Quote It Like You Mean It
This punctuation mark goes around the exact words copied from a text.
What are quotation marks?
When you paraphrase, do you use your own words or copy the original sentence exactly?
What are your own words?
A summary focuses on these parts of a text.
What are the main ideas?
This is information from a text that supports an answer or claim.
What is text evidence?
This is an example phrase that helps introduces evidence: “According to the passage, …”
What is a signal phrase?
A writer uses the author's exact words instead of changing them.
What is a direct quote?
True or false: Changing only one word in a copied sentence automatically makes it a paraphrase.
What is false?
Does a summary usually include every little detail or only the most important information?
What is only the most important information?
True or false: A personal opinion is always enough to prove a claim about a text.
What is false?
True or false: You need to cite a source if you paraphrase it.
What is True?
Original: “The wind howled through the hallway.” Which sentence quotes the text correctly?
A. The wind howled through the hallway.
OR
B. The text states, “The wind howled through the hallway.”
What is B?
Original: “The frightened child ran quickly into the house.”
New: “The scared youth hurried inside.” What skill is being demonstrated?
What is paraphrasing?
A story describes a storm, a fallen tree, a power outage, and neighbors helping each other. What might a good summary emphasize?
What is how the storm affected the neighborhood and how neighbors responded?
Claim: The hallway is frightening. Which detail is stronger evidence?
A. A door slammed shut, although no one was nearby. The hallway has blue lockers.
OR
B. The hallway has blue lockers that seemed to go on forever.
What is A?
In CER, what does the E stand for?
What is evidence?
To avoid plagiarism and to give credit to the original author/creator.
Why should you introduce a quote instead of dropping it into a paragraph by itself?
*It also helps to give context and to help the quote fit smoothly into your writing.
Original: “Heavy rain flooded the streets, making travel dangerous.” Which is the better paraphrase?
A. Heavy rain flooded the streets, making travel dangerous.
OR
B. The streets filled with water after intense rainfall, creating unsafe travel conditions.
What is B?
Why should a summary be shorter than the original text?
What is because it condenses the most important information and leaves out unnecessary details?
A student copies a paragraph from a website and submits it as their own work. What academic problem does this create?
What is plagiarism?
In CER, what does reasoning explain?
What is how the evidence supports the claim?
Original: “The candles flickered as the door creaked open.” Write a sentence that includes this exact quote and introduces it with a signal phrase.
Example: What is the narrator creates suspense when the text states, “the candles flickered as the door creaked open.”
Original: “Ella studied every night because she wanted to improve her reading score.” Create a paraphrase that preserves the meaning without copying the sentence structure.
Example: What is Ella practiced reading nightly in hopes of earning a higher score.
Read this: “Maverick planted tomato seeds in April. He watered them daily, pulled weeds, and made sure they received sunlight. By July, the plants were producing ripe tomatoes.” Give a one-sentence summary.
Example: What is Maverick cared for his tomato plants until they produced ripe tomatoes.
Claim: The character is nervous. Text: “Jamal's hands trembled, and he kept checking the clock.” Identify two details that support the claim.
What are his hands trembled, and he repeatedly checked the clock?
Claim: Lilly is cautious. Evidence: She “took one careful step forward.” Add one sentence of reasoning.
Example: What is her slow, careful movement suggests that she is unsure of what lies ahead?