Georgia 7.L.GC.1.54
The Standard
Mechanics: Use conventional capitalization, quotation marks, commas, end punctuation, and parentheses (citations) when incorporating textual evidence. (Continue)
Georgia's K-12 English Language Arts Standards · Language (L) · Grammar Conventions
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students incorporate direct quotations into their own sentences and identify the source in parentheses. They use correct capitalization, commas, quotation marks, and end punctuation around the evidence and citation.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a source, a student can blend a quotation into an original sentence without creating a fragment or run-on. The student correctly places capitals, commas, quotation marks, the citation, and final punctuation.
Common Misconceptions
- Students often place the period before the parenthetical citation or put the citation inside the quotation marks. They may omit a comma after a signal phrase, capitalize a quoted fragment incorrectly, or leave out closing quotation marks.
How to Assess It
- Give students a short source with an author name. Ask them to write one claim that embeds a five to eight word quotation and includes a parenthetical citation.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Give pairs color-coded cards for a claim, signal phrase, quotation, citation, and period, then have them arrange and copy the sentence.
Display three punctuated versions of one quoted sentence and ask students to defend which version is correct.
Run a punctuation relay where teams repair quotation and citation errors in five projected sentences.
Have students quote the school handbook in a written proposal for changing one classroom or campus rule.
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