Integrate evidence with the four-part quote sandwich (CCSS W.7.8; W.7.2.b)
Exercise Difficulty 3 ~6 min eng.g7.f.ex_15

Build Quote Sandwich

Prompt

Build a quote sandwich for this source: Ta-Nehisi Coates, 'The Case for Reparations,' The Atlantic, June 2014. Passage: 'Two hundred fifty years of slavery. Ninety years of Jim Crow.' Include all 4 slices.

M-7-F-RES-EX-15-A Interactive Physical / non-image

4-slice graphic organizer with slot labels. Print-ready 8.5x11.

Answer criteria
type rubric
rubric
All 4 slices + period after parens = 4; 3 of 4 = 3; 2 of 4 = 2; <2 = 1
Hints
  1. Signal phrase: 'According to Coates...' / 'In his Atlantic essay...'
  2. Interpretive sentence: 'These compounding spans of injustice frame his argument for...'
Misconceptions to watch
  • Naked quote (no signal phrase).
  • Skips interpretive sentence.
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