This lesson plan, borrowed from NCTE's Read, Write, Think website (http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/quote-punctuation-proofreading-minilesson-1124.html), reviews the basic conventions for using quotations from works of literature or references from a research project, focusing on accurate punctuation and page layout. Students first discuss general proofreading strategies and the importance of checking quotations in their written work. They examine several passages and draw conclusions about the use of punctuation marks, including when various types of punctuation (comma, period, semicolons, colons, question marks, and exclamation points) go inside or outside quotation marks or after parenthetical citations. Students mark all the ending quotation marks on example passages and then check for correct punctuation, identifying which rules were used. Students are then asked to use this proofreading strategy on their own papers.
Please note: there are links within the lesson plan below that take you to additional online resources. If you have troubles accessing these links from the attached documents, visit the website where this lesson was originally published: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/quote-punctuation-proofreading-minilesson-1124.html?tab=4#tabs.)
Please note: there are links within the lesson plan below that take you to additional online resources. If you have troubles accessing these links from the attached documents, visit the website where this lesson was originally published: http://www.readwritethink.org/classroom-resources/lesson-plans/quote-punctuation-proofreading-minilesson-1124.html?tab=4#tabs.)
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