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Using Direct QuotesUsing Direct Quotes Use a minimum of 1-2 quotesUse a minimum of 1-2 quotes

These quotes must relate to your These quotes must relate to your thesis and topic sentence - ALWAYS thesis and topic sentence - ALWAYS ask yourself, ask yourself, How does this quote How does this quote prove my thesis? prove my thesis? If it doesn’t, If it doesn’t, then leave it out!then leave it out!

Never “float” your quotes!!Never “float” your quotes!!Always “embed” quotes so the reader Always “embed” quotes so the reader cannot tell (when read aloud) where cannot tell (when read aloud) where youryour words start/stop and the quote words start/stop and the quote start/stop.start/stop.

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When Odysseus gets to the island of When Odysseus gets to the island of the Cyclops, he gets stuck in a cave. the Cyclops, he gets stuck in a cave. “He left his rams and goats in the yard “He left his rams and goats in the yard outside, and swung high overhead a outside, and swung high overhead a slab of solid rock” (493). This quote slab of solid rock” (493). This quote shows he was trapped.shows he was trapped.

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When Odysseus lands on the When Odysseus lands on the island of the Cyclops, he can’t help island of the Cyclops, he can’t help but explore this fabled land. Yet his but explore this fabled land. Yet his curiosity causes a problem when curiosity causes a problem when the Cyclops returns to his cave the Cyclops returns to his cave and, “swung high overhead a slab and, “swung high overhead a slab of solid rock,” effectively trapping of solid rock,” effectively trapping Odysseus and his men in the cave Odysseus and his men in the cave (493).(493).

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Later when Odysseus is back at his Later when Odysseus is back at his island, he hatches a plan with his son island, he hatches a plan with his son to beat the suitors. “Round up all the to beat the suitors. “Round up all the armor, lances, gear of war left in our armor, lances, gear of war left in our hall, and stow the lot away back in the hall, and stow the lot away back in the vaulted storeroom” (524).vaulted storeroom” (524).

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Later when Odysseus is back at his Later when Odysseus is back at his island, he hatches a plan with his island, he hatches a plan with his son to beat the suitors. He son to beat the suitors. He instructs Telemachus to gather the instructs Telemachus to gather the “armor, lances, gear of war left in “armor, lances, gear of war left in our hall,” and “stow the lot away” our hall,” and “stow the lot away” (524). (524).

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–All page numbers/line numbers go at the end of the sentence regardless of where quote ends

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- Page number only in lit. response essays; no need to cite author other than in thesis/introductory paragraph.

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-Period goes AFTER the parenthetical reference/page number, NOT BEFORE IT.

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Next, Antinous is killed when “Odysseus’ Next, Antinous is killed when “Odysseus’ arrow hit him under the chin and punched arrow hit him under the chin and punched up to the feathers in his throat” (536). With up to the feathers in his throat” (536). With Odysseus beginning his revenge and Odysseus beginning his revenge and Antinous now killed, the other suitors Antinous now killed, the other suitors panic. panic.

Sentence EditsSentence Edits Embed this quoteEmbed this quote: Next, Odysseus and his son : Next, Odysseus and his son

kill Antinous. “Odysseus’ arrow hits him under kill Antinous. “Odysseus’ arrow hits him under the chin and punched up to the feathers in his the chin and punched up to the feathers in his throat” (536). This shows they killed him.throat” (536). This shows they killed him.

Fix the FormattingFix the Formatting: As part of their elaborate : As part of their elaborate ruse to eliminate the suitors, Odysseus ruse to eliminate the suitors, Odysseus disguises himself as, “a beggar, by my looks” disguises himself as, “a beggar, by my looks” (page 524) and instructs Telemachus to gather (page 524) and instructs Telemachus to gather all the armor and hide it. (page 524)all the armor and hide it. (page 524)