intended to explain or describe something

A note at the bottom of the page used to cite references or give more information.

a title or short description of a picture

Titles that are often bold and in a larger and different font than the body text.

What does explicit mean?

Evidence that is directly stated in the text

A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

What evidence supports the idea: best friends are always there for you?

Jessica always makes sure to help Jennifer and Michelle when they ask for support.

Jessica is always talking about Jennifer behind her back.

Jessica and Jennifer always talk about Michelle when she isn't around.

Jennifer and Michelle make sure to copy off Jessica's homework.

It's a good thing we were all wearing seat belts when the turbulence hit. Based on the text, which of the following most likely happened?

A plane had gone through a terrible storm.

A family was on a road trip and hit a pothole.

There are not enough details to answer the question.

Every day after work Paul took his muddy boots off on the steps of the front porch. Alice would have a fit if the boots made it so far as the welcome mat. He then took off his dusty overalls and threw them into a plastic garbage bag; Alice left a new garbage bag tied to the porch railing for him every morning. On his way in the house, he dropped the garbage bag off at the washing machine and went straight up the stairs to the shower as he was instructed. He would eat dinner with her after he was "presentable," as Alice had often said. Based on the text, how do you know Paul works in construction?

His boots are muddy and his overalls are dusty

He goes straight up the stairs to shower

Which piece of evidence could BEST be used to prove this claim: The government SHOULD decide what students eat for lunch.

School lunches, on average have only about 550 calories;however, lunches brought from home have about 850 calories.

The rules make lunches cheap for students, but they cost schools money.

The GAO report said that students in one district refused to eat school lunches for three weeks.

Evidence

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RI.7.1, RL.7.1, RI.7.9

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MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is textual evidence?

Your claim.

Proof from the text to support your answer.

What the author thinks about a topic.

An explanation in your own words about your claim.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

It makes your paragraph longer.

It allows your reader to get the important facts from the article without reading the whole thing.

It shows that you know what you are talking about.

It makes your claim stronger and helps prove your point.

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CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is an inference?

Something you have a gut feeling about.

An educated guess.

Evidence that supports your claim.

What the story is mostly about.

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Which piece of evidence supports that Kathleen is brave?

"Even slight miscalculations could send the Vulcan cruiser thousands of miles off course."

Kathleen might never see her parents again.

"Kathleen reassured them with a confident look as she logged onto the navigation computer."

Something could go wrong during takeoff.

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CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

15 mins • 1 pt

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

When adding everything up, a school uniform could end up costing more than $200.

A student reported, "Allowing us to wear our own clothes gives us a chance to show our unique style and independence."

At one school that recently required students to wear uniforms, attendence rates went up, and behavior incidents went down.

School uniforms can be ordered online .

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.8.1

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

5 mins • 1 pt

Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95.
What is the author's purpose?

to entertain you with a story about artists

to teach you how all artists become famous

to convince you to attend an art program

to explain how to paint a sunset

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CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.6

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

3 mins • 1 pt

The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is the author's purpose?

to tell a story about pyramids

to inform you about the Food Group Pyramid

to convince you to eat vegetables

to explain how to go shopping for food

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CCSS.RI.7.6

CCSS.RI.7.9

CCSS.RI.8.9

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

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Evidence

21 questions

What is textual evidence?

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

What is an inference?

Which piece of evidence supports that Kathleen is brave?

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95.
What is the author's purpose?

The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is the author's purpose?

Why do we have textual evidence

Expository text

What is textual evidence?

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21 questions

What is textual evidence?

Why is it important to provide textual evidence?

What is an inference?

Which piece of evidence supports that Kathleen is brave?

Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95.What is the author's purpose?

The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.What is the author's purpose?

Why do we have textual evidence

Expository text

What is textual evidence?

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Which piece of evidence could be used to BEST support this claim:
High school students should be required to wear uniforms.

Do you want to be an artist? Just enroll in "The Awesome Artists" program. Don't let this opportunity or your talent slip away. We guarantee you will be painting like the masters in two weeks for a low cost of $59.95.
What is the author's purpose?

The Food Group Pyramid tells how to eat healthy. It shows how food is divided into six groups. It is important to eat foods that belong to each group every day. The pyramid helps show how much of each you should eat.
What is the author's purpose?