ELA11, CSS, Cizeron

Using quotation marks in your analysis shows strength in both your writing and your understanding of the material.

• Use quotation marks ( " " ) to show the exact words of a speaker or source.
• In general, put periods and commas inside the closing quotation marks and semicolons and colons outside.  Place question marks and exclamation marks inside the quotation marks if they are part of the original quotation, and outside if they are not.
• In dialogue, a comma separates the speaker tag (he said, cried Marjorie, sighed David) from the words spoken.
• Practice using the "quote sandwich".