Supporting with Text Evidence

What does it mean to "cite" text evidence?

• Use it to answer the question

• Give the source of the quote (page or line number and author)

• Put it in your own words

• Explain it

When you copy evidence from a text, you always have to use:

• quotation marks

• parentheses

• question marks

• your brain

Which text evidence is cited correctly?

• Salvador has a "hundred balloons of happiness."

• Salvador has a hundred balloons of happiness (para. 3).

• Salvador has a hundred balloons of happiness.

• Salvador has a "hundred balloons of happiness" (para. 3)..

Which sentence provides evidence to support the claim that Leslie is not sorry for hurting his cousin?

• Leslie’s parents, Mr. and Mrs. Andrew, also no longer invite other children to their place due to an incident that took place when Leslie was four years old.

• Leslie has no recollection of “the incident,” but he overheard his mom talking about it.

• Leslie's actions resulted in a bump as big as a ping-pong ball on Elsa's head that took nearly one year to subside.

• “Well, serves her right for snatching my remote,” Leslie had whispered to himself as he crept to his room after completing the eavesdropping session.

What evidence from the text supports your answer to ?

• It was Caleb's first starring role and the first time he had been assigned his own trailer.

• Caleb sighed and put his ten gallon hat over his eyes.

• He headed there to relax after wardrobe dressed him for his first scene. He wanted to look over his lines in the comfort of his new home away from home.

• His first scene was an argument with Outlaw #2: Caleb's first line was, "Looky here partner."

What evidence from the text best supports your answer to #1?

• As you leave one phase of life for another, remember that you are taking all this growth along with you.

• The next four years might seem daunting, After all, its the last stretch between you and the rest of your lives, whether that means college, careers, or different adventures.

• Just remember that you already met a great challenge. Today is proof of that.

Which evidence supports the claim that Leslie is unable to read novels?

• Mr. and Mrs. Andrew are deeply concerned about their son's TV viewing habits.

• Mrs. Andrew is worried that Leslie will never be able to finish a book.

• Mr. Andrew is worried that Leslie will spend the rest of his life in one room.

• Leslie is unable to care about anything besides the television.

What evidence from the text best supports your answer to ?

• As you leave one phase of life for another, remember that you are taking all this growth along with you.

• The next four years might seem daunting, After all, its the last stretch between you and the rest of your lives, whether that means college, careers, or different adventures.

• Just remember that you already met a great challenge. Today is proof of that.

What evidence from the text supports your answer to ?

• He moved with impossible grace, the music fading into the background.

• Vaslav Nijinsky was one of the most celebrated artist of the early 20th century.

• Blues songs recored in the South could be turned into records and sent anywhere. Photography could capture images of architecture and paintings.

What evidence from the text supports your answer to ?

• It was Caleb's first starring role and the first time he had been assigned his own trailer.

• Caleb sighed and put his ten gallon hat over his eyes.

• He headed there to relax after wardrobe dressed him for his first scene. He wanted to look over his lines in the comfort of his new home away from home.

• His first scene was an argument with Outlaw #2: Caleb's first line was, "Looky here partner."