
Citing Evidence in Your Writing
Authored by Diana Aiello
English
8th - 11th Grade
CCSS covered
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
5 mins • 1 pt
Why is it important to insert quotes into our writing?
So that your writing can look fancy.
To provide evidence to support your thinking.
Because you get to copy from a source.
They are actually not needed.
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CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
After giving evidence to support your ideas, you should...
cite another piece of evidence.
move on to your next ideas.
explain how the evidence supports your idea.
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CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.7.1
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following is an embedded quote?
“I Am the Negro bearing slavery’s scars” (Hughes 39).
The speaker in the poem experiences that America was harsh, and it was not as it seems when he says, “I Am the Negro bearing slavery’s scars” (Hughes 39).
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which of the following quotes is written correctly in MLA format?
Some Americans believe that “Americans are struggling-squeezed by rising costs, declining wages, credit-card debt and diminished benefits.” (Wallechinsky p. 60).
Some Americans believe that “Americans are struggling-squeezed by rising costs, declining wages, credit-card debt and diminished benefits” (Wallechinsky 60).
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CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
1 min • 1 pt
Which quote is embedded correctly?
After killing the man, O’Flaherty describes how the sniper “became bitten by remorse” (11).
After killing the man, O’Flaherty describes the sniper. “He became bitten by remorse” (11).
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What form of punctuation should you use if you need to take words out of a quote?
Ellipsis (. . .) to replace deleted words
You should never take words out of a quote.
Put deleted words in italics
Use a footnote
Tags
CCSS.RI.3.5
CCSS.RL.4.1
CCSS.RL.5.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.9
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What is the purpose of the introduce/lead section?
to tell who said the quoted words
to introduce the author
to provide context for the evidence
to set the mood for the sentence
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CCSS.RI.8.1
CCSS.RI.8.8
CCSS.RL.8.1
CCSS.RL.9-10.1
CCSS.RL.11-12.1
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