TEXTUAL EVIDENCE

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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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Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support the claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

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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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Based on the passage, at which time would Jackson be allowed to play basketball? The Recreation Center is only open through Sundays-Thursdays between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 6:00 p.m. Jackson wanted to play basketball there.

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At 9:00 a.m. on Monday

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This paragraph mainly tells:

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what Lincoln's ghost is like

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What is the main idea?

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Jenny wants to be a nurse.

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What is the main idea? Many people have not heard giraffes make noises.  Giraffes do not use sounds to “talk” with each other.  When hurt, giraffes make a low moo, something like a cow.  When frightened, they make a short, high sound.
What is the main idea?

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Giraffes do make noises

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This paragraph mainly tells:

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how smart dolphins are

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Most of the world's volcanoes are part of the "The Ring of Fire." This is a ring of volcanoes that form a circle around the Pacific Ocean. Thousands of volcanoes make up "The Ring of Fire." These volcanoes formed the sea floor and many underwater mountains.

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Most volcanoes are part of the "Ring of Fire."

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What does the author want you to learn from the passage?

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Where taste buds are found