1. Direct quotation with my favorite teacher said in the middle
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2. Direct quotation with the president said at the end
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3. Direct quotation with The monster in my dream said at the beginning
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4. Rewrite the sentence you wrote for item 1, 2, or 3 so that it is an indirect quotation.
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5. Use part of this quotation: "Mark Twain had his bad moments, too," said the lecturer.
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6. Title of CD: Purple Memories
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7. Book chapter title: "Twain's Experience on the Mississippi"
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Step 2: Now, select the topic of one of the sentences you wrote in Step 1. Write a paragraph of at least five sentences using that topic. In your paragraph, include at least two direct quotations and two indirect quotations. After you finish, check to make sure you used quotation marks correctly, and fix any errors.
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Step 3: For each word group that follows, select the choice that uses quotation marks correctly. If the original word group is correct, select "No change."
1. Few people have heard of what Mark Twain considered his greatest work, a historical novel titled "Personal Recollections of Joan of Arc." [Hint ]
2. The book was published in installments in Harper's Magazine from April 1895 to April 1896. [Hint ]
3. Twain published the book anonymously because he did not think it would be taken seriously with the words Mark Twain listed as the author's name. [Hint ]
4. Twain once made a statement about books: Classic. A book which people praise and don't read. [Hint ]
5. "Another time, Twain said 'Get your facts first, and then you can distort them as much as you please."' [Hint ]
6. When asked what men would be without women, Twain answered scarce, sir, mighty scarce. [Hint ]
7. Twain gave sound advice when he said "that a person should exercise great care when reading health books because he or she could die of a misprint." [Hint ]
8. He seemed to be speaking from experience when he said, "Golf is a good walk spoiled." [Hint ]
9. Twain discouraged lying by pointing out that, "If a person tells the truth, he or she doesn't have to remember anything." [Hint ]
10. My friend recently quoted Twain when he said the people campaigning for senator here remind me of Mark Twain's saying, "Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to." [Hint ]
Step 4: Pretend you are having a conversation with a famous person whom you admire (or do not admire). Then, write at least twelve lines of dialogue between that person and yourself. Include a mix of direct quotations and indirect quotations. After you finish, proofread for errors in the use of quotation marks, correcting any mistakes that you find.
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