Incorporating Textual Evidence in Essays

Incorporating Textual Evidence in Essays

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Jackson Turner

English

6th - 10th Grade

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This video tutorial explains how to effectively incorporate textual evidence into an essay. It covers the importance of using context, lead-ins, quotations, in-text citations, and explanations. An example from John Steinbeck's 'Of Mice and Men' is used to demonstrate how to show a character's isolation. The tutorial emphasizes the need for providing context and a clear explanation of how the evidence supports the thesis.

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to use textual evidence in an essay?

To make the essay longer

To confuse the reader

To prove your point effectively

To fill up space in the essay

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is a lead-in?

A summary of the essay

A small addition to the beginning of a quotation

A conclusion sentence

A random sentence

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the purpose of a lead-in?

To set up the quotation and make it grammatically correct

To make the essay longer

To summarize the essay

To confuse the reader

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should be included in an in-text citation in MLA format?

Author's last name and page number

Author's first name and page number

Title of the book and page number

Date of publication and page number

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Where should the in-text citation be placed?

Before the quotation

After the closing period of the sentence

Before the closing period of the sentence

At the beginning of the essay

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is providing context for a quotation important?

To confuse the reader

To summarize the essay

To make the essay longer

To help the reader understand the background

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What should be included in the context of a quotation?

All of the above

When and where the quote takes place

Who is involved in the quote

What events are happening in the story

8.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the final step after providing context and the quotation?

Adding another quotation

Starting a new paragraph

Explaining how the quotation proves the thesis

Summarizing the essay

9.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why is it important to explain how a quotation proves the thesis?

To confuse the reader

To make the essay longer

To summarize the essay

To clearly show the connection between the evidence and the thesis

10.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does George playing solitaire symbolize in the context of the essay?

His friendship with Lennie

His intelligence

His happiness

His loneliness and isolation

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