1. Using Quotations 10-2 Review Quiz
Master an important writing skill!
Get out a piece of loose leaf

2. WHY?
Why would you want to use a quotation in an essay or written answer?

3. How long should a quotation be?
Length?
How long should a quotation be?

4. Your Choices
How should you go about selecting a quotation?

5. Step one: CONTEXT
You will need one or two sentences that lead to your actual quotation. What things should you consider as you do this?

6. Step 2-grammatical insertion
What type of clause should precede a long quotation?
If your short quotation is an independent clause, what kind of clause should your signal phrase be if it ends with a comma?
EX: Mr. Nguyen makes an allusion to a famous television show from the seventies when he says, “ ‘Remember the Six Million Dollar Mani, Amir?’ ” (Hosseini 134).

7. Indenting
How many spaces do you indent a one paragraph quotation that is six lines of your writing?
If you a re using a short quotation that is more than one paragraph, how many spaces do you indent the second line of any paragraph?
If you are using a long quotation, how many spaces do you indent your line of writing after the quotation?
How many spaces must you indent any paragraph in your writing?

8. Step 3-Explanation
What kinds of things do you need to do in step three of quotation insertion?