Grade 5 Spring — Literary Essay, Voice and Tone as Craft, Poetry Stretch, and Public Speaking
English · WR G5 eng.g5.s.wr.embedded_quotation

Embed quotations with signal phrase, punctuation, citation, and warrant (CCSS W.5.9.a, L.5.2)

Embed direct quotations using 3 patterns (MG-5): PATTERN 1 signal phrase + COMMA + quote + (Author Year); PATTERN 2 introduce with 'that' (no comma) + quote + (Author Year); PATTERN 3 integrated quote inside own sentence + (Author Year). EVERY quotation is followed by a WARRANT sentence — never drop a quote. Punctuation always goes AFTER the closing parenthesis.

Mastery threshold
90%
Min instances
12
Typical minutes
40
Spaced intervals (days)
1, 3, 7, 14, 30, 60
Prereqs
Successors
  • eng.g6.f.wr.embedded_quotation_advanced
    (not yet loaded)
  • eng.g7.f.wr.long_quote_block_format
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Common misconceptions
  • Drops a quotation into the paragraph without a signal phrase ('The author wrote a book about resilience. "She lifted Pepe and softly sang."' — quote needs lead-in).
  • Places punctuation INSIDE the parenthetical citation ('She lifted Pepe." (Ryan 2000)' — period belongs OUTSIDE: 'She lifted Pepe" (Ryan 2000).').

Exercise pool (2)

Diff Stem Type
2 Format 3 provided sources into works-cited entries. Alphabetize by author last name. Italicize book titles. works cited alphabetize
3 Convert 3 provided 'dropped' quotes into PATTERN 1 (signal phrase + comma + quote + citation + warrant after). embed pattern 1 fill