This is what type of elaboration? “Choose a word, phrase, or idea from the evidence, and explain what it means so your reader can better understand.”

• Definition

• Anecdote

• Prediction

• Evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

“If this continues to happen and bees keep leaving their hives, crops will fail, costing farmers millions of dollars.” This elaboration is an example of:

• Explanation

• Compare and contrast

• Cause and effect

• Example

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

“Provide an example from the text or from background knowledge to help illustrate the evidence” is what type of elaboration?

• Explanation

• Prediction

• Anecdote

• Example

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

This is an example of which type of elaboration? ”Colony collapse disorder is when bees leave their nest but never return. Scientists are searching for the cause.”

• Explanation

• Definition

• Evidence

• Example

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

An anecdote

• Is to make a prediction based on your evidence that will help support your topic

• Is to provide a comparison to the evidence that supports your topic

• Shows a cause and effect relationship based on your evidence

• Is a short personal story that helps further explain the evidence.

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

Breaking down the evidence into your own words and drawing a conclusion is what type of elaboration?

• Explanation

• Prediction

• Example

• Summary

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

To provide a comparison to the evidence that supports your topic is to:

• Provide an example

• Compare and contrast

• Give an anecdote

• Give an explanation

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

When you predict, you:

• Elaborate on the evidence

• Provide an example to help illustrate the evidence

• Make a prediction based on your evidence that helps support your topic

• Provide an explanation of your evidence

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Evidence: According to the authors, Africa lost more than 60% of its elephants to poachers over the last 10 years. Elaboration: ”That is more than half of all the elephants in the country, meaning that at this speed, the elephants could soon die out.” What type of elaboration is shown above?

• Explanation

• Cause and effect

• Anecdote

• Example

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

The evidence says “According to the authors, Africa lost more than 60% of its elephants to poachers over the last ten years.” The elaboration “In a small village in Nigeria, there were approximately 315 elephants killed during the illegal poaching season in 2018 alone, as noted in passage 1. This is what type of elaboration?

• Example

• Explanation

• Anecdote

• Definition

Tags

CCSS.RI.5.8

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RL.6.1