Quoting Accurately from Texts
Quote accurately from literary and informational texts when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences, using quotation marks and citations correctly
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“When your child writes about a book or article for school, do they quote from the text directly — putting the exact words in speech marks — to support their points?”
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- Activity. Quote accurately from literary and informational texts when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences, using quotation marks and citations correctly
What to notice. Select and copy exact words from a text to support an inference about character motivation • Use quotation marks correctly when incorporating textual evidence into written responses • Introduce quotes with signal phrases such as 'The author states' or 'According to the text'
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When your child writes about a book or article for school, do they quote from the text directly — putting the exact words in speech marks — to support their points?
Quote accurately from literary and informational texts when explaining what the text says explicitly and when drawing inferences, using quotation marks and citations correctly
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- Select and copy exact words from a text to support an inference about character motivation
- Use quotation marks correctly when incorporating textual evidence into written responses
- Introduce quotes with signal phrases such as 'The author states' or 'According to the text'
“When your child writes about a book or article for school, do they quote from the text directly — putting the exact words in speech marks — to support their points?”
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- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- English
- Domain
- Reading Comprehension
- Age range
- Ages 10–11
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