Citing Textual Evidence

What is textual evidence?

• Something directly quoted from the text.

• Information from the text that supports your answer.

• Evidence you can use to disprove a counterargument.

• Citations or references made in a text.

What is a direct quote?

• My opinion after reading.
• Proof in the article.
• A word for word quote from the article/story
• A made-up quote I add to my answer.

Why is it important to know how to cite evidence correctly?

• To make my essay better

• To avoid plagiarism

• It's not--it is okay to steal other people's work

What does every quote need to have? (Check all that apply)

• Two sentences

• Quotation marks
• The name of the author of the source you're quoting

• The date it was published

• A lead-in (what you write before including the quote)

What do I include at the end of the quote/textual evidence?

• A period
• Parenthesis
• Author
• Citation

What does the citation need to include?

• Author's first and last name.
• The page number.
• The website.
• The author's last name and page number.

Which piece of textual evidence is written correctly?

"June wants to go to the park" (Lovett 2).

• Eric heard "June wants to go to the park" (Lovett 2).

• Eric heard, "June wants to go to the park" (Lovett 2).

Which piece of textual evidence is written correctly?

• The teacher said that, “She was my favorite student” (Wetherly 67).

• The teacher said that “She was my favorite student” (Wetherly 67).

Which piece of textual evidence is written correctly?

• Jack can never seem to make up his mind: “He wandered aimlessly for 10 minutes, second-guessing every decision” (Lassin 27).

• Jack can never seem to make up his mind “He wandered aimlessly for 10 minutes, second-guessing every decision” (Lassin 27).

What is the acronym used to answer a writing prompt?

• RASE

• RACE

• RASC

• RASCP