How to Quote

Which quote with the parenthetical citation is punctuated correctly?

• "With the third week of kindergarten Charles was an institution in our family." (Jackson 75).

• "With the third week of kindergarten Charles was an institution in our family." (Jackson 75)

• "With the third week of kindergarten Charles was an institution in our family" (Jackson 75).

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CCSS.L.1.2B

CCSS.L.5.2

When a writer wants to omit, or remove, part of quote, he or she should:

• Use the ellipses in the spot where he removed something.

• Just do it and quote the text like normal.

• Writers should never remove part of a quote!

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why should we avoid using "dangling" quotes?

• They leave unanswered questions for the reader.

• They interfere with strong arguments and ideas in writing.

• They can be difficult to make sense of.

• All of the above.

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

When writers choose quotes to support their claims, they should AVOID using quotes that are too long.

• True

• False

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

What goes in a parenthetical citation

• The author's last name and page number

• The main character's name

• The title of the story or article

• All of the above

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

When a writer explains the quote, he or she MUST:

• Connect the quote back to the claim/answer

• Explain where in the text the quote came from

• Summarize the entire text

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

This column is used for analyzing the quote.

• Say

• Mean

• Matter

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CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

A quote is when you...

• enclose someone else's words in quotations word for word and correctly give them credit

• put quotations around words

• talk about something

• Say "To be or not to be, that is the question?"

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

An exact copy from a source or author; using the exact words with quotation marks and a citation

• Works Cited

• Quote

• Paraphrase

• Publisher

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CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which punctuation mark is used to introduce a quote in a sentence?

• A) Comma

• B) Colon

• C) Semicolon

• D) Period

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CCSS.L.9-10.2B