Quoted Words Signpost

The author quotes a person of authority, a personal perspective, or cites other's words.

• Extreme & Absolute Language

• Numbers & Stats

• Word Gaps

• Quoted Words

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

CCSS.W.4.9A

CCSS.SL.4.3

What are signal clues for this signpost?

• Exclamation marks!

• " "

• Quotation marks

• Question marks

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

What should you ask yourself when you see quoted words?

• What am I wondering about this?

• What am I doing when I get home today?

• How does this help me understand the reading?

• Why did the author quote or cite this person?

Tags

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

What can quoted words tell us about the author?

• Quoted words tell us the author's bias, purpose, and point of view.

• Quoted words can tell us the author's observations.

• Quoted words can tell us the author's perspective.

Tags

CCSS.W.4.9A

What is an example of Quoted Words?

• This is fun!

• Can you please help me?

• I want to read my book.

• "The computer is not working."

Tags

CCSS.L.4.2B

What is the anchor question?

• What does this make me think about?

• Why did the author quote or cite this person?

Tags

CCSS.W.4.9A

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.4.8

What is the signal for Quoted Words?

• Quotation marks

• question mark

• " "

• period

Who/What does the author quote?

• Voice of Authority

• Titles

• Personal Perspectives

• Other Words

Tags

CCSS.W.4.9A

What is an example of Quoted Words?

• The food needs to be cooked.

• "The textbook is a secondhand account."

• Recess is the best part of the day!

• Language arts is the BEST subject ever!

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CCSS.L.4.2B

Quoted Words can be in fiction texts as well.

• True.

• False.