Evidence and Analysis!

Evidence and Analysis!

How to put the E and A in TBEAR!

Poll

What is Evidence?

• a quote or piece of information that proves that the claim in your topic sentence is true

• important information that your reader needs to know to understand your topic

• an explanation of how a quote or piece of information supports the claim in your topic sentence

Poll

Which of the following is an example of Evidence?

• a quote from a credible source

• paraphrased information from a credible source

• a picture

• your opinion about a topic

Poll

True or False: You should have evidence to support the reason in your topic sentence.

• True

• False

What is Evidence?

• Evidence is a quote or piece of information that proves that the claim (argument) in your topic sentence is true!

• It is usually a quote or paraphrased (summarized) piece of information from a source that you trust!

• It MUST support the reason in your topic sentence! Whatever comes after the word "because"!

Evidence as a Quote

• When you use a quote as evidence, that means you are copying the information exactly as it appears in the source! It is NOT in your own words!

• You have to cite your source, which means you have to show your reader where you got the information from!

Evidence as a Quote Example!

Topic sentence: Christopher Columbus was not a hero because he treated the Taino people cruelly.

Background Information: Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who is known for travelling to the Americas in 1492.

Evidence: Page 2 of Columbus Discovered the Taino People, Then Tried To Erase Them, an article by Bill Bigelow on Newsela.com, says, "Columbus sent more than 500 Taínos, including children, to Spain and kept the rest as slaves in the Caribbean."

Paraphrased Evidence!

• When we "paraphrase" something, we are summarizing it, or putting it in our own words!

• Paraphrased evidence cannot be copied and pasted!

• You still have to cite your source, so your reader knows that you got the information from a trustworthy source!

Paraphrased Evidence Example

Topic sentence: Christopher Columbus was not a hero because he treated the Taino people cruelly.

Background Information: Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who is known for travelling to the Americas in 1492.

Evidence: Page 2 of Columbus Discovered the Taino People, Then Tried To Erase Them, an article by Bill Bigelow on Newsela.com, says that Columbus enslaved the Taino and sent over 500 back to Spain to be slaves. He even enslaved Taino children.

Notice how I put the quote from before in my own words? If I copied and pasted it and didn't put it in quotes, that would be stealing Bill Bigelow's work!

Check Your Understanding of Evidence!!

Answer the next 4 questions to check your understanding of Evidence!

Multiple Choice

What is Evidence?

• a quote or piece of information that proves that the claim in your topic sentence is true

• important information that your reader needs to know to understand your topic

• an explanation of how a quote or piece of information supports the claim in your topic sentence

Multiple Select

Which of the following is an example of Evidence? (You may choose more than 1)

• a quote from a credible source

• paraphrased information from a credible source

• a picture

• your opinion about a topic

Multiple Choice

True or False: You should have evidence to support the reason in your topic sentence.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

Which of the following are the best 2 pieces of evidence to support the Topic Sentence: Michael Phelps is the best athlete ever because he has won more olympic medals than anyone in history.

• According to Biography.com, "Michael Phelps is an American Swimmer."

• According to Biography.com, "Swimmer Michael Phelps has set the record for winning the most medals, 28, of any Olympic athlete in history."

• According to olympic.org, "Over the years he developed into a champion swimmer, beating record after record in every age category in which he competed."

• According to Biography.com, Michael Phelps has won 28 Olympic medals, which is the most by any athlete ever.

Pre-Assessment for Analysis!

The following question is a poll to see what you already know about Analysis!

Poll

What is Analysis? (You may choose more than 1)

• the most important information that your reader needs to know to understand your topic

• a disease

• a sentence that explains what your evidence means

• a sentence that explains how your evidence supports the claim in your topic sentence

What is Analysis?

• Analysis is a sentence or two that shows your reader what your evidence means, AND how it supports your Topic Sentence!

• It comes after your evidence and it tells your reader how your evidence proves you're right!

Analysis Example!

Topic sentence: Christopher Columbus was not a hero because he treated the Taino people cruelly.

Background Information: Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who is known for travelling to the Americas in 1492.

Evidence: Page 2 of Columbus Discovered the Taino People, Then Tried To Erase Them, an article by Bill Bigelow on Newsela.com, says, "Columbus sent more than 500 Taínos, including children, to Spain and kept the rest as slaves in the Caribbean."

Analysis: This quote shows how Columbus enslaved the Tainos, even the children, and sent some to Spain. This demonstrates how Columbus treated the Tainos cruelly, because slavery was hard and brutal and he even forced children to do it.

Analysis Example for Paraphrased Evidence!

Topic sentence: Christopher Columbus was not a hero because he treated the Taino people cruelly.

Background Information: Christopher Columbus was an Italian explorer who is known for travelling to the Americas in 1492.

Evidence: Page 2 of Columbus Discovered the Taino People, Then Tried To Erase Them, an article by Bill Bigelow on Newsela.com, says that Columbus enslaved the Taino and sent over 500 back to Spain to be slaves. He even enslaved Taino children.

Analysis: This evidence shows how Columbus treated the Tainos cruelly because he made them and their children slaves, and slavery was cruel.

Analysis Example for Paraphrased Evidence!

• Evidence: Page 2 of Columbus Discovered the Taino People, Then Tried To Erase Them, an article by Bill Bigelow on Newsela.com, says that Columbus enslaved the Taino and sent over 500 back to Spain to be slaves. He even enslaved Taino children.

  Analysis: This evidence shows how Columbus treated the Tainos cruelly because he made them and their children slaves, and slavery was cruel.

• Notice how this analysis is shorter than the one for a quote! That's because when we paraphrase, it's less effective, but by putting the quote in our own words, we have already explained it a little bit! So we can focus more on how it proves our argument is true!

Check Your Understanding of Evidence and Analysis!

Now that you've completed the slideshow, let's check our understanding!

Multiple Choice

What is Evidence?

• a quote or piece of information that proves that the claim in your topic sentence is true

• important information that your reader needs to know to understand your topic

• an explanation of how a quote or piece of information supports the claim in your topic sentence

Multiple Select

Which of the following is an example of Evidence? (You may choose more than 1)

• a quote from a credible source

• paraphrased information from a credible source

• a picture

• your opinion about a topic

Multiple Choice

True or False: You should have evidence to support the reason in your topic sentence.

• True

• False

Multiple Select

What is Analysis? (You may choose more than 1)

• the most important information that your reader needs to know to understand your topic

• a disease

• a sentence that explains what your evidence means

• a sentence that explains how your evidence supports the claim in your topic sentence

Multiple Select

Which of the following are the best 2 pieces of evidence to support the Topic Sentence: Michael Phelps is the best athlete ever because he has won more olympic medals than anyone in history.

• According to Biography.com, "Michael Phelps is an American Swimmer."

• According to Biography.com, "Swimmer Michael Phelps has set the record for winning the most medals, 28, of any Olympic athlete in history."

• According to olympic.org, "Over the years he developed into a champion swimmer, beating record after record in every age category in which he competed."

• According to Biography.com, Michael Phelps has won 28 Olympic medals, which is the most by any athlete ever.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following sentences is the best analysis for the following topic sentence and evidence:

Topic Sentence: Michael Phelps is the best athlete ever because he has won more olympic medals than anyone else.

Evidence: According to Biography.com, "Swimmer Michael Phelps has set the record for winning the most medals, 28, of any Olympic athlete in history."

• This quote shows that Michael Phelps won 28 Olympic medals, which is the most ever. This demonstrates that he is the best athlete ever because the olympics are the highest level of competition in the world, and he was the best at them.

• This demonstrates that he is the best athlete ever because the olympics are the highest level of competition in the world, and he was the best at them.

• This quote shows that Michael Phelps won 28 Olympic medals, which is the most ever.

• Michael Phelps is the best because he won 28 medals.

Multiple Select

Which of the following are the best 2 pieces of evidence to support the Topic Sentence?

Topic Sentence: Christopher Columbus was a hero because he sailed west when he didn't really know what was there.

• On page 1 of Vikings and European Explorers - Christopher Columbus, on readworks.org it says, "In the 1400's, Europeans were not aware that the Americas existed. They believed that if they headed west, they would run straight into Asia."

• On page 1 of Vikings and European Explorers - Christopher Columbus, on readworks.org it talks about how in the 1400's, Europeans thought that they could just sail west and reach Asia because they didn't know that the Americas were there.

• On page 1 of Vikings and European Explorers - Christopher Columbus, on readworks.org it says, "Columbus became famous when he sailed west across the Atlantic Ocean in 1492."

Multiple Choice

Choose the best Analysis of the following evidence, given this topic sentence: Christopher Columbus was a hero because he sailed west when nobody knew what was there.

Evidence: On page 1 of Vikings and European Explorers - Christopher Columbus, on readworks.org it talks about how in the 1400's, Europeans thought that they could just sail west and reach Asia because they didn't know that the Americas were there.

• This demonstrates how Christopher Columbus was a hero because he sailed west trying to reach Asia when Europeans didn't even know what was there, which would have been very dangerous.

• This shows how Christopher Columbus was a hero because he was alive in the 1400's and it was hard to navigate without technology.

• This quote shows that Europeans thought they could just sail west to reach Asia, but they didn't even know the Americas were in the way. That demonstrates how dangerous the trip was, and therefore, how Columbus was actually a hero.