Integrate evidence with the four-part quote sandwich (CCSS W.7.8; W.7.2.b)

Embed source evidence using the four-part quote sandwich: SIGNAL PHRASE (names source for reader context — 'According to Nakate...'), QUOTE (in quotation marks), PARENTHETICAL CITATION ((Nakate 47)), INTERPRETIVE SENTENCE ('This shows that...'). The interpretive sentence is the most important slice — it tells the reader WHY you cited. Vary signal phrases; vary interpretive moves.

Mastery threshold

90%

Min instances

Typical minutes

Spaced intervals (days)

1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60

Prereqs

Choose among quote, paraphrase, and summarize using the three-way decision matrix (CCSS W.7.8)

Successors

Common misconceptions

Drops a quote without signal phrase or interpretive sentence — 'naked quote' style.
Interpretive sentence merely restates the quote rather than analyzing or applying it.

Exercise pool (2)

Diff	Stem	Type
3	Build a quote sandwich for this source: Ta-Nehisi Coates, 'The Case for Reparations,' The Atlantic, June 2014. Passage: 'Two hundred...	build quote sandwich
3	Build 4 different signal phrases for citing Nakate p.47. No repetition. Use varied verbs and structures.	vary signal phrases