Writing: Direct Quotes 3.1.2

Writing: Direct Quotes

Lesson 3.1.2

Lesson Overview

Learners can:

• write legibly and fluently in cursive to complete assignments

• identify and describe direct quotes

• review the proper use of quotation marks with quotes

• develop the topic with facts, definitions, concrete details, quotations, or other information and examples related to the topic and include illustrations and multimedia when useful to aiding comprehension

• use precise language and domain-specific vocabulary to inform about or explain a topic

Strong writers include direct quotes in their writing. A direct quote is a sentence or sentences taken directly from the text to support your writing.

Using direct quotes makes your writing stronger because it includes facts and details to support your thinking that come from another source.

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Direct Quotes

When you use a direct quote, you use quotation marks at the beginning and end of the quote.

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Using Quotation Marks

Multiple Choice

Which direct quote is written correctly?

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  On page 9 of A Material World, the author states, Everything around us is matter.

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  On page 9 of A Material World, the author states, “Everything around us is matter.

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  On page 9 of A Material World, the author states, “Everything around us is matter."

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  On page 9 of A Material World, the author states, Everything around us is matter."

Strong writers find details to develop their informational writing with:

• facts;

• definitions;

• concrete details;

• direct quotes; and

• examples.

Using specific details gives readers more information and helps them understand and learn more about the topic.

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Using Specific Details

Multiple Select

Look at the underlined sentences in the text. These facts give you more information about matter to help you have a better understanding of the topic.

What other facts did the author include? Choose 2 answers.

• Scientists discovered more unusual variations of these states that are not so common on Earth.

• The author included facts about the three states of matter and the existence of plasma.
• We use our senses to describe matter.

• Matter can be described according to other properties.

Open Ended

What examples did the author include about clouds on this page?

Strong writers use precise language to inform or explain the topic to the reader. Using precise language can clarify an example and help create a picture in the reader's mind.

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Precise Language

Open Ended

Read the sentence.

He ate a lot of food.

Rewrite the sentence using precise language. What kind of food did he eat?