using, borrowing material from a text
copying from a text

we can't just copy -plagiarism

plagiarize

" " quotation marks

write about the story
express our thoughts
great vocab, phrase- we want to use it

All the kids had their hair cut off even though they didn't want to. 

"flubby crew-cuts"
incorporate that into my sentence

The boys all were given "flubby crew-cuts" by the nuns on the first day that they arrived.

quote 1,2,3 words - not too long. Don't copy the whole sentence, just the couple or few key words.

"walk awkwardly"
incorporate those two words into my sentence
The boys had to found that they had to would "walk awkwardly" because the shoes that they were given were uncomfortable and not what they were used to.

The nun insulted Lonnie Rabbit's father by calling him "a heathen." She implied that Lonnie should forget about his family.

1,2,3 words - that's it!

The nun had a "chilling" smile, and the children were afraid of her.

After the narrator went through these experiences, he felt that his world had been "replaced by an ominous black cloud." BIT LONG, 6 words

After the narrator went through these experiences, he felt that his world had been "replaced by an ominous black cloud."

After the narrator went through these experiences, his world was covered by an "ominous black cloud".

After the narrator went through these experiences, he felt like he had an "ominous black cloud" over his head.

After the narrator went through these experiences, an "ominous black cloud" covered his next days.
After the narrator went through these experiences, an "ominous black cloud" would cover his next days future/life/whole life/time in the school.
After the narrator went through these experiences, he felt that his world in the residential school would be filled in with an "ominous black cloud".


Incorporating quoted material into our sentences

Practice. Write a sentence. Incorporate a quoted word or two into your sentence.
Pass in for me to check.

e.g.
The nuns showed "no tolerance" to the children if they made mistakes.
The narrator felt "incredible pain" in his heart when he was went to the school.
The narrator built a "chrysalis of silence" around himself to protect his mind from the terrible things he was witnessing.
The narrator was confused why the God he was taught about in school didn't come down to ease the "cruelty and suffering" that the children were living through.

Quote only special words
at XXX
Lonnie Rabbit XXX
nice phrases, nice meaningful words that we can use
"screamed"
"a heathen"
"stiff-bristled brush" 
The kids were scrubbed down with strong soap and a "stiff-bristled brush." This was very uncomfortable and burned their skin.

"screamed"
The kid "screamed" while the nun beat him with a leather belt.

"screamed" "scream[ing]"

The kid was "scream[ing]" while the nun beat him with a leather belt.
You can change a word by using [   ]  square brackets. You can change the word form but not the meaning. It makes the grammar fit.

"chilling"
The nun's smile was "chilling".

"chill[ed]"
The kids felt "chill[ed]" by the nun's smile.

The kids felt chilled by the nun's smile.
IS THIS OK? NO

The kids felt chilled cold/scared by the nun's smile.

[  ] often used with verbs