How do you teach quotation marks in 4th grade?
How do you teach quotation marks in 4th grade?
Rules for using the Quotation Marks
- Rule 1: Use quotation marks to separate a direct quote (word-for-word) from the rest of the sentence.
- Rule 2: Use a comma to introduce a quote after words like said, asked, or exclaimed.
- Rule 3: Always keep any punctuation that is part of the quote inside the quotation marks.
How do you teach quotation marks in a fun way?
Ask the children if they see anything that might signal to the reader what each person is saying. Point out the quotation marks and suggest they are like parts of the speech bubble. “In fact,” (use a marker for this part of the activity) “we can just draw the speech bubbles right in the story!”
How do you explain quotation marks?
A quotation, or quote, is an exact repeat of another source’s spoken or written words. Quotation marks separate a quotation from the rest of a writer’s text so that a reader knows which words are not the writer’s own (or are from a different work by the same writer).
How do you punctuate quotation marks?
- Commas and colons can be used before the start of a quote.
- Short punctuation (periods, commas) that is part of the sentence stays inside the quotation marks.
- All punctuation marks that are part of the original quote stay inside the quotation marks.
How do you use quotation marks example?
Quotation marks inside quotation marks For example: She said, “I read the chapter ‘The Tall Tree’ yesterday.” British English varies on this, but in many cases the double quotation marks are inside and the single quotation marks are outside. For example: She said, ‘I read the chapter “The Tall Tree” yesterday. ‘
What are the rules for using quotation marks?
Rule 1. Use double quotation marks to set off a direct (word-for-word) quotation. Correct: “I hope you will be here,” he said. Incorrect: He said that he “hoped I would be there.” (The quotation marks are incorrect because hoped I would be there does not state the speaker’s exact words.)
