Guided_writing.ppt

Sample Writing skills Extra writing Guided writing Using quotations Writing skills When we are writing an essay, we can use quotations for a variety of reasons, such as: ? to support a claim we have just made ? to present someone else’s ideas which we want to contradict ? to draw attention to a particularly elegant phrase or well-expressed idea ? Find the expressions being quoted and add the quotation marks. Writing skills 1 Booker claims that the true hero, if he is to succeed, must be fully a man. But we can find many examples when the opposite seems to be true. Booker claims that “the true hero, if he is to succeed, must be fully a man”. But we can find many examples when the opposite seems to be true. Writing skills 2 In the epic poem Beowulf Grendel is rather a special monster. As Seamus Heaney neatly puts it, he has a wonderful inevitability about him and a unique glamour. In the epic poem Beowulf Grendel is rather a special monster. As Seamus Heaney puts it, “He has a wonderful inevitability about him and a unique glamour.” Writing skills 3 Tolkien’s hobbits are, to say the least, unlikely heroes in the traditional sense. In the words of Sarah McIntire, they seem unfit to participate, let alone share the lead in adventures as equals of famously heroic figures like elves, dwarfs and wizards. Tolkien’s hobbits are, to say the least, unlikely heroes in the traditional sense. In the words of Sarah McIntire, “They seem unfit to participate, let alone share the lead in adventures as equals of famously heroic figures like elves, dwarves and wizards.” Writing skills Answer: To present someone else’s idea which we want to contradict. To draw attention to a particularly elegant phrase or well-expressed idea. To support a claim we have just made. Now decide on the reasons for using the quotations, choosing from those in the box. Writing skills Ways of introducing quotations … claims that … As … puts it, In the words of … … suggests that … According t