Citing Evidence

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What is background knowledge?

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Your personal knowledge of a situation based on your life experiences.

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What is textual evidence?

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A word-for-word quote from the article/story.

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What is another way to think of textual evidence?

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A word-for-word quote from the article.

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What comes after the support in a paragraph?

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A concluding sentence.

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What does it mean to conclude?

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To arrive at a judgement or opinion by reasoning.

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What is a claim?

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A statement that asserts something to be true.

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What is an inference?

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A conclusion reached based on evidence and reasoning.

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What is the purpose of textual evidence in writing?

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To support claims and arguments with proof from the text.

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What is an example of implicit evidence?

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Evidence that is suggested but not directly stated.

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What is an example of explicit evidence?

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Evidence that is clearly and directly stated in the text.