Paraphrase or Quote?

Use Paraphrase or Quote before Integrate Quotations Into Sentences. Research Notes Organizer works well as the first step of a short research report on tides.

Paraphrase 3 facts from a practice article and quote 3 speakers exactly in quotation marks. Paraphrase facts and ideas in your own words. Quote when the exact words are special, such as a strong opinion or a memorable line. The directions on the page read: These sources are made up for practice. In Part A, rewrite each fact in your own words and name the author. In Part B, write a sentence that names the speaker and copies the exact words in quotation marks. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade informative writing, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with research and citations. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Text evidence is a detail or exact quote from a text that proves an answer. Cite Text Evidence gives four sentence starters, such as According to the text, for 4 questions about leaf color.

Integrate Quotations Into Sentences teaches a lead-in that names the speaker, a full sentence followed by a colon and a few quoted words woven into your own sentence.

Write only the main facts in short phrases, use your own words and record the title and type of every source. Research Notes Organizer practices this with three practice sources about tides.