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Lesson 2 · Chapter 2, Anatomy of a Citation, Sentences & Signals

Anatomy of a Citation, Sentences & Signals


A 9-minute video lesson on Chapter 2, Anatomy of a Citation, Sentences & Signals of The Citation Code, with two pause-and-practice exercises.

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What you will be able to do

  1. Read a citation sentence slot by slot: signal, authority, pinpoint, court and year, opinion type, explanation, end punctuation.
  2. Choose a signal only after reading the passage, including when to use no signal at all.
  3. Place, order and explain citations: citation sentences and clauses, strings, and parentheticals in the right order.

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Lesson 2: Anatomy of a Citation, Sentences & Signals — The Citation Code