Mending Wall Textual Evidence

Mending Wall Textual Evidence

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List three things you learned about text evidence from the video.

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List two questions you have about text evidence from the video.

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List one thing you will remember from the video about text evidence.

Text Evidence

Whenever you make an analysis of a text, you must identify textual evidence to support your point. Textual evidence for poetry can include: 

• The title and subject of a poem. Sometimes the subject is stated directly, and other times readers must infer the subject.  

• A poem’s structure, including lines, stanzas, rhyme scheme, and meter. A stanza is part of a poem that is divided into sections. A rhyme scheme is the pattern of rhyming words, when a poem uses rhyme. Meter refers to the number of syllables in each line, but not all poems have a regular meter. 

• Figurative language, such as similes and metaphors. 

• Concepts or ideas outlined in a poem. 

• Details of setting, character, or events, if they apply.

• Descriptive language, sensory details, imagery, and other strong word choices.​

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How do you think textual evidence might be different in poetry or literature than it would be for informational text?

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When would you need to use textual evidence?

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What is the purpose of citing textual evidence when writing or talking about the inferences you have made about a text?

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How would you describe the role background knowledge plays in making inferences from textual evidence? Can you think of any examples?

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According to the Model, what is the role of the wall in Frost's poem?

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How does the author describe the wall? What textual evidence helps you understand what kind of wall it is?

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What textual evidence does the Model mention to support the inference that the speaker and his neighbor have met at the wall many times?

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What statement does the Model make about the text as a whole? Do you agree with the Model's interpretation, based on the textual evidence? Why or why not?

Multiple Choice

What is the point of opposition, or disagreement, between the two characters in this section of the poem?

• The speaker wants to grow pine trees, too, but the neighbor will not share his crop.

• The speaker's neighbor believes the wall must be rebult, but the speaker sees no reason to rebuild the wall.

• The speaker's neighbor would prefer not to rebuild the wall, but the speaker insists.

• The speaker's neighbor is against the use of spells to help them rebuild the wall.

Multiple Choice

Which line or lines from the poem best suggest that the speaker and his neighbor are opposed in some way?

• Lines 1-2

• Lines 6-8

• Line 9

• Lines 10-11