What is Text Evidence?

What is text evidence?

• Ideas that come from prior knowledge.

• The details and examples that come straight from the text.

• The tools we use when solving a crime.

• None of the above

What answer is text evidence most logically used for?

• Proving your answer.

• Attacking the opposing side of an argument.

• Developing a hypothesis for a science experiment.

• Writing a letter.

Choose 3 of the important parts of analyzing a text.

• Pick out the big ideas.

• Identify the reasons and supporting evidence.

• Develop a counterclaim.

• Break the text down.

• Propose a solution.

What two things must you include when analyzing a text?

• What the author actually says.

• Your opinions about the author's credibility.

• The number of times a word is repeated in a passage.

• Your interpretation of what you read.

What are the three kinds of text evidence?

• Hypothesizing, Solving, and Concluding.

• Beginning, Middle, and End.

• Quoting, Paraphrasing, and Summarizing.

• Reading, Writing, and Speaking.

What is a quotation?

• Repeating an author's ideas word for word.

• Rewriting the author's idea in your own words.

• Putting the author's main points into your own words.

• Developing a broad overview of the passage.

When writing a quote you must include _____ _____ around the text.

You must give _______ to your source for each type of text evidence.

Which is an example of how you paraphrase a text?

• "I am writing this paper about _______ because....."

• On page, ____, the author stated, "_____________"

• "According to _______'s article titled _______,

• "The author gives the following reasons to support their main point..."

What is a summary?

• An example of text evidence.

• A broad overview of the passage.

• Putting the author's main points into your own words.

• All of the above.