Citing Evidence from a Text

What is the number of examples you must give from the text to explain your answer?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 5

Which sentence starter is appropriate when you're explaining your evidence?

• This is significant because...

• The author states...

• The author points out...

• In conclusion...

What does cite mean?

• Something I can see.

• Someplace I can go.

• Analyzing date.

• Saying what my source or evidence is.

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

What do you need around a quote?

• parantheses

• commas

• quotation marks

• nothing

Text evidence is information from the text that ________ your writing.

• proves

• cancels

• changes

• erases

What are the two ways you can integrate evidence into your answer?

• Parachuting or directions

• Paraphrasing or direct quotations

• Paraphrasing or writing

• Direct quotations or texting

Using a direct quotation means you write someone else's ideas in...

• quotation marks

• their exact words

• your own words

• Spanish

When you quote someone's writing, you should use ___________.

• quotation marks

• quotients

• questions

• quesadillas