Cite Text Evidence

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To quote from text to help support or prove a point

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cite

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What is textual evidence?

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Proof from the text to support your answer.

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Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

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It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

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Why do we have textual evidence?

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To prove a claim

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Inference

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A conclusion derived from logical reasoning following an investigation of available evidence.

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Which piece of evidence supports that Kathleen is brave? Options: "Even slight miscalculations could send the Vulcan cruiser thousands of miles off course.", Kathleen might never see her parents again., "Kathleen reassured them with a confident look as she logged onto the navigation computer.", Something could go wrong during takeoff. 

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"Kathleen reassured them with a confident look as she logged onto the navigation computer."

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Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim: High school students should be required to wear uniforms? Options: When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200., A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence.", At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down., School uniforms can be ordered online.

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At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

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Anything that students can read, write, view, listen to, or explore, including books, photographs, films, articles, music, art, and more.

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text

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facts and/or information (quotes, statistics, graphs, etc.) presented together as a body of support for a claim or value statement.

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evidence

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What is the term for information that is clearly and directly stated?

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Explicit