1. Do Now When have you heard the word “evidence”?
Can you think of any synonyms?
What does evidence mean in writing?

2. Embedding and Citing Evidence
7th Grade Language Arts

3. Why do writers use Direct Quotes?
To develop additional ideas to support the thesis
Writers use specific evidence, such as paraphrased and/or direct quotations

4. Direct Quotation The exact words of an author.
Note: A direct quotation is placed inside “quotation marks”

5. How do we Cite a Direct Quotation?
“Direct Quotation” (Author’s Last Name Page #).
Example:
It has not been proven that violent video games negatively affect children. According to the article “It’s Perverse, but It’s Also Pretend,” “Teenage boys may be more interested in the chain saws, but there’s no evidence that this leads to violent behavior in real life.” (Olson 153).

6. When using direct quotes…
Avoid plagiarism by paraphrasing or using direct quotes
To embed a direct quotation, use TLQC format (transition, lead-in, quotation, citation).
For example:
It has not been proven that violent video games negatively affect children. According to the article “It’s Perverse, but It’s Also Pretend,” “Teenage boys may be more interested in the chain saws, but there’s no evidence that this leads to violent behavior in real life” (Olson 153).

7. TLQC
T: Transition L: Lead-In Q: Quotation C: Citation

8. To keep track off your sources…
Complete a source card for each article you read on your topic.
This will help you keep track of all of the information you need for your Works Cited page.

9. Together…
Let’s complete a source card for the article “Should kids be required to wear school uniforms.”

10. Together…
Let’s use TLQC to embed a quote from the article supporting why school uniforms should be required…

11. On your own…
Complete a source card for an addition article on your topic.
Find one quote that will be used as support in one of your paragraphs and embed it in a sentence using the TLQC method.