Citing Textual Evidence Assessment Challenge

The video tutorial covers the use of textual evidence to make inferences and analyze texts. It explains how to cite evidence, understand implicit and explicit evidence, and explore story elements like setting and theme. The tutorial includes analyses of short stories featuring characters like Max, Tommy, and a classroom setting in Miss Smith's class, focusing on how to draw conclusions and support them with evidence.

What is explicit evidence?

• Evidence that is clearly stated in the text

• A detailed examination of a text

• Evidence that is suggested but not directly stated

• An educated guess based on the text

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What is the theme of a story?

• Proof of the facts taken from the text

• The moral, life lesson, or underlying message of the story

• An educated guess using evidence from the text

• A detailed examination of a text

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.9

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why is Max upset in the story?

• He lost his kite

• He doesn’t want to eat the sandwich

• It’s raining and he can’t go outside to play

• He is afraid of lightning

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CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.1.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

What kind of evidence describes the weather in Max's story?

• Implicit evidence

• Both explicit and implicit evidence

• Explicit evidence

• Neither explicit nor implicit evidence

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.2

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

What happened to the window in Tommy's story?

• Tommy broke the window with a baseball

• Tommy broke the window with his shoe

• The window broke from his mom setting the groceries down too hard

• The window broke due to a storm

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CCSS.RI.6.3

CCSS.RI.7.3

CCSS.RI.8.3

CCSS.RI.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

Why did Tommy leave?

• Tommy went to visit a friend

• Tommy went to play outside

• Tommy went to help with the groceries

• Tommy fears his mother

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Why is today a special day in Miss Smith's class?

• The class is doing arts and crafts

• It’s Valentine’s Day

• It’s a field trip day

• It is learning to read or write a letter day

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CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.1

What text evidence supports that it is a special day in Miss Smith's class?

• Today was a special day in Mrs. Smith’s class

• Some of the children were walking around the room

• Some of them were standing in small groups

• Veronica rolled her eyes and popped her gum

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CCSS.RI. 9-10.1

CCSS.RI.6.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

Which boy does Veronica like?

• Both Johnny and Bartleby

• Neither Johnny nor Bartleby

• Johnny

• Bartleby

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CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.6.6

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

What type of evidence is used to show Veronica's feelings?

• Explicit evidence

• Implicit evidence

• Both explicit and implicit evidence

• Neither explicit nor implicit evidence

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CCSS.RI.7.1

CCSS.RI.8.1

CCSS.RL.6.2

CCSS.RL.7.1

CCSS.RL.8.1