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These are some sentence starters:

Introducing Quotations

• X states, “___________”.
• According to X, “___________.”
• X himself writes, “___________.”
• In her book, ___________, X maintains that “___________.”
• Writing in the journal Commentary, X complains that “___________.”
• In X’s view,” ___________.”
• X agrees when she writes, “___________.”
• X disagrees when he writes, “___________.”
• X complicates matters further when he writes, “___________.”
  
  Explaining Quotations
• Essentially, X believes ___________ since...
• In other words, X deems ___________ because...
• In making this comment, x argues that ___________since…
• X is insisting that ___________ because...
• X’s point is that ___________ since…

Agreeing and Disagreeing Simultaneously

• Although I agree with X to a certain point, I cannot accept his overall conclusion that
  ___________ because...
  
• Although I disagree with much that X says, I fully endorse his final conclusion that ___________ since...
  
• X is right that ___________, but she seems on more dubious ground when she claims
  that ___________.
  
• While X is probably wrong when she claims that ___________, she is right that
  ___________.
  
• I’m of two minds about X’s claim that ___________. On the one hand, I agree that
  ___________. On the other hand, I’m not sure if ___________.
  
  

Sample Essay

Many people struggle to maintain objectivity; consequently, an author’s point of view will usually expose their biases. For example, in the text, Into the Wild, Krakauer switches from a 3rd person limited narrator to a 1st person personal essay/autobiography. Krakauer states, “McCandless’ death was unplanned. . .[because] my sense of Chris McCandless’ intentions comes, too,
from a more personal perspective” (134). Here, Krakauer admits that he believes McCandless actually planned to survive. His interjection affects the reader because most people, as indicated by the author, do not agree with McCadless’ actions. His narration actually causes a conflict with readers who may perceive McCandless as foolish. In short, people find it difficult to relate with McCandless because his actions appear to be selfish and inconsiderate, especially to his parent.
Moreover, the author’s choice of narration demonstrates that people want to share their thoughts about the subject in which they are discussing.