embedding quotations

Fix the sentence. (Hint: add punctuation and correct quotation marks)

Answer explanation

According to Smith, there is "no way that cats can drive a car."

- make sure to add a period and quotation mark at the end.

- a comma goes after Smith.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.4

Fix the sentence. (Hint: add punctuation and correct quotation marks)

Answer explanation

In her poem "Caged Bird," Maya Angelou describes a bird who "stands on the grave of dreams."

- poem titles go in quotation marks.

- add a period inside the final quotation mark.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.W.8.4

Correct the sentence. (Hint: add quotation marks and correct punctuation)

Answer explanation

"I can always trust you," said Heather.

-add quotation marks around dialogue.

-make sure to add a comma after the quote inside the final quotation mark.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

Which lines would you use to support the claim that Maya Angelou uses imagery of nature in her poem? (circle or underline your evidence)

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which line(s) would you use as evidence for the claim that SIMILE is used in "I Wandered Lonely as a Cloud" by William Wordsworth to highight the narrator's feelings of loneliness? (circle or underline your evidence)

Answer explanation

The first line is a simile: "I wandered lonely as a cloud."

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

Textual evidence should always be...

• related to the main idea of the paper.

• quoted correctly.

• used to make a larger point.

• all of the above.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.9A

In which paragraphs in your essay should you use specific evidence from the text?

• The introduction

• The body paragraphs

• The conclusion

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.W.8.1B

CCSS.W.8.2B

CCSS.W.8.9A

Circle or underline evidence in the text for the following claim:

Wordsworth uses personification to talk about the nature surrounding him. (there are multiple lines that you could use!)

Tags

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.W.8.9A

Which citation is formatted correctly?

• "But lately, /

  my outside has been changing /

  and my inside keeps telling me /

  more is on the way." (Grimes 9-12)

• "But lately, /

  my outside has been changing /

  and my inside keeps telling me /

  more is on the way" (Grimes 9-12).

• "But lately, /

  my outside has been changing /

  and my inside keeps telling me /

  more is on the way. (Grimes 9-12)"

• "But lately, /

  my outside has been changing /

  and my inside keeps telling me /

  more is on the way" (Grimes 9-12).

Answer explanation

Make sure the citation is OUTSIDE of the quotation marks but INSIDE the punctuation mark.

Taken from the poem "New Math" by Nikki Grimes.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

Rewrite the quotation correctly.

"sacred stars blanket a nighttime sky, /

each light reminds us of the preciousness of life. (winder, 1-2)

Answer explanation

The correct answer should be:

"Sacred stars blanket a nighttime sky, /

each light reminds us of the preciousness of life" (Winder 1-2).

- Remember to capitalize the beginning of quotations when they are a full sentence.

- Don't put commas in your in-text citations!

- Punctuation goes after the citation!

Taken from the poem "And I wonder where you are" by Tanya Winder.

Tags

CCSS.L.8.2A

CCSS.L.8.5A

CCSS.RL.8.4

CCSS.W.8.4