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The End of the Float Quotes Activity

Last updated over 4 years ago

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Question 1

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Please make the following block of text contain no float quotes (Hint: you need to change at least two things).

Many people believe the United States is becoming less healthy. "McDonald's serves about 1 perfect of the total earth population every day" (Reference).

Two more hints: do readers know who is responsible for the quote? And how do readers know that the quote is important?

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Question 2

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Does this block of text contain a float quote? Yes or no? Explain how you know in 1-2 sentences maximum.

Question 3

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Practice transition words for supporting details

Please write three separate supporting explanation sentences for the block of text below. Start over for each sentence. Each sentence should start after the word "war."

Today, the United States feels more divided than before. In fact, many pundits (news commentators) have been quoted as saying, "the U.S. is more divided today than since the Civil War." (Write three separate potential sentences that could go here).

Potential transition phrases:
"This quote matters because..."
"This tells readers..."
"In other words..."

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Question 4

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Please create a block of text using the datapoint from Statista.com. Feel free to read more about this study here: https://www.statista.com/statistics/419400/us-teen-snapchat-users-age-reach/

Don't worry about citing your source for this particular exercise. I am more concerned with making sure your quote fits into the block of text with supporting details and transition words.

If you don't know where to start, then answer this question as your response: are teenagers using Snapchat instead of texting and does this matter?