Citing Textual Evidence

Why is it important to pick out the main facts in a story when talking about it?

• Picking out main facts is not important.

• It makes what you talk about less important.

• It does not change anything about what you say.

• It helps to give clear and important details to support what you are saying.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

How can you show you are using someone else's words to help your idea?

• Put the exact words in 'talking marks' and tell where you found them, like the page number.

• Put the exact words in 'talking marks' but you don't have to say where you found them.

• Just say the name of the person who said it without 'talking marks'.

• Say it in your own words without using 'talking marks'.

Tags

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RL.4.1

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.9

Why is it good to use many reasons to show something is true when we talk about what we read?

• To make the reader confused with different reasons

• To make it hard to believe what we say

• To save time and not look for many reasons

• To make our point stronger and show we really know what we are talking about.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.9

CCSS.RI.2.9

CCSS.RI.4.8

CCSS.RL.1.5

CCSS.RL.4.5

Find three important things in a story that help explain the main idea.

• Name the main people in the story.

• Find three important things in the story that help explain the main idea.

• What does the writer think?

• Tell what the whole story is about.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.2.2

Find a sentence from the story that shows what the writer thinks.

• The sentence should be the exact words from the story that show what the writer thinks.

• The sentence from the story does not agree with what the writer thinks.

• There is no sentence in the story that shows what the writer thinks.

• I don't think what the writer says is right.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

Find two reasons from the story that show the main character is brave.

• The main character ran away to keep safe.

• The main character asked for help with a small problem.

• The main character did not help others in danger.

• The main character stood up to the scary animal to protect friends.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

Why is it important to use examples from the story when talking about it?

• Using examples from the story is not important.

• You can make up your own examples and don't need to use the story's.

• Talking about the story does not need examples from it.

• Using examples from the story helps explain your thoughts better by showing where your ideas come from.

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.6.2

Find something important in the story and tell how it helps us understand the story better.

• The main character's favorite food

• What color shoes the main character wears

• The main character's choice to leave where they live

• What the weather was like when the main character left

Tags

CCSS.RL.4.2

CCSS.RI.4.9

CCSS.RI.5.9

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.2

Find a sentence from the story that shows what the writer thinks.

• The writer's thoughts don't matter for the story.

• A sentence from the story that shows what the writer thinks.

• The story doesn't say what the writer thinks.

• It's not important what the writer thinks in this story.

Tags

CCSS.RI.2.6

CCSS.RI.3.6

CCSS.RL.3.6

CCSS.RL.4.6

CCSS.RL.5.6

List three things from the story that show the place where it happens is very important.

• The JSON output should be filled with the specific things from the story that show the place is very important.

• The story is in a little town.

• The main character loves the color blue.

• The place is quiet and calm.

Tags

CCSS.RL.1.3

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.4.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.6.3