Worksheets · Sheet 3
Quotation bank builder
Evidence collected as you read is worth double what you scrape together the night before a draft. Keep this sheet in the back of each book and add to it chapter by chapter.
The rules of the bank
- Short: a phrase to a sentence, never a passage
- Verified: copied from the book itself, word for word, not from memory or a guide
- Cited: story for Carter, chapter for the novel, written down at the time
- Working: every entry earns its place by serving a theme bridge
The Bloody Chamber
| Quotation | Story | Method | Effect: why it matters | Bridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Your novel
| Quotation | Chapter | Method | Effect: why it matters | Bridge |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Print a fresh copy when a table fills. A working bank for the NEA usually runs to two or three sheets per text; the quotation bank on this site shows the standard each entry should meet.
Then: the essay planning sheet decides which of these quotations the essay actually needs.