Target 2 Remediation: Citing Evidence

Multiple Choice

What is the purpose of citing evidence in writing?

• To support conclusions

• To confuse the reader

• To make the text longer

• To have good writing

Multiple Choice

What is the primary purpose of citing evidence in your writing?

• To fill up space in your essay

• To support your arguments and provide credibility

• To make your writing more complex

• To show off how many sources you have read

Multiple Choice

What is evidence?

• What you figured out from reading

• Author's name and page number

• Proof that supports your idea

• The big ideas of a text

Multiple Choice

When citing textual evidence, what information should be included?

• The page number

• Author's last name and page number

• Author's first and last name

• Author's first and last name and page number

Multiple Select

What are two ways to cite evidence? Choose two.

• Copying the whole page

• Copying the author's exact words

• Referring to the author's ideas or details

• Writing a summary of the whole text

Multiple Choice

What does making a conclusion mean?

• It's evidence

• It's giving credit to the author

• It's the ending of a story

• It's what you figure out from reading

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between parenthetical and flag citations?

• Flag citations occur after the evidence and parenthetical citations occur before evidence

• Flag citations include the author's name in parentheses

• Parenthetical citations occur after evidence and flag citations occur before

• Flag citations are not used in academic writing

Multiple Choice

What is explicit evidence?

• There are hints about the big idea

• The text says it directly

• The author gives clues

• Evidence that is outside of the story

Multiple Choice

Implicit is:

• When the narrator is in first person

• When the answer isn't in the text at all

• When the answer is hidden in the text

• When the answer is obvious in the text

Multiple Choice

When something is implicit then the reader can go back and find the information directly in the story.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Identify the implicit information in the article below:

Maggie was getting ready to walk to school. She put on her coat and grabbed her backpack.

• Maggie was late to school.

• Maggie lives close to the school.

• Maggie was in primary school.

• Maggie is excited about going to school.

Multiple Choice

Read the following passage and answer the question:

Maggie was getting ready to walk to school. She put on her coat and grabbed her backpack.

Which of the following is explicitly stated in the paragraph?

• Maggie lives close to the school.

• Maggie put on her coat and grabbed her backpack.

• Maggie is in primary school.

• Maggie is never late to school.

Multiple Choice

Read the passage below. Identify the explicit information.

Omar hurried out of the house so he wasn't late for work. He wore overalls and carried a toolbox with wrenches in it. He hopped in his truck and drove off. The sign on his truck said, “Pipe Masters.”

• Omar hurried out of the house so he wasn't late for work.

• Omar enjoys his job.

• Omar is a plumber.

• Omar has a red truck.

Multiple Choice

Michael woke up with a start. Someone was banging at the front door. Heavy footsteps clomped over the bare boards of the hallway. A shouting of voices. Jacko's familiar growl, then the front door slammed shut. Michael shivered and pulled the thin blanket closer around his shoulders. Through the cracked glass of the curtainless window, the sky looked gray and dirty. A groan from the other mattress told him that Toby was awake as well. 
Which of the following would be considered explicit textual evidence? 

• Michael was trying to sleep
• Toby is Michael's brother
• Michael and Toby were cold
• "the sky looked gray and dirty"

Multiple Select

What makes strong evidence? Choose two.

• Inferences

• Facts

• Quotes from experts

• Opinions

Multiple Choice

Claim: Children who grow up with siblings have more opportunities to develop communication skills.

Evidence: My sister says that talking to me helped her learn how to express her emotions.

• The evidence is strong

• The evidence is weak because it does not support the claim.

• The evidence is weak because it is not a fact

• The evidence is strong because it's a fact

Multiple Choice

Which detail would be relevant to this main idea? There are many fun things to do at the beach.

• Playing kickball can be lots of fun.

• It is fun to walk along the shore and look for shells.

• Some people burn easily in the sun.

• Unfortunately, we don't live that close to a beach.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following best represents a piece of evidence that is both strong and relevant?

• A quote from a celebrity about a scientific matter.

• A recent study from a credible institution that directly addresses the topic.

• A popular opinion found on social media.

• An excerpt from a novel that metaphorically relates to the topic.

Match

Match the common mistakes with how to fix them

• Only using one piece of evidence

• Picking evidence that doesn’t really support the idea

• Not explaining quotes

• Making inferences with no text to back them up

Use at least 2 pieces of evidence

Check if the quote supports your idea

Explain the evidence in your own words

Support your inferences with quotes

• Use at least 2 pieces of evidence

• Check if the quote supports your idea

• Explain the evidence in your own words

• Support your inferences with quotes

Multiple Choice

Tornadoes are destructive. Which piece of evidence supports this claim?

• The tornado was 2 miles wide.

• 3 out of 4 families in our community are without power and 35 have lost parts of their house or roof.

• The tornado's wind speeds reached 100 mph.

• It was an F1 tornado.

Multiple Choice

A pet dog is a huge responsibility. Which evidence best supports this claim?

• "Make sure you put shoes away because puppies like to chew them," Dr. Brinson, vetericarian.

• Always keep your dog on a leash in public.

• The cost of food is roughly $6.00 a week.

• Dogs require several hours of your time and attention every week, between feeding, exercising, and taking them out to the bathroom.

Multiple Choice

Recycling helps our planet. Which piece of evidence best supports this claim?

• The sea turtle population has decreased by 20% because of straws polluting the ocean.

• There are three main types of pollution, air, water, and land.

• 50% of the paper used in the U.S. is recycled.

• Only 1 in 10 people currently recycle.

Multiple Choice

What should you do after citing textual evidence?

• Ask someone else to explain the evidence.

• Explain how the evidence supports your argument or claim.

• Ignore the evidence and move on to the next point.

• Provide a summary of the evidence.