LESSON 1 CITE INFER AND SUMMARIZE HOMEWORK REVIEW

LESSON 1: CITE, INFER, AND SUMMARIZE HOMEWORK REVIEW

How to Cite a Direct Quote

How to Cite a Direct Quote Cont.

#5 • Example response: Lila influences the action of the story by being the first to voice an opinion about selling the farm. While Ben is quiet and does not say what he wants to do, Lila states that she wants to sell and offers her reasons. She states, “‘The farm is too much for us to work on our own, and I never really wanted to be a farmer anyway’” (“The Family Farm” 36). Her statements advance the discussion and provide Jessamie with an opening to say that she, too, wants to sell.

#5 Continued • 1 st sentence: • Lila influences the action of the story by being the first to voice an opinion about selling the farm. • We restated the question while providing the answer.

#5 Continued • 2 nd sentence: • While Ben is quiet and does not say what he wants to do, Lila states that she wants to sell and offers her reasons. • We begin to explain how Lila influences the action. It also sets up our quote so our reader will know what part of the story it came from and that we are using it as an example of Lila’s reasons.

#5 Continued • 3 rd sentence: • She states, “‘The farm is too much for us to work on our own, and I never really wanted to be a farmer anyway’” (“The Family Farm” 36). • We introduced the quote with “She states” and a comma • We added triple quotes to show that not only are we quoting the author, we’re quoting Lila’s dialogue. • We opened parentheses, inserted the title of the story in quotes (since it’s a short story. We would use the author’s last name if we had it, but there was not one given), inserted the page number, end parentheses, and a period at the end. • Intro, quote, citation. Fits together like a tasty sandwich!

#5 Continued • 4 th and final sentence: • Her statements advance the discussion and provide Jessamie with an opening to say that she, too, wants to sell. • We explained how the quote we used contributed to the action of the story. We’ve effectively explained that the story would’ve gone differently if Lila hadn’t spoken up.

#6 • D—Jessamie seems to be the oldest sibling. She does things like start and serve dinner. She is also the one who starts the difficult conversation about the farm and listens patiently to what the other two have to say. – We never see Lila do or say anything that would suggest she wants to become a doctor. – Ben says he doesn’t know what to do about the farm, but this doesn’t indicate that he doesn’t care. In fact, it would appear that he does; he asks Jessamie what she things, and the text states all three of them feel like the weight has been lifted when they make the decision to sell. If he didn’t care, there would’ve been no weight for him. – The text does not indicate whether Aunt Mary works hard or not.

#7 • C– Summaries must contain only the most important information. All four answers contain facts from the story, but Jessamie suggesting to sell the farm is perhaps the most important thing to happen in the whole story; it must be included. – You could tell someone this story without saying they set the table, or that Lila’s words ran together, or that Ben stood next to Jessamie, and the person would still understand what it was about.