Understanding Textual Evidence

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What is textual evidence?

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Information found within a text that is used to support a claim, argument, or interpretation.

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What is not considered textual evidence?

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Anything that is not directly from the text, or is an interpretation or inference not supported by the text.

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What does textual evidence help you with?

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Evidence found in the text to help you answer the question given to you.

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How can you use textual evidence???

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to strengthen arguments, provide support for interpretations, and demonstrate a deeper understanding of the material

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"The old woman clutched her purse tightly, her knuckles white, as the stranger approached. She mumbled, 'Don't you come near me, you scoundrel!'"

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This shows that the old woman is in fear and is scared of the stranger, ready to defend herself.

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Sarah was afraid the dog would jump and bite her when she walked past . So she took a different route to the store.

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This shows that Sarah was afraid of dogs and afraid of getting bitten.

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Johnathan loved animals , so whenever he saw a stray he would give it some food and keep it company for a while.

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This text shows that Johnathan likes animals a lot and he wants to take care of them.

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Emma loves going for early morning walks, but one day an old man followed her so she always makes sure to go with a friend.

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This text shows that Emma is cautious of going out alone so she does her favorite hobby with a friend