Citation: Needs Meets Exceeds Simple Citation Skills Advanced Citation Skills Quotation marks hug either side of word-for-word quotes & Triple quotes when people are speaking aloud (the inner face inward marks are single, outer marks are double) Quotes text exactly as it is in the original Knows how and when to change text w/ brackets and Sets up (introduces) quotes; set up is not awkward shows missing text with a bracketed ellipsis Includes parentheticals after direct quotes, Knows when to flow into a quote, use a comma, or use a AND after paraphrased evidence colon. Space between quotation marks and parenthetical Formats parentheticals correctly: chooses correct keyword Removes end periods within direct quotes, and then places from Work Cited entry and formats it as it appears in the the proper punctuation after the parenthetical entry; does not include a comma Uses block quote for quotations over four lines Includes the correct information in the parenthetical Knows Works Cited appearance rules: Leaves ! and ? at the end of direct quotes Formats block quoting properly: tabs in twice, no quotation Starts at top of page (avoids too many returns) marks around the block quote, leaves end punctuation as it Center, capitalize, & use plain font was in the source Work Cited (1 source) or Works Cited (2+ sources) Works Cited entries are formatted properly, complete, in Use left-align and hanging indent the right order, and accurate/correct. Alphabetize Works Cited entries Proofreading: Needs Meets Exceeds Commas Capitalization Advanced Punctuation (colons, semicolons, Typos hyphens, dashes, parenthesis, and ellipsis) Passive Voice Run-Ons (avoids comma splices Subject-Verb Agreement & uses compound sentence commas) Fragments Pronouns (agree with antecedent / are not vague) Parallel Structure Correct Tense (present tense for literary criticism) Dangling / Misplaced Modifiers Possessives / Plurals Style (no contractions; stays in 3rd person; not vague, wishy-washy, or colloquial; correct & precise word choices; wording not awkward; not wordy or repetitive) Spelling & Homonyms
Citation: Needs Meets Exceeds Simple Citation Skills Quotation marks hug either side of word-for-word quotes & face inward Quotes text exactly as it is in the original Sets up (introduces) quotes; set up is not awkward Includes parentheticals after direct quotes, AND after paraphrased evidence Space between quotation marks and parenthetical Removes end periods within direct quotes, and then places the proper punctuation after the parenthetical Uses block quote for quotations over four lines Knows Works Cited appearance rules: Starts at top of page (avoids too many returns) Center, capitalize, & use plain font Work Cited (1 source) or Works Cited (2+ sources) Use left-align and hanging indent Alphabetize Works Cited entries Advanced Citation Skills Triple quotes when people are speaking aloud (the inner marks are single, outer marks are double) Knows how and when to change text w/ brackets and shows missing text with a bracketed ellipsis Knows when to flow into a quote, use a comma, or use a colon. Formats parentheticals correctly: chooses correct keyword from Work Cited entry and formats it as it appears in the entry; does not include a comma Includes the correct information in the parenthetical Leaves ! and ? at the end of direct quotes Formats block quoting properly: tabs in twice, no quotation marks around the block quote, leaves end punctuation as it was in the source Works Cited entries are formatted properly, complete, in the right order, and accurate/correct. Proofreading: Needs Meets Exceeds Commas Advanced Punctuation (colons, semicolons, hyphens, dashes, parenthesis, and ellipsis) Run-Ons (avoids comma splices & uses compound sentence commas) Pronouns (agree with antecedent / are not vague) Correct Tense (present tense for literary criticism) Possessives / Plurals Style (no contractions; stays in 3rd person; not vague, wishy-washy, or colloquial; correct & precise word choices; wording not awkward; not wordy or repetitive) Spelling & Homonyms Capitalization Typos Passive Voice Subject-Verb Agreement Fragments Parallel Structure Dangling / Misplaced Modifiers
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