 L.O To learn how to use quotes effectively in text response

What is the purpose of Quotes?  To support your argument  To show knowledge of the text  To give you something solid/concrete to discuss/analyse

When do you use the following?  “ “  …  [ ] ,

When do you use quotes?  Generally it’s the E (Evidence) in your body paragraph.  It is okay, but less common, to use in your introduction or conclusion.  This could be an interesting way to start addressing the question  There might be a quote that you could use at the end of your essay that really ‘sums up’ the point of your whole essay.

 “ “ Quotation marks show that something is taken directly from the text.  … ellipsis – something is missing (Greek – to leave out)  [ ] – you have changed something about the sentence to make it flow into your sentence. They allow you to modify the quote to make it fit better. , This is a comma Use these when you are embedding a quote in your sentence.

Paraphrasing V Quotes  Paraphrasing – when you refer to an example in the text without quoting it directly.  You do this when…  You can’t remember the quote directly  When you need to refer to a large section of the text  When the text hasn’t dealt with the idea in a succinct way, it might be spread out across the text.

Sandwich…

Useful phrases…  This demonstrates/shows/suggests/reveals/highlights/cl arifies/proves/ conveys/ displays/illustrates/reinforces.  There is evidence of this when…  [character] declares/states/proclaims/demands/ pleads for  CONNECTIVES: However, Therefore, Furthermore.

Furthermore  Used to add on something else Synonyms:  Besides  In addition

Therefore  Used to show result  If one thing has led to another Synonyms:  Thus  Consequently

However  Used to show contrast/difference Synonyms:  On the other side  Nevertheless  Yet  Now- use it in a sentence

Conclusions  Try to spice up your writing in general, especially your conclusion  How could you do this?