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Quotation Marks, Commas, And More

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Correctly punctuating a character's dialogue can become a fun activity as students learn to use quotation marks, commas, and more.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Using Quotes and Opinion Writing: Ingenious Inventions by Women

For Teachers 5th Standards
Scholars complete multiple reads of Ingenious Inventions by Women: The Windshield Wiper and Paper Bag machine to determine gist, use quotes, define words, and form an opinion about the importance of the interventions. Learners work in...
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MENSA Education & Research Foundation

Quotation Station: Using Quotes in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 12th Standards
An informative list compiled with quotes, authors, and discussion questions, along with 20 out-of-the-box application ideas, make up the collection of lessons geared to spark dialogue and creative thinking about quotations. 
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Worksheet
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Using Quotation Marks: Around Titles of Short Works

For Students 4th - 6th
When do you use quotation marks around titles? Review the rules at the top of the page, and then let learners decide if the sentences that follow use the quotations correctly. An answer sheet is included. 
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EngageNY

Using Quotes to Explain Relationships: The Invention of the Electric Motor

For Teachers 5th Standards
Read it and read it again. Scholars do multiple reads of the text The Electric Motor. During the first pass, they read to discover the gist of the text. In the second, pupils use quotes from the article to explain the use of the electric...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Using Quotes and Comparing and Contrasting Structure: The Invention of Basketball

For Teachers 5th Standards
Learners complete the third instructional activity in a row where they determine the gist of text and use quotes as textual evidence. They use details from Dr. James Naismith, Inventor of Basketball to explain how the development of...
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Learning to Use Quotation Marks

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Tired of correcting errors with quotation marks? Use this lesson to reinforce the proper use of quotation marks. Tenth graders study the rules for quotation marks, and then practice using quotation marks within sentences.
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Worksheet
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Punctuation: Quotation Marks, Question Marks, and Exclamation Marks

For Students K - 1st
There are four children pictured, each is saying a different phrase. It's up to you and your first graders to complete each phrase by adding proper punctuation. Read the dialogue-driven passage, then read what each child is saying,...
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Writing Conversation: Using Quotation Marks

For Teachers 4th - 5th
In this language arts worksheet, students learn to use quotation marks in written conversation. Students proofread 5 sentences and add the necessary punctuation. Then students write a conversation, starting a new line and indenting with...
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PPT
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Using Speech Marks: Quotations

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Provide your class with a review of the appropriate way to punctuate dialogue. This presentation goes through a detailed explanation of the use of quotation marks in writing and provides learners with a variety of examples to cement...
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Roald Dahl

Using The BFG in the Classroom

For Teachers 3rd - 7th Standards
Use a resource that highlights Roald Dahl's seven tips for imaginative writing while reading The BFG. The activities encourage learners to become creative writers through finding harmony, establishing stamina, engaging in imaginative...
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Handout
San José State University

The Quotation Mark

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
Review where quotation marks belong and what they are used to indicate. From direct speech to in-text citations, young writers will find this worksheet quite useful. Several exercises at the bottom, along with a key, give learners...
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University of North Carolina

Quotations

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
According to A.A. Milne, "[A] quotation is a handy thing to have about, saving one the trouble of thinking for oneself." However, as part of a larger series of handouts discusses, quotations also have the ability to enhance a piece of...
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News Literacy Project

News Goggles: Quotes in News Reports

For Teachers 7th - Higher Ed
To quote or paraphrase? That is the question examined by a 29-slide presentation on the importance of including direct quotes in news reporting.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

End of Unit Assessment: Using Quotes to Explain Relationships and Support an Opinion

For Teachers 5th Standards
Think big! Scholars complete an end of unit assessment using their notes and graphic organizers along with the texts Big Thinkers: Was Steve Jobs This Generation’s Thomas Edison? and Steve Jobs. To complete the assessment, they answer...
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PPT
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MLA Style and Format and Using Quotations

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Is it pertinent that your class follows the Modern Language Association, or MLA, format? Show this PowerPoint to introduce the format and its characteristics. To help your class remember what sets these citations apart from Chicago or...
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To Quote or Not to Quote

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Quotation marks are the focus of this resource. In it, youngsters discover how to correctly use punctuation marks. It is meant to be carried out over a three-day period. You could shorten it, but I wouldn't. The activities are...
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Italics or Quotation Marks?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Be sure to click "Download this Activity" to view the plan in its formatted version. The first worksheet has learners review what types of titles are italicized, underlined, or placed in quotation marks. The second page contains the...
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Worksheet
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Rewriting a Dialogue (removing quotes)

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
This is a great activity! Upper elementary learners read a dialogue-driven passage. Then, they rewrite lines of dialogue by removing the quotation marks and shifting the verb tense to past. Grammar and great writing skills all in one. An...
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Scholastic

Smart Quotes Mini-Lesson

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
Prepare for an interview project with a set of worksheets about asking questions and quoting people. After completing a grammar exercise about quotation marks, kids write out the questions they want to ask their interviewee, and record...
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PPT
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Commas, Semicolons, and Colons Using Famous Quotes

For Teachers 7th - 10th Standards
Ten famous quotes are written on these slides, at first without punctuation. After giving learners a chance to punctuate the quotes, the correct punctuation is shown. Use memorable words to develop long-term grasp of how to use commas,...
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Using Quotation Marks

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students explore the use of quotation marks. In this language arts lesson, students discuss when to use quotation marks. Students practice putting quotation marks where needed.
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Lesson Plan
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Pendemonium Unnatural Selection: Quotation Marks

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Learners practice the correct use of quotation marks. In this grammar lesson, students watch and then discuss a video on the use of quotation marks. Learners find examples of quotation marks in books and periodicals and then convert...
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Macaroni Quotations

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders grasp the difficult concept of using quotations. This lesson plan uses a hands-on approach to assist students in mastering this skill in a fun and easy way! This clever lesson plan has students use elbow macaroni noodles to...

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