Citing Text Evidence

What is the importance of identifying key details in a text when citing text evidence?

• It has no impact on the argument or claim

• It makes the evidence less specific

• It helps to provide specific and relevant evidence to support the argument or claim being made.

• It is not necessary to identify key details

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

How can you accurately quote from a text to support your ideas?

• Use quotation marks around the exact words from the text and provide the page number or paragraph number where the quote can be found.

• Paraphrase the text without giving credit to the original source

• Just write the text without any quotation marks

• Provide the page number or paragraph number without using quotation marks

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Provide an example of a key detail from a text and explain its significance in supporting an inference.

• The character's dialogue expressing indifference towards the dark

• The character's dialogue expressing fear of the dark

• The character's dialogue expressing love for the dark

• The character's dialogue expressing excitement about the dark

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RL.1.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

Why is it important to use evidence to support inferences when analyzing a text?

• To make the analysis more entertaining

• To confuse the readers

• To save time and effort in finding evidence

• To ensure the analysis is based on factual information rather than assumptions or personal opinions.

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

What are some strategies for identifying key details in a text?

• Skimming the text quickly

• Ignoring the details and focusing on the big picture

• Close reading, highlighting, taking notes, asking questions

• Relying solely on memory to recall details

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RL.1.1

Explain the difference between summarizing a text and quoting directly from a text.

• Summarizing uses longer sentences, while quoting directly uses shorter sentences.

• Summarizing involves condensing the main points in your own words, while quoting directly uses the exact words from the text.

• Summarizing includes personal opinions, while quoting directly is objective.

• Summarizing is only used for fiction, while quoting directly is used for non-fiction.

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CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RI.6.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

How can you ensure that the evidence you use from a text is relevant to the inference you are making?

• Carefully analyze the text and select evidence that directly supports the inference

• Use evidence that contradicts the inference

• Select evidence that is unrelated to the inference

• Choose evidence that is vague and ambiguous

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CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.4.1

CCSS.RI.5.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

Describe a situation where citing text evidence would be necessary in a 7th grade English class.

• When writing a literary analysis essay to support the analysis with specific examples from the text.

• When creating a vocabulary list for a new unit

• When summarizing the main events of a story without providing specific details

• When discussing the author's background and personal life

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

What are some common mistakes to avoid when citing text evidence?

• Using too many direct quotes

• Ignoring the original context of the text

• Not providing page numbers or specific references

• Plagiarism, misquoting, and taking information out of context

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Discuss the impact of using accurate text evidence in strengthening the arguments or analysis of a text.

• Accurate text evidence strengthens the arguments or analysis by providing solid support.

• Accurate text evidence confuses the reader and makes the arguments less convincing.

• Accurate text evidence weakens the arguments by providing unreliable support.

• Using accurate text evidence has no impact on the strength of the arguments or analysis.

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CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5