Textual Evidence

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What does a strongly supported inference need?

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Background knowledge and textual evidence that answers the question or writing prompt.

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What is textual evidence?

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Proof from the text to support your answer.

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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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According to the text, "At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendance rates went up, and behavior incidents went down" (Paragraph 1).

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When citing a source, you should use:

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Quotations.

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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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What is an inference?

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A conclusion drawn from evidence and reasoning rather than from explicit statements.

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What role does background knowledge play in understanding a text?

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It helps readers make connections and understand the context of the information.

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How can textual evidence strengthen an argument?

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It provides support and credibility to the claims being made.

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What is the difference between a claim and evidence?

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A claim is a statement that asserts something to be true, while evidence is the information that supports that claim.

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What are some types of textual evidence?

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Quotations, statistics, examples, and summaries from the text.