Text Evidence Vocabulary

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What is text evidence?

Back

It is the details and evidence that comes from the text that is used to support your analysis.

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What do you do when you paraphrase?

Back

Rewrite the author's idea in your own words making it shorter than the actual text.

Front

What is a quotation?

Back

Repeat the author's ideas word for word.

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What is a summary?

Back

Put the main points from the author into your own words in order to give a broad overview of the passage.

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What does it mean to analyze a text?

Back

Break the text down, pick out the big ideas, and identify reasons and evidence.