Literary Essays: Matching Evidence to Reasons

​L

I

T

E

R

A

R

Y​

​E

S

S

A

Y

S​

Matching Evidence to Reasons

Let's get it

Welcome back! <3

Word for word what the book says, WITH "QUOTATION MARKS"

or​

Summarized in your own words​

Evidence can be...

Information straight from the book that proves your reason is true.

Evidence is...​

Your job is to read the reason and find the best evidence to support it.

Literary Essays

Ready??

Multiple Select

The third little javelina is admirable because SHE UNDERSTOOD TAKING YOUR TIME WHEN YOU MAKE SOMETHING WILL PAY OFF.

• "The third little javelina trotted through beautiful palo verde trees, with green trunks, and yellow flowers."

• "The third little javelina thought for a moment, and said, 'May I please have a few adobes to build a house?'"

• On pages 18, 20, and 23, you can see that the third javelina took the time to hang art on the walls.

• "Pretty soon, Coyote found the saguaro rib house."

Multiple Select

The third little javelina is admirable because SHE'S CLEVER.

• "'The stove pipe!' gasped the third little javelina. Quickly she lit a fire inside her wood stove."

• "'Just try it!' shouted the third little javelina."

• She made a solid house that would be good for both summer and winter.

• "She saw a snake sliding by, smooth as oil."

Multiple Choice

The third little javelina is admirable because SHE'S HARDWORKING.

• "'Not by the hair of my chinny-chin-chin!' shouted the first javelina."

• "'Just try it!' shouted the third little javelina."

• "The third little javelina trotted through beautiful palo verde trees, with green trunks and yellow flowers."

• "So the third javelina built herself a solid little adobe house, cool in summer and warm in winter."

Multiple Select

The third little javelina is admirable because SHE'S KIND.

• "The third little javelina thought for a moment, and said, "May I please have a few adobes to build a house?"

• "When her brothers found her, she welcomed them in and locked the door behind them."

• She asked the brickmaker nicely if she could have some bricks.

• She took care of her brothers even when they had made some foolish decisions.

Multiple Select

The third little javelina is admirable because SHE UNDERSTOOD THAT TO HAVE A GOOD HOUSE, SHE NEEDED A GOOD PLACE TO PUT IT.

(Pick the TWO pieces of evidence that need to go together to make this point!)

• Her brothers were so desperate to get out of the hot sun that they had to settle for making a house out of whatever they could find right away.

• "The third little javelina trotted through beautiful palo verde trees, with green trunks and yellow flowers."

• "Soon the javelinas came to a spot where the path divided, and each one went a different way."

• "In this hot, dry land, the sky was almost always blue."

Poll

I'm feeling confident about my ability to choose evidence to fit my reasons!

• NO.

  I'm v lost :( I need extra practice and help!

• I'm not confident but I kind of understand.

• YES!

  I can do this!!

• ABSOLUTELY.

  I could teach someone else how to do it!

Open Ended

What is your BEST ADVICE for someone who is trying to find evidence to back up their reasons?

​thx 4 playing​

your turn to find evidence!

​​

​