help you write your body paragraphs. You can use them word-for-word. Doing so is not plagiarism because you aren’t stealing any thoughts. The templates were designed to help you know what to write about and to help you get your thoughts out. Here are the three parts you need in each body paragraph:
Part I | TOPIC SENTENCE(S)
- Americans today tend to believe that ______________.
- Common sense seems to say that _________________.
- It is often said that __________________.
- Many people assume that ______________.
- In discussions of __________, one controversial issue has been ____________. On the one hand, ______________ argues __________________. On the other hand, ______________
Opposes _____________. Others even believe ______________. The truth is ______________.
- When it comes to the topic of ________, most people will readily agree that __________. Where this agreement usually ends, however, is on __________.
Part II | IN-TEXT CITATION(S)
- MLA FORMAT: The 1st time you use a source:
- In “Title of Article,” X states, “_______” (84).
- According to X in “Title of Article,” “____” ( ).
- In “Title of Article,” X himself writes, “_______” ( ).
- In his book, ______________, X maintains that “________” ( ).
- In his article, “Title of Article,” X complains that “____________” ( ).
- According to “Title of Article,” X agrees when she writes, “_____” ( ).
- MLA FORMAT: Templates for the 2nd time you use a source:
IMPORTANT NOTE: Do so in every sentence you use information from a source.
- X acknowledges that _____________ (52).
- X agrees that _____________ ( ).
- X argues that _____________ ( ).
- X believes that _____________ ( ).
- X denies/does not deny that _____________ ( ).
- X claims that _____________ ( ).
- X complains that _____________ ( ).
- X demonstrates that _____________ ( ).
- X celebrates the fact that _____________ ( ).
- X insists that _____________ ( ).
- X questions whether _____________ ( ).
- X reminds us that _____________ ( ).
- X reports that _____________ ( ).
- X suggests that _____________ ( ).
Part III | EXPLANATION, IMPORTANCE, OR RELEVANCE OF QUOTE
- What this quote/idea means is that _____________.
- This quote/idea makes a difference [or is important] because _____________.
- Basically, X is saying _______.
- In other words, X believes ____________.
- In making this comment, X urges us to ________.
- X’s point is that _________.
- The essence of X’s argument is that _____________.
- Here many ____________ would probably object that _______.
- Of course, ____________s would certainly take issue with the argument that ________.
- ___________s, of course, may want to question whether ______________.
- Nevertheless, critics of _________ will probably argue that ______________.
- Proponents of X are right to argue that ______________. But they are exaggerating when they claim that _____________.
- While it is true that __________, it does not necessary follow that _____________.
- On the one hand, X is right to say ________________.
- X is mistaken because she overlooks ______________.
- X’s claim that ____________ rests upon the questionable assumption that
__________________.
- X can’t have it both ways. On the one hand, she argues ___________________. On the other hand, she also says ____________________.
- By focusing on _______________, X overlooks the deeper problem of
________________.
- X matters because _____________________.
- Although X may seem trivial, it is in fact crucial in terms of today’s concern over
_________________.
- Ultimately, what is at stake here is ________________________.
- Although X may seem of concern to only a small group of _________________, it should in fact concern anyone who cares about ________________
Excerpts:
Graff, Gerald, and Cathy Birkenstein. “They Say” / “I Say”: The Moves That Matter in Academic Writing. 2nd ed. New York:
Norton, 2010. Print.
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