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1
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a group of words fro a text used and repeated by someone other than the original author

A

quotation

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in what forms of writings should you include quotations

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Informational Essays and Compositions
Argument Essays and compositions
Persuasive Essays and compositions
Literary response and analysis
research papers

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3
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why should you include quotations in your writing

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It improves your writing,
helps support ideas
improves the quality

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4
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What should you never do with a quote

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should never stand alone
Never begin a sentence
should always your quote after properly siting it

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5
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when do you not include quotes

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When you are writing your theme statement
when writing your topic sentence
Do not use quoted material in introductory paragraph

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6
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what does ICE stand for

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Introduce
Cite
Explain

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what kind of punctuation must be used when you introduce your quote with a complete sentence

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a colon

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What kind of punctuation must be used with an explanatory phrase

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a comma

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9
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how should you introduce and punctuate short quotes in your sentence

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With short quotations you should stick with two to four word phases with quotation marks around the authors original words

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10
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how do you introduce a quote by paraphrasing it

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begin by paraphrasing the quote and then finish the sentence with a quote

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11
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What does MLA stand for

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modern language association

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12
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when citing in MLA format what are the 2 different kinds of citations in your paper

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in text citation and works cited page

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13
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what is the quotation for a book with one author

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Last name, first name. Title of book. City of publication: Publisher, Date published. Print.

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a reference to the original author or speaker embedded in the text of the paper

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in- text citation

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a separate peace of pages at the end of a document containing an alphabetical listing of all of the sources used within the paper

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works cited page

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16
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What is included in a works cited page

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sources used
make sure it is formatted according to MLA standards

17
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Where does the citation go

A

Introduce your quote “quote” (citation)

18
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how is a citation punctuated

A

quotation marks

19
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What are three ways to explain quotes

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Provide analysis that connects the quote to your main idea and topic sentence
Explain why it is important and relevant
Make sure the quote supports your topic sentence, main idea, thesis

20
Q

________ and _______ should be grammatically consistent

A

introduction, quote

21
Q

You can change a ______ in your quote to make it grammatically consistent with your introductions if you place.

A

word

22
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A ______ must be less than four lines long otherwise you will need a block quote

A

quote

23
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The quote must support your ______ or _______________ otherwise it isn’t relevant

A

thesis; topic sentence

24
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What are the margins required for side and top margins

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1 inch on all sides and top except the header has 1/2 inch

25
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What is the correct format for a heading

A

Smith 1
Samantha Smith
Mr. Thomas teacher
Sophmore English
26 June 2016

26
Q

what font and size must your paper be typed in

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12 point times new roman fonts

27
Q

T or F: the title of your paper must be bolded

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False

28
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T or F: you should double space your paper

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true

29
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Does the works cited page follow the same margins as the paper

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yes

30
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t or f: Entris on works cited page must be alphabetized

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true

31
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What are some words you can use build smooth frames

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The author…….
demonstrates
adds
claims
observes
mentions

32
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Where does the punctuation. go for an in text citation

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There is no period directly after the quote
instead at the end of the page citation
outside of the parenthesis

33
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do you place a comma between the author’s last name and the page number

A

no

34
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what words should you not use in your frame

A

the words quote or quotation

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