Text Evidence Vocabulary

Front

What is a source?

Back

A place where information on a topic is gathered.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Front

What are relevant/reliable sources?

Back

Sources that relate to a piece of writing and can be trusted for accuracy.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Front

What does it mean to cite?

Back

To quote from text to help support or prove a point.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Front

What is plagiarism?

Back

The practice of taking someone else's work and passing it off as your own.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Front

What is a text?

Back

The original piece of writing being cited.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Front

What is a direct quote?

Back

A word-for-word repetition of someone else's writing.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Front

What is paraphrasing?

Back

Restating someone else's ideas in your own words.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Front

What is an in-text citation?

Back

A reference within the text that indicates the source of information.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Front

What is a credible source?

Back

A source that is trustworthy and reliable.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Front

What is the purpose of citing sources?

Back

To give credit to the original author and to support your arguments.

Tags

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9