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How do we format Long Walk to Freedom?
Long Walk to Freedom (italics)
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I think that the Marquez chose the setting of an island to show us that these villagers were isolated from the outside world.
Marquez chose the setting of an island to emphasize that villagers were isolated from the outside world.
Original quote: “She spitefully noticed that another girl was falling about thirty meters above her.”
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Marta "noticed that another girl was falling above her."
Where should I add brackets and/or ellipses.
Marta "noticed that another girl was falling...above her."
Where does the ending punctuation go in this sentence?
Marta "noticed that another girl was falling...above her"
Marta "noticed that another girl was falling...above her."
Do quotes go in italics?
No
How do we format When Good People Do Bad Things?
"When Good People Do Bad Things" (quotation marks)
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Characters in fiction contribute to how we act in real life and influence the actions of many.
Characters in fiction contribute to how people act in real life and influence the actions of many.
Original quote: “Elisenda let out a sigh of relief, for herself and for him, when she watched him pass over the last houses...”
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From her kitchen, "Elisenda let out a sigh of relief as she watched the very old man pass over the last houses."
Where should I add brackets and/or ellipses?
From her kitchen, "Elisenda let out a sigh of relief... [as] she watched [the very old man] pass over the last houses."
Where does the punctuation go in this quote?
From her kitchen, "Elisenda let out a sigh of relief... [as] she watched [the very old man] pass over the last houses"
From her kitchen, "Elisenda let out a sigh of relief... [as] she watched [the very old man] pass over the last houses."
Should we italicize our quotes?
No
How do we format Encanto?
Encanto (italics)
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His attempted deception being uncovered at the end of the book teaches us that lies will almost always be uncovered.
His attempted deception being uncovered at the end of the book asserts that lies will almost always be uncovered.
"The world had been sad since Tuesday. Sea and sky were a single ash-gray thing..."
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Marquez describes the village as "sad, the sea and sky being a single ash-gray thing."
Marquez describes the village as "sad...[the] sea and sky [being] a single ash-gray thing."
Where does the punctuation go in this quote?
The narrator describes the village as "sad, the sea and sky being a single ash-gray thing" (Marquez 2)
The narrator describes the village as "sad, the sea and sky being a single ash-gray thing" (Marquez 2).
True or False: Quotes should be in italics
False
How do we format The Falling Girl?
"The Falling Girl" (quotation marks)
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This adds to my prior point about how Buzzati used Marta's dress to show we treat people differently as they age.
This adds to the prior point about how Buzzati used Marta's dress to show how people are treated differently as they age.
Original quote: On the top floors a few windows here and there were still lit. And above the top the first glimmer of dawn was spreading.
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Marta saw that "the windows on the top floors were still lit and the glimmer of dawn was spreading."
Where should I add brackets and/or ellipses.
Marta saw that "[the] windows [on the top floors]... were still lit and...the glimmer of dawn was spreading."
Where does the punctuation go in this quote?
Marta saw that "[the] windows [on the top floors]... were still lit and...the glimmer of dawn was spreading"
Marta saw that "[the] windows [on the top floors]... were still lit and...the glimmer of dawn was spreading" (Buzzati 5).
True or False: Quotes do not go in italics.
True
How do we format My Name?
"My Name" (quotation marks)
Revise without saying "the reader" or "the audience":
In this short story, we see how the very old man with wings is mistreated and exploited by the villagers.
In this short story, the very old man with wings is mistreated and exploited by the villagers.
"His huge buzzard wings, dirty and half-plucked, were forever entangled in the mud."
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Marquez writes that "the very old man's wings were dirty, half-plucked, and entangled in the mud."
Marquez writes that "[the very old man's]...wings [were] dirty...half-plucked...[and] entangled in the mud."
What is missing in this quote?
The book describes the footprints in this quote, “There are many sheep-dogs on the moor?” (Doyle 45)
Period at the end:
The book describes the footprints in this quote, “There are many sheep-dogs on the moor?” (Doyle 45).
Is this formatted correctly?:
As Holmes notes, “Stapleton has a most remarkable resemblance to the Baskerville family.”
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