Quote

Highlights a textual quote by some author or work external to our content.

It displays as follows:

To use it in Moodle, click on the Components for Learning button In the Atto editor and select the item Quote:

Use Cases

• To emphasise a particular concept or idea.
• To stress the importance of that concept or idea.
• To help the learner understand the significance and ramifications of that concept or idea.
• To show an experienced point of view of a particular matter.
• To bring context to a particular subject, regarding the precedents of its study or line of knowledge.
• To display informed judgements from prominent authors or historical characters regarding a certain issue.

Examples

Example 1

If it could be demonstrated that any complex organ existed, which could not possibly have been formed by numerous, successive, slight modifications, my theory would absolutely break down. But I can find no such case.

CHARLES DARWIN, On the Origin of Species

On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin – licensed under Public Domain in The Project Gutenberg