Text Evidence

Why do we have textual evidence?

• To prove a claim

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• because your teacher says so

• to express an opinion

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What does every quote need to have?

• Two sentences.
• Quotation marks
• A capital letter.
• Long words that make it sound complex.

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

A direct quote...

• uses the exact words that somebody says AND uses quotation marks to enclose those specific words

• does not use the exact words of what somebody says BUT uses quotation marks

• uses the exact words that somebody says BUT does not use quotation marks for those specific words

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

An indirect quote...

• uses the exact words that somebody says AND uses quotation marks to enclose those specific words

• does not use the exact words of what somebody says BUT uses quotation marks

• uses the exact words that somebody says BUT does not use quotation marks for those specific words

• does not use the exact words of what somebody says AND does not use quotation marks

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Which is the correct direct quote for this cartoon panel?

• "Jon asked," Isn't it a little early for your Monday face?

• Jon asked, "Isn't it a little early for your Monday face?"

• "Jon asked isn't it a little early for your Monday face?"

• Jon asked, "Isn't it a little early for your Monday face"?

Which sentence correctly uses an indirect quote?

• Laura said, "Wait for me because I want to go with you."

• Laura said that you should wait for her because she wants to go with you.

• Laura said that "Wait for me because I want to go with you."

• Laura said that you shouldn't wait for her.

True or false: It's okay to drop in a quote all by itself, without any of your own words before.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RL.2.6

CCSS.RL.8.3

True or false: It's okay to edit quotes by adding or removing words without doing anything to indicate that you changed the quote.

• True

• False

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Mark all that apply. An introductory phrase is used to..

• introduce the author/speaker you're quoting from

• set up the context of why you're using the quote

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Text evidence should always

• Support your claim

• Have quotes around it

• Be the first sentence of your paragraph

• Be cited parenthetically.