Explaining Evidence

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 does explicit mean?

• A guess

• Evidence that is directly stated in the text

• A conclusion based off of facts and reasoning

The part of RACE where you add your own thoughts to add to the quotes you have chosen to include.

• Restate

• Cite

• Answer

• Explain

What does the "E" stand for in RACE?

• Explain your evidence

• Explain your question

• Expect a response

• Engage the reader

What is a evidence? 

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis

• quotations from a source

• the analysis explaining the meaning of evidence 

• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

What is analysis? 

• a statement used to support or prove the thesis

• quotations from a source

• the explanation of the meaning of evidence 

• a sentence that grabs your reader's attention 

Which of these are parts of a complete constructed response? Check all that apply

• citing evidence

• restating the question

• Answering the question

• Explaining evidence

The following sentence starter would be best used for which part of a constructed response: This evidence from the text explains why....

• restating the question

• explaining/elaborating on evidence

• answering the question

• citing evidence

Explaining the relevance of the evidence: How does the quote 'I couldn't wait for the day to finally arrive' help the reader understand the character's anticipation?

• The quote suggests that the character is not looking forward to the upcoming event

• The quote 'I couldn't wait for the day to finally arrive' helps the reader understand the character's anticipation by indicating their strong eagerness for the upcoming event.

• The quote shows the character's indifference towards the upcoming event

• The quote indicates the character's lack of interest in the upcoming event

Explaining the relevance of the evidence: Why is the quote 'I felt a shiver run down my spine' important in showing the character's fear?

• It shows the character's love for nature

• It indicates the character's interest in cooking

• It conveys the character's physical and emotional reaction to fear.

• It highlights the character's athletic abilities