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Practice with Source Quotations and Citation Tags

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Guided Practice - Read the paragraph from "The Search for Delicious" by Natalie Babbitt out of page 42 of your Daybook, and write a main idea statement supported by source quotations with citation tags.
Independent Practice - Read the paragraph "Space Trash and Treasure" by Michael Klesius out of page 135 of your Reader's Journey, and write a main idea statement supported by source quotations with citation tags.
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Example of a strong main idea statement
In the time before people, the world was very different than it is now.
"The creatures who lived on the earth in that early time stayed each in his own place and kept it beautiful." (Daybook, 42)
"There were dwarfs in the mountains, worldwellers in the forest, mermaids in the lakes, and, of course, winds in the air." (Daybook, 42)
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Question 4
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Write a strong main idea statement for this paragraph.

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Question 5
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Give one source quotation with citation tag that supports your main idea statement.

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Question 6
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Give another source quotation with citation tag that supports your main idea statement.

Question 1
1.

Write a strong main idea statement for this paragraph.

Remember to include both a topic and a main point in your statement. Be sure that your statement is a complete sentence with a subject and a predicate.
Question 2
2.

Give one source quotation with citation tag that supports your main idea statement.

In a source quotation with citation tag, you should use quotation marks around the quotation, and give the book title and page number in parentheses. Example: "She looked around rather wildly." (Daybook, 42)
Question 3
3.

Give another source quotation with citation tag that supports your main idea statement.

In a source quotation with citation tag, you should use quotation marks around the quotation, and give the book title and page number in parentheses. Example: "She looked around rather wildly." (Daybook, 42)
Example of source quotation with citation tag
Example of source quotation with citation tag