Citing Textual Evidence

When answering a question using textual evidence, what does my support look like?

• It is another answer.

• It is proof from a text.

• It is a citation.

• It is a concluding statement.

What is textual evidence?

• 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.

What is another way to think of textual evidence?

• An answer to the question.

• My paraphrased version of the article.

• A word-for-word quote from the article.

• My opinion of the article.

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

• A period

• Parenthesis

• Author

• Citation in Parenthesis

The part of RACE where you find quotes and copy them word for word from the text using quotation marks.

• Answer

• Explain

• Cite

• Restate

For each piece of textual evidence you must __________ which text the evidence came from.

• cite

• exclaim

• counterclaim

• question

Why is it important to "cite" textual evidence?

• To use evidence from the text to prove you read it.

• To use evidence from the text to support your answer.

• To prove your answer is correct

• All of the above

When citing textual evidence, I should always . . .

• use bold type.

• place quotation marks around the words of others.

• make up some of the words.

• underline it twice.

What is the best way to provide evidence from the text?

• Quotes from the text.

• Quotes from a text with a similar central idea.

• Paraphrase information from the text.

• A text to self connection.

The part of RACE where you find evidence from the text, copy it word for word, and put quotation marks around it.

• Answer

• Cite

• Explain

• Restate