Introducing Quotes

Identify the correctly punctuated sentence:

• Even though Mrs. Wilmot appears to love her children to the rest of the world, “When her children were present, she always felt the center of her heart go hard” (120).

• Mrs. Wilmot appears to love her children to the rest of the world, but does not. "When her children were present, she always felt the center of her heart go hard” (120).

• Even though Mrs. Wilmot appears to love her children to the rest of the world, “When her children were present, she always felt the center of her heart go hard (120)."

Why do we cite evidence?

• To make our essays longer

• To prove our claim/point/idea

• To understand the author

• To paraphrase

For every piece of evidence that a student cites in his/her writing, this student needs to...

• Paraphrase it

• Analyze/Explain it

• Cite it

• Bop it

At minimum, how many pieces of evidence (direct quotes) should you use in a paragraph?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Which quote is integrated correctly?

• After the firemen burn the old woman and her house, Montag says to Beatty, “I’ve tried to imagine just how it would feel. I mean to have firemen burn our houses and our books” (33).

• In the novel Fahrenheit 451, Montag ponders the meaning of his life and work. “I’ve tried to imagine just how it would feel. I mean, to have firemen burn our houses and our books”(33).

• He questions the nature of his job. “I’ve tried to imagine just how it would feel. I mean to have firemen burn our houses and our books” (33).

Which quote is integrated correctly?

• After killing the man, O’Flaherty describes how the sniper “became bitten by remorse” (11).

• After killing the man, O’Flaherty describes the sniper. “He became bitten by remorse” (11).

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

After giving evidence to support your ideas, you should...

• cite another piece of evidence.

• move on to your next ideas.

• explain how the evidence supports your idea.

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.2

CCSS.RL.11-12.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2