Citing Evidence

The INTRODUCTION paragraph is in the _____ of the essay.

• beginning

• middle

• end

The CONCLUSION PARAGRAPH is in the _____ of the essay.

• beginning

• middle

• end

The BODY PARAGRAPHS are in the _____ of the essay.

• beginning

• middle

• end

Your EVIDENCE must include:

• Quotation Marks

• Exclamation Mark

• Page Number

Tags

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

When CITING EVIDENCE, you must answer or address the prompt.

• TRUE

• FALSE

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.7.8

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

Why is it important to EXPLAIN your evidence?

• It provides reasons your evidence is correct

• You don't need to explain your evidence

• It provides the page number of the text

Tags

CCSS.RI.6.8

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.8

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

What is a FOCUS STATEMENT?

• A sentence about focusing

• A sentence that tells the reader what your essay is about

• A paragraph that tells the reader what your essay is about

• A paragraph about focusing

The FOCUS STATEMENT should be in which part of your essay?

• The introduction

• The conclusion

• The body paragraph

A FOCUS STATEMENT should:

• have quotation marks

• answer or address the prompt

• include details about the story

• summarize the evidence

A summary of the evidence in the focus statement should be concise. What is the meaning of CONCISE?

• giving a lot of information using many words

• giving a lot of information using a few words