1. oh no guys its bad. it looks like many of our sixth-grade teachers followed us to the seventh grade too moaned pauline puerile in dejection

2.  dejection- (noun) a sad and depressed state; low spirits: “He was slumped in deep dejection.”

3. … select the appropriate use of underlining/italicizing with titles. …use quotation marks correctly within context.

5. Use quotation marks to begin and end a direct quotation. Separate the quote from the dialogue tag by commas. Do not use quotation marks to set off an indirect quotation.  I said, “The book by Gary Paulsen will surprise you.”  I said that the book by Gary Paulsen would surprise you.

6. An exclamation point or question mark is placed inside the quotation marks when it punctuates the quotation. It is placed outside when it punctuates the main sentence.  For example:  I almost fell over when he asked, “That won’t be a problem for you, will it?”  Did the teacher really say, “Finish by tomorrow”?

7. The first word of the quotation is capitalized.  He said, “We’ll discuss the book in one hour.”

8. Both parts of a divided quotation are enclosed in quotation marks. The first word of the second part is not capitalized unless it begins a new sentence.  “This book,” our teacher said, “is an incredible story of survival.”

9.  Quotes within quotes: If you need to have one character directly quoting another character, then use double quotes for your main dialogue and single quotes for the quote-within-a- quote. This includes publications.  “And then he said, ‘Mind your own business.’ The nerve!” she said.  "Everyone will read the short story entitled ‘The Escape' for tomorrow," said the substitute teacher.

10. Periods and commas ALWAYS go inside quotation marks.  “I think you’re wrong,” Dan said.

11. Colons and semicolons ALWAYS go outside quotation marks.  Dan said, “I think you’re wrong”; he was asking us to clean out our lockers.

12. If the sentence continues after the quote and the following words are not proper nouns then you DO NOT capitalize the next word.  “Did you hear Mr. Marcoux?” asked Steve.  “Watch out!” warned John.  “No homework tonight!” Mrs. Tomao asserted.

13. When you write dialogue, begin a new paragraph whenever the speaker changes. “Ladies first,” said Edward as he pushed the microscope toward Bella. “You were gone,” Bella mentioned. Edward responded, “Yeah, um, I was out of town for a couple of days, personal reasons. So are you enjoying the rain?” he asked casually, and Bella laughed. “What?” he asked. “You're asking me about the weather?” “Yeah, I-I guess I am.” “Well, um, I don't really like the rain. Any cold, wet thing, I don't really like.”

14.  Read through your comic.  Underneath the comic, use the speech bubbles and/or thought bubbles to compose a dialogue.  Produce a dialogue that uses quotation marks, commas, and capitalization correctly!  Use your quotation rules, if necessary.

15. Use quotation marks when referring short works and sections of longer works. The following types of titles should be set off with quotation marks. short stories essays short poems songs articles chapters of books television episodes

16. Underline (when writing) or italicize (when typing) longer publications. The following types of titles should be underlined/ italicized: books plays book length poems newspapers magazines pamphlets movies television series paintings and sculptures CD titles Ballets, operas, and musicals ships, aircraft, and space craft

17.  Now, think of examples to categorize into each of the types of titles.  Evaluate each title example for correct capitalization, as well.

18.  Suppose you were telling someone how to correctly punctuate titles. How would you help them understand the difference between titles you underline/ italicize and titles you place quotation marks around?  What are the two main functions of quotation marks discussed today?

19. … select the appropriate use of underlining/italicizing with titles. …use quotation marks correctly within context.

20.  Based on what you know about punctuation, how would you punctuate the following sentence? Write it correctly on your note card.  You should read the poem The Road Not Taken by Robert Frost Mrs. Burford exclaimed because it has always been one of my favorites