Eng10/EF7 "" Quotation marks

"" quotation marks
how to quote things

incorporate quoted material into our own writing

"" quotation marks

WAYS TO USE QUOTATION MARKS

1. titles of book, movie
Animal Farm Animal Farm italics

writing with a pen probably underline, italics would be a little tough

Impact Impact
"I Confess" part of a book

The Economist The Economist
article in the magazine "Polishing Up"



2. direct reported speech
May said, "Put down that coffee mug."

My mother told me, "Always do the best job you can, even when you aren't feeling motivated." direct speech

My mother told me to always do the best job I can, even when I'm not feeling motivated. indirect speech

3. to show verbal irony, scare quotes

4. incorporate quoted material into our own writing
essential skill- academic work
citations- not your ideas, but you borrow the ideas
not your words, but you borrow the words
show that


Who is Old Major?

pig boar old huge 400 kids
"majestic-looking" (1)
"wise and benevolent"

Old Major is a very old pig who lives on the farm. He is very "majestic-looking" (1), and the other animals respect him.

He is very majestic-looking, and the other animals respect him.  Plagiarism = cheating

When you quote it, it becomes evidence, proof, support.

Who is Boxer?

Boxer is a horse.

horse- Why are you using this word? Is it special?

Boxer is one of "two cart-horses" (2).

Boxer is "nearly eighteen hands high" (2) and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together. PLAGIARIZED

YOU CANNOT/ MUSTN'T/ OUGHTN'T

Boxer is "nearly eighteen hands high, and as strong as any two ordinary horses put together" (2). WAY TOO LONG

Quote a few words- 3,4 words, short phrase

Choose the best words- just a few.

"enormous beast"
"nearly eighteen hands high" 
"as strong as any two ordinary horses"
"stupid appearance"

CHOOSE

PICK ONE OR TWO

Salt in food- a little bit is good

Less is more.

In one paragrph - 6-7 sentences, 3-4 quotations at the most. Get a feel for it.

(3) page 3

(Orwell, 3)
(John 1:6)

Old Major said that human beings were the "only real enemy" (4) to the animals on the farm.