I prepared this presentation on integrating quotes for my English 101 students.

1. Integrating Quotes

2. Step 1: No drive by quoting!
It is important to save
the environment. “It is
time to make peace
with the planet” (Gore
278). So let’s do
something today!

3. Step 2: Use the TLQ Method to introduce
quotes
 Transition: Give some background information on
the source
 Lead-In: Use a signal phrase
 Quote: Incorporate the quote

4. Examples:
Transition Al Gore, star of An Inconvenient Truth and Nobel prize
winner, argues that it is important to save the environment.
Lead-In In his Nobel prize acceptance speech, he states,
Quote “it is time to make peace with the planet” (278).
Transition Bjorn Lomborg disagrees with Gore’s idea that we should
adopt the Kyoto Protocol. Instead, he wants to focus on
goals that could make a large influence now.
Lead-In He argues that,
Quote “According to UN estimates, for $75 million a year—half the
cost of implementing the Kyoto Protocol—we could provide
clean drinking water, sanitation, basic health care, and
education to every single human being on Earth. Shouldn’t
that be a higher priority?” (261).

5. Your turn!
 Use the TLQ method to introduce the below quote by
Alex Steffen from his article “On Earth Day”
Transition
Lead-In
Quote “we need to make people participants, not consumers”
(269).

6. Step 3: Discuss the quote
 What does the quote mean?
 How does it support your point?
 Use phrases like…
 In other words, X believes _________________.
 In making this comment, X argues that __________.
 X is insisting that __________________.
 X’s point is that ________________.
 The essence of X’s argument is that ___________.

7. Example 1
 Al Gore, star of An Inconvenient Truth and Nobel
prize winner, argues that it is important to save the
environment. In his Nobel prize acceptance speech,
he states, “it is time to make peace with the planet”
(278). Gore suggests that we are at war with the
planet, implying that our actions are causing
grievous and deliberate harm.

8. Example 2
 Bjorn Lomborg disagrees with Gore’s idea that we
should adopt the Kyoto Protocol. Instead, he wants
to focus on goals that could make a large influence
now. He argues that, “according to UN estimates,
for $75 million a year—half the cost of implementing
the Kyoto Protocol—we could provide clean drinking
water, sanitation, basic health care, and education to
every single human being on Earth. Shouldn’t that
be a higher priority?” (261). Lomborg is insisting
that we help people who are suffering now rather
than focusing on the people who may suffer in
the future.

9. Your Turn
 Use the Steffen quote you introduced earlier. Add
your discussion of the quote (1-2 sentences).

10. At Home
 Make sure all of your quotes are introduced and
explained for the final draft of Essay 2.