Conduct a 6-question local-history interview with a community elder
Exercise
Difficulty 3
~5 min
hist.g3.f.his.oral_history_local.ex_02
Quote Transcription
Prompt
Choose ONE answer from your interview. Transcribe ONE sentence using exact words. Format with attribution: 'When asked about ___, [name] said, "___."'
How it's presented
mode
text
Answer criteria
type
formatted quote
rubric
Quotation marks + attribution + comma placement = mastery
Hints
- Comma after the verb ('said,').
- Quotation marks around exact words.
- Period inside the closing quotation mark.
Misconceptions to watch
- Children may place punctuation outside quotation marks - the convention is INSIDE.
Used in lessons