E10 Using Quotations ""

Uses of quotation marks

1.reported speech

My mother said, “You should stay home.”

My mother said that I should stay home.

2.titles of chapters, songs, articles- anything that does not have its own covers

“Nearly Five to One”- name of chapter

Private Peaceful or Private Peaceful- (italics)- name of book

“Animal Farm”- WRONG!!!

Animal Farm – CORRECT!!!

Animal Farm – CORRECT!!!

“Animal Farm”– DOUBLE WRONG!!!!!!

3.citations- borrow words from a text, take words and use them

          cite (v)

Can’t copy! Plagiarism.

quote borrowed words- evidence, proof, strengthens your answer, makes it stronger, supports your controlling idea

Basis of academic writing.

Example question:

Describe Old Major.

PROCESS

1AL

2BS- find a few good words or phrases

“rather stout” (1)

 “highly regarded”

“a majestic-looking pig”

“voice is hoarse” (7)

3OL

descriptive- look like, personaility, animals respect

4RC

          Old Major was one of the key characters in Animal Farm.  He was one of the oldest animals on the farm.  He was a huge pig with a “wise and benevolent appearance”.(1)  He was very old, so his voice was “hoarse”(7).  Old Major was “highly regarded”(1) by the other animals who thought of him as their leader.  Unfortunately, this “majestic-looking pig” died before he could see the revolution that he had envisioned.

5/5

5ED

6GC

GRAMMATICAL

Old Major was a “majestic-looking pig”.

Old Major was “majestic-looking”.

Old Major was a pig that had a “majestic-looking” face.

NOT GRAMMATICAL

Old Major was “majestic-looking pig”.

Old Major was a pig. “majestic-looking”

INCORPORATE- make the quotation fit into your sentence

Describe Boxer.